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

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

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

Today we bring the exciting news that we have ordered our first set of Dext Technology science boxes – Dext Technology have innovated a “lab in a box”, which has …read more

On Wednesday 28th November, the Great Sevenoaks Bake Off was launched! We had incredibly impressive entries in both categories of 1) gingerbread and 2) African showstoppers. Gingerbread houses with stunning …read more

The Reading Spots pupil ambassadors at Sevenoaks School have launched ‘MINA clothing’ – a small-scale social enterprise which is supporting local craftsmen and women with fair prices, whilst also raising funds …read more

The Badili Zone Organisation, led by one of our Reading Spots youth changemakers, Claris Nadini, is organising a sponsored walk at Karura forest. This is a message from Claris and …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