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Ghana Sends Third-highest Number of Students from Africa to the U.S.

The latest Open Doors report on international education has revealed that the United States hosted 1.08 million international students during the 2016/2017 academic year. This marks a 3 percent increase over the prior year. The number of African students hit a record high at 37,735, marking a 7 percent increase over the prior year. There ... Read More»

By | 17 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, Press Releases | Tags:

PAYLP Students

Ghanaian Students Return from the USA

On September 6, the U.S. Embassy in Accra welcomed five Ghanaian senior high school students — three young women and two young men — following their three-week visit to the United States under the Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP). The students, who were accompanied by their parents, included Emmanuel Symonds Essiamah from Mfanstpim Senior High ... Read More»

By | 7 September, 2017 | Topics: News | Tags:

First-Ever Spelling Bee in Ghanaian Language to Promote Reading

Yendi, GHANA— On July 25, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Education partnered with the Young Educators Foundation to host Ghana’s first-ever spelling bee in Dagbani—a language widely spoken in the Northern Region. This event brought together the Yendi Municipal Chief Executive, the Municipal Director of Education, the representative ... Read More»

By | 10 August, 2017 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: ,

USAID/Ghana Mission Director Andy Karas observes a school health examination conducted by students from the USAID-supported Community Health Nurses Training College.

USAID Promotes Development in the Volta Region

Volta Region, GHANA – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana Mission Director Andrew Karas traveled to the Volta Region January 24-27 to visit USAID projects working to increase access to quality healthcare and education. During the trip, Mr. Karas met with a number of USAID partners and reiterated the U.S. government’s support for promoting ... Read More»

By | 6 February, 2017 | Topics: Education, Health Issues, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: ,

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