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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
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
The Reading Spots team is excited to invite you to our 2019 London fundraising event. This will be an opportunity for you to find out more about the project and the work …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