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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]