Access to micro-credit has often been argued to be one of the effective ways of contributing to food and nutrition security. CARE International since 1994 introduced the Village Savings and Loans Associ-ation (VSLA) in Ghana. The VSLA since then, has been contributing to making some amount of micro-credit …

Several interventions have been and are being implemented by both government and non-governmental bodies to address malnutrition amongst different populations in Ghana. The study concludes that targeted sub-groups are to be given the opportunity to be made aware of their nutritional needs and be fully …

Agriculture drives the economy of Ghana, but the sector is plagued with several challenges of which agriculture financing is no exception. The research was therefore conducted to assess the rice value chain financing within the Kpong Irrigation Scheme which is one of the major rice producing areas of …

Asiko is an educational art programme initiated by Bisi Silva, curator and director of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos, Nigeria. After being one of the main faculty member of Asiko Accra (Ghana) in 2013, this was a return visit.

In het kader van het afstuderen aan de opleiding Bouwkunde aan de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN) is er onderzoek gedaan naar schoolgebouwen in Ghana. De hoofdvraag van de afstudeeropdracht luidt als volgt: ‘’ Hoe kan een school in het zuiden van Ghana, met de plaatselijke middelen, zelfvoorzienend …

Introduction: Malnutrition is a persistent problem in Ghana, with high rates of underweight children, stunting and wasting. One of the NGOs that is trying to turn this situation around is Project Share. Through their nutrition centre, they have already rehabilitated over 300 children since 2009. They …

There have been few assessments of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education programmes in sub-Saharan Africa from the students’ and educators’ perspective. This study examined students’ opinions on an SRH programme in northern Ghana and explored the facilitators and barriers for educators regarding …

The objective of the study was to analyse chilli pepper value chain of smallholder farmers producing under Irrigation at KpandoTorkorin the Kpando municipality in the Volta region of Ghana. Specifically with regards to market access and associated problems in aspects of production which can lead to better …

Analyse the results from a representative selection of the supply chain studies for school feeding programmes in Kenya, Ghana and Mali, and make specific suggestions for interventions that can efficiently include SHF in the supply chains.

Youths in Bolgatanga municipality in the Upper East Region in the rural north of Ghana suffer health and social problems that are caused by their premarital and unsafe sexual behaviour. This study provides more knowledge of and insight into the youths’ conceptions, motives and practices concerning premarital …