Human disrespect and lack of value for life in Nigeria became glaring evident in Chibok, when a militant group broke into a school in the Northern Nigerian town and made away with 279 Chibok girls (or more) in 2014. When the news broke there were a huge…
Every year, primary school pupils across Ghana – and no doubt Africa – take one end of term exam or the other which asks a simple, yet complex question: Who is your role model? And every year, without fail, the majority of those pupils are likely to respond:…
What’s education got to do with it? Everything. Investing in education is generally accepted as the single most effective way of improving poverty, particularly for countries like Ghana where economic growth hinges strongly on development. That’s why social enterprise Growth Mosaic is challenging you to do something…
What do you see when you think of Ghana’s future? Healthy, happy, well-educated children? Curious boys and girls who play hard and grow up to become men and women who work hard? You. Contributing to a more prosperous country? Well, the future has arrived. Here’s your opportunity to…
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day (GHD). In May 2009, my friends and I created a video tutorial on how to wash your hands with soap. It was inspired by a campus-wide email from our college president on countering swine flu, specifically, this quote: “Frequent hand washing with…
At 24 years, Deborah Ahenkorah is living proof of the heights a person can reach just by trying. A native of the Eastern Region, Deborah grew up with her parents in Ghana’s capital Accra. She attended North Ridge Lyceum, and later enrolled at Wesley Girls’ High School in…
It’s my great honor to introduce this young lady to those of you who might not have heard of her, and for those of you who have, to hopefully share one or two things that you probably didn’t know about Deborah Ahenkorah and her journey so far. The…
Finally, the first interview of the Visionnaire Series with Deborah Ahenkorah of the Golden Baobab Prize is all set! Stay tuned for the full showcase right here on Circumspect! In the meantime, here’s a small teaser/preview, what I call the “Visionnaire Development Minute”, on Debbie’s thoughts on, well,…
To days when yes was yes, and no was no, and maybe made sense even when the month wasn’t May and there were no bees to be found. To the final run of teeth through school girl hair in anticipation of seven o’clock when cartoon network assumed its…
So apparently, CNN decided to switch up its look online. It has a more streamlined look with more social media features and what-not. Social Media is taking over! Anyways, I like the new look, although it’ll take me a while to get used to the glaring red header.The…