CARE in Ghana

CARE opened its office in Accra, the capital of Ghana, in 1994.

In Ghana we:

fight HIV and AIDS
improve health care, especially HIV testing and treatment
improve access to quality education
help families to improve their income, for example by giving them access to cheap loans

Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence, in 1957–yet today almost half of the population is forced to survive on the equivalent of less than 60p a day.

CARE in action:

Strengthening communities
CARE focuses on strengthening community-based organisations in Ghana, helping them work with government institutions and the private sector to foster more effective development.
For example, we are supporting local parent-teacher associations, so that communities are able to influence educational policy and improve the quality of education.

Earning a decent living
We are reducing poverty in Ghana through savings and loans projects which enable poor families to save their income and take out loans to make small investments, such as in tools or livestock. This then improves their lives and increases their future income.

Fighting HIV and AIDS
We are working to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS in Ghana by raising awareness about the disease, particularly among commercial sex workers in mining towns and port communities. For example people are being reached through a radio soap opera with messages about HIV and AIDS.