Peruvian Andean Reciprocity: Social Cooperation Program with UNHCR
The Embassy of Peru under the Peruvian Andean Reciprocity: Social Cooperation Programme with UNHCR has organized a photo exhibition in support of UNHCR’s LuQuLuQu Campaign. The exhibition dubbed ‘Afroperu’ which was held at the Embassy in Accra featured photographs,...
Tobinco Group partners UNHCR at World Refugee Day 2019
Tobinco Group, a Ghanaian-owned private sector Group of Companies, took a step with refugees during the world refugee day commemoration in Ampain this year as the Group donated items worth over 100,000 cedis to support refugees at the Ampain Refugee Camp in the...
Day of the African Child marked in Ampain Refugee Camp
Africa Union’s (AU) Day for the African Child was commemorated for the first time in Ghana with refugee children at the Ampain Refugee Camp in the Western Region. The 2019 AU Day of the African Child (DAC) was on the theme ‘Humanitarian Action in Africa; Children’s...
Ghana’s progressive asylum system hailed as the country joins the rest of the world to mark World Refugee Day
Deputy Minister for the Interior, Mr. Henry Quartey has called on countries in the sub-region to work together to ensure that the causes of conflict are eliminated in the society. He was speaking at a durbar to mark this year’s World Refugee Day at the Ampain Refugee...
E-LEARNING ACCESS POSITIVELY IMPACTS REFUGEES IN AMPAIN REFUGEE CAMP
By Patience Folley and Charlotte Berquin | 16 May 2019 For people forced to flee, providing access for formal and non-formal education is crucial. E-learning opportunities for non-traditional learners has proved to be a powerful tool for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,...
A JOURNEY TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE; MAKING HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS IN GHANA
Accra, Ghana – Living as a refugee, far away from home and torn away from the comfort of belonging because of conflict or persecution, is a challenging experience to endure and becomes difficult when you lack access to basic needs. Education is one such basic...