“Diamonds are forever” it is often said. But lives are not. We must spare people the ordeal of war, mutilations and death for the sake of conflict diamonds.” – Martin Chungong Ayafor, Chairman of the Sierra Leone Panel of Experts. Illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is a significant environmental and socio-economic issue due to […]
Illegal small-scale mining, popularly referred to as Galamsey, has now become an existential crisis as it is destroying large tracts of lands and almost all notable waterbodies in the country. So far, some 200,000 hectares of farmland in the country and notable waterbodies like the Pra, Ankobra, Birim, and Densu Rivers have been destroyed by […]
In commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October 2024, Akurase Mpuntuo Foundation, together with its partners – Eco-Me Africa and Butterfly Foundation for Girls – and individual donors and supporters, empowered the adolescent girls of Bosovilla Basic School in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The foundation, among other activities, educated […]
Overview of the Scholars Program The Akurase Mpuntuo Scholars program is a partnership between Akurase MpuntuoFoundation (AMF) and Butterfly Foundation for Girls (BFG) to award tuition scholarships to brilliant but orphaned female tertiary school students from rural communities in Ghana. The program aims to empower young girls from rural communities with quality education and prepare them to give back […]
Most children in the cities and developed countries have clear aspirations for their future careers. When asked what they want to become, they often mention governance roles like president or ministers, as well as executive positions in multinational companies such as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer. Others also say they would want to […]
Discussions about women’s empowerment dominate news headlines and policy formulations across the world. Now more than ever, governments, civil society organizations, and all other relevant stakeholders are giving prominence to the empowerment of women to take up critical positions in every facet of our lives. While developed countries have made giant strides in their women’s […]
Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey’s words “If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a family (nation)” is relevant today, as it was in the pre-independence era. It is therefore not surprising that well-meaning persons and organizations, including the Akurase Mpuntuo Foundation, have taken a strong interest in […]
‘‘Bible se, yɛnwo na yase ndɔre sɛ mpoano awea’’, translated as the Bible says let’s be fruitful and multiply like the sand on the seashore. A poor, unlettered, and unemployed woman residing in one rural area in Ghana in her mid-thirties erroneously quoted Genesis 22:17 to me when I asked her why she was pregnant […]
