Making climate change part of the conversation

Comms Account

4 November 2019

Meet 52-year-old Adams Alhassan. He’s a smallholder farmer in Brong Ahafo, a region in south Ghana. This region is known as the ‘food basket’ of Ghana, and you can see why from the lush green landscape and thriving marketplaces. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for nearly 80% of rural households in this part of Ghana - but rural communities are being challenged by the threats of climate change.

Helen Early

16 September 2018

A problem shared: Boosting women’s businesses in rural Ghana

Helen Early

16 September 2018

For many women in rural Ghana, entrepreneurial ambitions are all too regularly crushed by unequal access to banks and investment. Over the last six years, we’ve been supporting groups of women to revolutionise their own ability to kick-start enterprise, by setting up Village Savings groups.

Katie Lewis

13 March 2018

Q&A: what International Women's Day means to me

Katie Lewis

13 March 2018

As part of our International Women's Day series, we speak with Vida Fosua Adjepong, the Program and Administrative Assistant for United Purpose’s Ghana office.

Katie Lewis

7 March 2018

Q&A: Celebrating International Women's Day in Ghana

Katie Lewis

7 March 2018

As part of our International Women's Day series, we chat with Juliette Lampoh, Country Director of UP Ghana, about her career, her passions and being a role model for other women.

Katie Lewis

18 February 2018

A photographer's take: in conversation with a humanitarian storyteller

Katie Lewis

18 February 2018

Jason Florio is a humanitarian photographer and storyteller. His work focuses on under-reported stories about people living on the margins of society and in places of conflict – and he has done several photography projects for United Purpose. Here, he talks to us about his inspiring career journey to date.