Ghana

When Ama Mahamudu received a wheelchair from the Community-Based Rehabilitation Program (CBR), it was more than a lifeline. It meant she could now move freely and, eventually, help support her family. The 47-year-old from the Songo community in the Garu District in Ghana, was left physically disabled due to polio when she was young. Unable […]

When Salifu Awini was a child, he contracted severe meningitis, leading to life-long hearing and speech impairment. In Garu, in Northern Ghana, Salifu’s parents were small-scale farmers who struggled with poverty due to insufficient livelihoods and low incomes. To try to ensure their children had different futures, Salifu’s parents chose to enroll his siblings in elementary school.