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Giving
How Tricia Walker’s volunteer work in Uganda is impacting lives
Photo: Tricia Walker (head encircled) at Jinja Outreach with Young Professionals, Uganda and sponsored students who are secondary & university…
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Giving
Celebrating #volunteeringh in Ghana with National Volunteer Day
In 2013, the GhanaThink Foundation (GTF) institute National Volunteer Day – NVDay in Ghana. This was to encourage more Ghanaians…
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News
Sickle Cell Patient Reveals Why She Is Volunteering For Landmark Gene-Editing Study
Victoria Gray is waiting patiently in a hospital room at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville. “It’s a good…
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Education
Alton College Experience volunteer makes ‘life-changing’ trip to Ghana
Extra-curricular and enrichment activities that broaden students’ experiences are strongly encouraged at Alton College and this year has seen the…
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Five Reasons to make Volunteering a New Year’s Resolution
It’s that time of year again. Many of us will spend a lot of energy setting dos and don’ts for…
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September 19-21 is Ghana Volunteer Day
The Ghana Volunteer Program (GVP) is a program being run by the GhanaThink Foundation, an NGO based both in Ghana and…
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Opinion
Standing up for Africa’s slave trade reparations – Oral Ofori
Standing up for Africa’s slave trade reparations addresses a historical injustice that has had long-lasting effects on the lives of…
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Health
Victoria Gray, first sickle cell patient treated with CRISPR speaks
As a child who loved to read, Victoria Gray identified the pain that stalked her life while still in elementary school. Doctors…
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Foods
G.I.V.E.R. discusses its pan-African vine & wine industry movement
The Gyimah Institute of Viticulture & Enology Research (G.I.V.E.R.), Ghana, is a privately owned organization operating in the food and…
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Diaspora
Scientists want to broaden genetic studies of African ancestry
Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will…
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