Expenses to remain “fair trade” increase production costs, putting companies at a competitive disadvantage. But one Ghanaian organization is an exception to the rule. Continue reading →

Families in Ghana spare no expense in sending their loved ones to the beyond in a coffin shaped like an airplane, a chicken, a boot, or some other object that held meaning in the person’s life. Continue reading →

The residents of the Amui Dzor housing project have access to bathrooms, showers and kitchens. It is a vastly different lifestyle than those living in the surrounding slum. Continue reading →

Freedom of information leglistation in Ghana has been a long time in the making – it has languished for a decade. But even if it is passed, some Ghanaian journalists don’t believe the law will change a thing. Continue reading →

Women in rural Ghana face barriers in accessing justice – a gap in education means they might not know they are being victimized, and if they do, what to do about it. Continue reading →

Deep in conversation with a group of Ghanaians and Canadians at a restaurant in Accra on Monday night, I was interrupted by a question from one of my Canadian colleagues: “There was a bombing in Boston?” Continue reading →