The EduSpots Youth Change Makers The EduSpots Youth Change Makers program provides a platform for impassioned youth to create the change they want to see in their communities whilst, in …read more

We are delighted to launch our first storybook in a series named ‘Kwame’s Adventures’. This particular story is based in Tease, one of our EduSpots communities in the Afram Plains …read more

Following requests, we have created courses that help to take community service online during the coronavirus outbreak. We hope to bring students and community leaders from across the world together …read more

To ensure that principles of our project are embedded in the very writing of this article, this article is written by a combination of Ghanaian and UK voices. Note that …read more

The Edinaman Senior High School girls’ team have once again beaten the odds to reach the national finals (last 8 – they came 3rd last year), which is on 13-15th …read more

Once again, as I’m taking an online short course on social entrepreneurship, I thought I’d post some musing and share some of the insights along the way. Feel free to …read more

As I’m currently taking a short course on social entrepreneurship, I thought I’d post some reflections and summaries of ideas each week as a way of consolidating my own understanding, and …read more

An extract from a dissertation entitled ‘Beacons of community-led education, or divisive entities? A study of parental attitudes towards community-led libraries in rural Ghana Following a comprehensive literature review, I …read more

After consulting with many leaders and volunteers from across our different ‘Reading Spots’, we have decided to formalise the way in which we recognise the incredible work ongoing across our …read more

I’ve intended to write a brief article about this for a while, in case some of our experiences and ideas have the ability to support others running or thinking about establishing an international …read more

Following the success of last year’s course, we are again bringing pupils from the UK and across Africa together, to together discuss issues relating to international development and social justice, with …read more

My trip to Ghana was an inspiring experience; being surrounded by enthusiastic children and passionate teachers reminded me why the Reading Spots initiative was so important. It was almost perfect, …read more

How can we create a strong volunteer community in each of our areas? We can: Ensure that we employ effective communication methods. Each community should set up a separate WhatsApp …read more

INTRODUCTION: The project is designed by Reading Spots Ghana to help reduce the spread of diseases caused by germs and other infections and an unclean environment, and to promote clean …read more

Dearly, I, Adu Boahen, believe that I was born to teach, and as teaching is a priority for me, I also prioritise volunteer work in this area. I am a …read more

I visited Ghana in late March 2018 on the first Easter trip of the year, and during my time there I was amazed with the Ghanaians and their exceptional passion …read more

As part of a wider research project,  I’ve been interviewing parents in Tease about their perception of the newly created Reading Spot (which has now been open for two months, …read more

As we are having a lot of enquiries about our work in Ghana, I thought I’d put together a summary of our approach and work so far. If you have …read more