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

Conference Theme: Community-Led Action, Building Social Leaders Written by Getrude Akunlibe, one of our youth change makers (from 2018-2019) and founder of the Dulugu ‘spot’ in Bolgatanga  The second Reading Spots …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

We are looking for teachers in Ghana who want support in creating educational projects that drive change in their communities. They will be the first teachers to officially join our …read more

Reading Spots is at a turning point in its strategic approach and expansion as an organisation. In less than four years we have raised approximately £200,000 to create 30 community-led …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

In October 2018, we launched a new programme offering grants and mentoring to the gifted young women at the African Science Academy keen to lead an education project in their community. We hope …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

Reading Spots is at a turning point in its strategic approach and expansion as an organisation. In the past four years we have raised approximately £200,000 to create 30 community-led …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

During the Easter break, with suitcases packed with books and educational resources, we embarked on a trip across 5 regions of Ghana, which enabled us to learn from volunteers working …read more

There is one thing we all now keep as a mantra: to be learners; to crave for opportunities and to be willing to serve humanity, first, and then embrace the …read more

We were delighted to be able to host two events during Francis Yeboah’s visit from Ghana. Francis is the Reading Spots Manager in Ghana and has been part of the …read more

This March, partly in celebration of World Book Day, we are organising another book collection. Please drop books off at the following collection points: The Solefields carpark, Sevenoaks School from …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

Young has been travelling with the Elmina ‘Team Solar’ offering his skills as an artist to draw designs on the walls of the Reading Spots to help create an exciting …read more

We are incredibly excited to be planning the first visit of Francis Yeboah, our Ghanaian Manager, to the UK! Francis has been central to the development of Reading Spots from …read more

Linked below is the Reading Spots Annual Report for 2017 – apologies for posting it a little late. It is also available on the UK charity commission website. This is …read more