July 19, 2019. Click here to read full story… This past weekend, the Year of Return team joined Maurice Cheetham and his group Africa Greek Week at BASICS International in Chorkor for some community service activities with the youth. BASICS is a non-profit organisation in the USA and an NGO in Ghana. They are a social […]
Read more stories from our May newsletter: http://basicsinternational.org/may-2020-newsletter/ CAMP PROMISE , a fresh air sleep away camp; a home away from home; for children during long school breaks and holidays. An eco-friendly serene, refreshing and welcoming environment which will offer 150 children an experience of a lifetime over and over. Promise CAMP/CAMP PROMISE will expose children […]
An article by Samuel Kotey; A Junior Intern and a beneficiary of B.A.S.I.C.S since the age of 7. Read more stories from our May newsletter: http://basicsinternational.org/may-2020-newsletter/ Before the era of COVID-19 pandemic , life in the community has been quite cool, normal day to day activities like school, market, church and all other social activities […]
Working on the frontline to keep Ghana safe.. When the pandemic hit Ghana, and things shut down, the 5 ladies of Hedzole (our social enterprise) started making face masks to distribute to our children, staff and community members. But the reality hit, and they realised they were also unemployed because, there were no bazaars or […]
We are curious how many know what this means ? We experience it a lot in #ghana and when you have no #generator or #solar you are simply in the dark. #poverty has different looks. #underdevelopment has many faces but no electricity has many names and #dumsor is one. #accra #economics #nochoices #africa. Check out what wikipedia has to say about it… In Ghana, dumsor (Akan pronunciation: [dum sɔ] ‘off and […]
We hope you enjoy reading all our stories from December 🙂Merry Christmas and you can download our Newsletter here Here’s a little sneak peek of what you’ll find inside… Lawrence Lamptey, our Senior Team Leader, and co-led for our HELP O (Help End Plastic Pollution Now) campaign, attended a five(5) day Waste Management Training, organized […]
Each month, we release a newsletter filled with colorful pictures and fun stories. When’s the last time you read or shared one? Well its not too late- they are now all online. If you like a hard copy ; just send a note to info@basicsinternational.org In the meantime, check out the past editions right here
Check out our friends from the US embassy having a dance with us in Chorkor
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