Ghana’s rural communities inspire UK-based education project
Did you know that in 2016, Ghana Society Luton partnered with Luton-based educational centres the Open Doors Training & Development Trust and Lewsey Farm Learning Trust? The aim was to offer training opportunities that will arm women in Ghana with entrepreneurial skills to build a sustainable future.
African carvings and their religious function
We would never dream of taking sacred artefacts from Christianity or Islam and placing them on our mantelpieces at home. So why do we do this with African carvings, statues and masks? Guest blogger Kirsty Osei-Bempong explores the application of traditional African artefacts in the contemporary world. Click here for more.
Is it time we had more African history taught in UK schools?
Historian and journalist Gus Casely-Hayford comes from a prominent family line hailing from Ghana and Sierra Leone. The list includes his grandfather – lawyer, politician, pan-Africanist and journalist Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford – and brother British fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford OBE. He spoke to guest blogger Kirsty Osei-Bempong about the importance of there being a more balanced representation […]
Remembering our past through symbols
As we celebrate the Ghana Society Luton’s Annual Kente Festival, guest blogger Kirsty Osei-Bempong explores another iconic facet to Ghana’s culture – the Adinkra. These symbols have long been associated with Asante culture but are they? And are these symbols the hieroglyphics of Ghana? Click here for more on the story.
Denmark’s colonial past in Ghana
Did you know that since the 1650s, Denmark had had a physical presence in present-day Ghana, trading brandy and gunpowder in exchange for human cargo destined for the New World? And did you know that descendants from one Danish botanist called Wulff Joseph Wulff, who lived in Ghana, are still present in the country today? Guest blogger […]
GS presents a gift to the Lord Lietenant of Bedfordshire for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Humanity First International Classroom Project in Ghana
Humanity First International Classroom Project in Ghana Throughout 2016 and 2017 a group of volunteers from the UK visited a number of schools across Africa including Ghana and other parts of the world which are run in association with the charity Humanity First International. The schools visited are in desperate need of basic school equipment […]
The Ghana Society UK Promoting Cultural Ghana In Luton
The Ghana Society & World Child Cancer
We are very proud to announce a new partnership with The Ghana Society to raise funds to support children with cancer in Ghana. To launch the partnership, our CEO Jon Rosser joined Maria Lovell, Director of The Ghana Society, for a very special event at the Ghana High Commission in Highgate Hill, London to celebrate the First Ghanaian Deputy Mayor of […]
Ghana Society UK Appoints Ambassadors To Support Children With Cancer In Ghana
Sherifa Gunu, Irene Logan, Flowking Stone, Ellen Kyei White, Joel Orleans, Louisa Annan and Mizter Okyere have been enlisted as our Ambassadors for World Child Cancer for Korle Bu Hospital, Accra, and Kumasi Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital This year’s grand edition will be the climax of our annual programs with a cultural exhibition themed ‘Out […]