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- 31st December Women's Movement - This Movement is a broad based development oriented NGO which aspires to see women empowered politically and equipped adequately to face the challenges for the betterment of society.
www.africaonline.com.gh/31dwm
- African Security Dialogue and Research - An independent NGO specializing in issues of security and their relationship with democratic consolidation. Site contains aims and contact information. Accra.
www.kabissa.org/links/detailed/468.html
- Akan Architecture Symbols - Dr George Kojo Arthur and Prof. Robert Rowe of Marshall University examine the decorative symbols used in buildings of the Akan people of Ghana.
web.marshall.edu/akanart//akanadansie.html
- Akuapem Development Foundation - NGO for social services: aims and objectives, structure and staff, achievements and successes, recognition and membership.
www.kabissa.org/adf
- ARA: Agricultural and Rural Development Association - Non-profit NGO working to rectify the basic environmental and agricultural problems facing rural communities in Ghana.
www.spinnenwerk.de/ara/ara2.htm
- Asafo! The African Flags of the Fante - An exuberant African art form developed from European military flags and banners. History, flags, flag dancers and imagery.
www.cama.org.za/CAMA/webcomponents/Html/cama.html
- Blakhud Research Centre - Documenting the indigenous African culture and civilisation. Information on the Blakhud Museum, the Lumosi Library, Lissavi Publishing, other programs, staff and funding. Online gallery of Afevo Ewe Textile Collection. Based in Klikor.
utenti.lycos.it/ghersi/BLAKHUD
- Catholic Action for Street children (CAS) - A Ghanaian NGO which helps street children who live in the streets of Accra, Ashaiman, and Tema metropolis.
www.btinternet.com/~cas/index.htm
- Christian Medical & Dental Associations - Manna Mission Hospital - Opportunity for Christian physicians to teach medical courses at the Manna Mission Hospital near Accra, Ghana.
www.cmds.org/index.cgi?CONTEXT=art&cat=200&art=514&BISKIT=3051761113
- Concerned Parents and Teachers Association - A registered non-profit organization to enhance the academic, cultural, mental and character development of the pupil and to promote cordial relationships among parents, teachers and school authorities. Accra.
www.concernedpta.com.gh
- Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism - Ghana - An organization dedicated to building medical clinics and churches in Ghana and supplying medicines, medical equipment and personnel.
www.fameworld.org/missions/ghana.htm
- Foundation Free Learning And Merit Education - FLAME - An NGO and a non-profit making organisation comprised of teachers, retired educationists and health workers who have dedicated themselves to offer free education to the students in rural schools and the underprivileged of society.
www.flameghana.org
- Ghana - Arts, Culture and History - Lots of information on Ghana from a website in Germany.
home.t-online.de/home/j.sittek/index.htm
- Ghana Education Project - Committed to providing the basic educational opportunities to Ghanaian youth. Library project, tutor program, AIDS awareness project and scholarship program. Target villages, events, photographs and press releases.
www.princeton.edu/~gep
- Ghana Heart Foundation - Appeal to raise funds for the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital which offers treatment for people suffering from heart, lung and related diseases.
www.africaonline.com.gh/Heart
- Ghana Telehealth/Telemedicine Project - The Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Clinic in Accra, Ghana, uses information technology to coordinate medical services to the poor in rural areas.
telehealth.net/calendar/events/meetingsGHGQZ.html#GHANATELETP
- Human Rights Watch: Ghana - News and detailed reports on the situation in the country.
hrw.org/africa/ghana.php
- Integrated Social Development Centre - NGO working for sustainable human development through the empowerment of the poor and other marginalised groups, especially women. Offices in Accra, Kumasi, Sunyani and Tamale.
www.isodec.org.gh
- International Committee of the Red Cross - Ghana - Reports on Red Cross activity in Ghana.
www.icrc.org/icrceng.nsf/CountryDetails?Readform&Country=Ghana
- International Health and Development Network - A network of volunteers working in Ghana to spread medical and public health knowledge and faith in God.
www.ihdn.org
- International Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: Ghana Project - Charity. News, history, mission, expenses and donation information.
www.plasticsurgery-africa.org
- ISOC - Internet Society, Ghana Chapter - Promoting the expansion of the Internet in Ghana including infrastructure, value-added services, content, use and technical advancement. Particular attention on reaching the rural communities in a manner and language suitable for their participation. Membership, activities, press releases and FAQ.
www.isoc.org.gh
- Kabissa Members : Ghana - Internet host for the African non-profit sector. Directory of members.
www.kabissa.org/links/Kabissa_Members/Ghana
- Kente Cloth - Site includes some brief information about kente and explanations of several kente patterns.
www.erols.com/kemet/kente.htm
- Leaders of Tomorrow Foundation - Dedicated to providing today's youth with the leadership tools they need. Information on the group, its background, objectives, programmes, membership and sponsorship. Ghana and the UK.
interconnection.org/lotfound
- Meanings of Symbols in Adinkra Cloth - The production and use of Adinkra are associated with the Asante people than any other group of people. Around the 19th Century, the Asante people developed their unique art of adinkra printing. Adinkra cloths were made and used exclusively by the royalty and spiritual leaders for very important sacred ceremonies and rituals.
www.erols.com/kemet/adinkra.htm
- Nana Kwadwo Adu II Foundation for Ghana, Inc. - The Foundation is dedicated to increasing awareness of Ghana by Americans. Activities designed to accomplish this include travel, cultural exchange, workshops with local American youth (which also target improved learning), community development in Adumasa, Ghana and entertainment.
iam4ghana.org
- National Museum - The largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Accra.
www.geocities.com/gmmbacc
- Navrongo and Lawra - Ever wonder what life might be like in a small African village? Information on the history, language, culture, music, associations and projects of these two small West African villages in the remote Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana.
www.erols.com/johnston
- Participatory Development Associates - PDA provides consultants and skilled staff to work with communities and organisations involved in health, education and poverty reduction
members.aol.com/tonydogbe/home.htm
- Playland 99 - A charity aimed at improving the basic education of children from rural Ghana. Donations in the form of used games, toys and money will be used to equip the playcenter in Tumu, Upperwest region, Ghana, Africa.
www.playland99.net
- Project Ghana - An effort to raise funds for the reconstruction of a hospital in the city of Worawora, and to supply medical equipment.
ghana.softbaer.de/english
- QuiltEthnic.com - Quilting and fiber related art, craft and textile traditions of diverse ethnic groups from contemporary, traditional and historical perspectives.
www.quiltethnic.com
- Suntaa-Nuntaa Rural Development Programme - Nongovernmental organisation fighting the degradation of resources and people in the Upper West Region. News, pictures, project information.
suntaa-nuntaa.myweb.nl
- The Luke Society - Ghana - The staff of Dr. John Oduro-Boateng provides medical care, community health education and the Christian message at the Luke Society Hospital in Kasei and several outreach clinics.
www.lukesociety.org/profiles/ghana.html
- Virtual Field Trip to Ghana - Join CARE on an educational adventure through Ghana. Learn about CARE's valuable rural and urban projects in Ghana through journal entries, a photo album, recommended books and related links.
www.careusa.org/vft/ghana/care_ghana.asp
- War Child Medical Programme - Ghana - Information on the Buduburum Refugee Camp in Ghana where War Child seeks to improve the medical conditions for victims of Liberia's war.
www.warchild.com/projects/ghanamed.html
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