About EduSpots EduSpots (a Ghana and UK registered charity) creates, connects and empowers a network of over 300 teachers, community members and pupils in Ghana and the UK who believe …read more

“Being in the network built inspiration, enthusiasm, and resilience.” (Joshua, EduSpots volunteer) Before the EduSpots network came to life, I had never reflected on the power of networks for enabling …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

On ‘Make a Difference Day’ on Wednesday September 25th, pupils and staff at Brighton College will spend the day volunteering in the community. A team of pupils will be helping …read more

We are incredibly excited to announce that Francis Yeboah has been appointed as our full-time Operations Manager in Ghana. He will oversee the operations of all our projects in Ghana, …read more

Abigail from Cape Coast in the Central of Ghana, is well-known in her local area for hand-making colourful woven bracelets and other accessories. We asked her to make green, yellow …read more

We are excited to be trialling our first ‘global learning kits’ in our Kalpohin (Tamale) and Akumadan (near Techiman) projects this Christmas break. The kit will consist of a laptop, …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

The photo on the screen above pictures Gloria Addae Serwaa from Abofour in the Ashanti region of Ghana. After finishing Senior High School, Gloria devoted an entire year to voluntarily establishing …read more

Again, very delayed, but is the pupils’ blog post following their time spent at the RAMSCO international school in Donkorkrom, Eastern region of Ghana.  After a ferry trip across the …read more

This is quite delayed due to a lack of wifi, but this was the pupil teams’ reflection after the ASA/BC ‘Be the Change’ Day After a long journey the previous …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

A task completed in a community service session with girls at ASA on 31st October The concept of Reading Spots is very fluid. As a charity we basically aim to …read more

October 2017  Adult (African): The River Between by Thiong’o “The River Between” by Thiong’o – Book Review Non-Fiction (African): Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers by Appiah http://eduspots.org/should-we-strive-to-be-appiahs-cosmopolitans-a-review-of-cosmopolitanism-ethics-in-a-world-of-strangers/ Junior High Fiction (African): …read more

These are the books of the month for September 2017. If you have a suggested book for future months, do email the title and a short review to contact@readingspots.org   Adult (African): …read more

Macfarquhar’s book, Strangers Drowning, was certainly the perfect text to read following Singer’s The Most Good You Can Do. Rather than present a case for a certain moral course of action, Macfarquhar (a …read more