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

Our most recent addition to the Reading Spots family, the Tease Community Library (or shared education centre) is now open! The meaning of ‘Tease’ in Twi (the main language in …read more

This essay was submitted in Feburary 2018 as part of an MA in Education and International Development at UCL. I thought I’d share it in case any participants of the …read more

I’ve decided to start writing a little more often so as to try and share some of the stories and insights of the amazing people and places of my second …read more

Ed Warren is one of our first pupil ambassadors, who has been actively involved in the charity since its creation in 2015 – he is shortly going to return to Ghana to …read more

The Messiah International School has housed a library open to the entire community since December 2015. In the future we hope to expand the library and enable other schools to …read more

I’ve decided to start sharing some of my experiences in this field, as there is much advice that I think that I would have benefited from before I started, and the …read more

Here are the first nominations sent in for books to be put in our ‘African Top 50’ collection. The girls at the African Science Academy in Tema are completing a …read more