Ghana

Located in West Africa, Ghana has welcoming beaches, hinterland, rich culture, vibrant cities, and diverse wildlife.

429¹ of approximately 1,091² Catholic Sisters in Ghana have been served by ASEC programs.

CAPITAL
Accra

POPULATION
≈27.5 million

TOTAL SERVED
429¹

ALUM FUNDS RAISED
≈$1.5 million

¹Total participants served; some Sisters may have been served by more than 1 program.
²2017 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (SLDI) in Ghana

SLDI has been working in Ghana since 2007.

ASEC has served 367 Catholic Sisters from Ghana through the SLDI program.

Ghana has the highest percentage of projects in all the reporting countries (2012-15) focused on serving:

women/girls (10%)
youth (5%)

Ghana’s impact projects are helping to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, specifically

SLDI Partners of Ghana

Ghanaian Conference of Religious (GCR) (Ghana)

Recent SLDI Reporting

Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) in Ghana

HESA has been working in Ghana since 2014.

ASEC is supporting 62 Catholic Sisters in Ghana to study for degrees and diplomas through the HESA program.

HESA Partners of Ghana

Catholic University College of Ghana (Ghana)
Ghanaian Conference of Religious (GCR) (Ghana)
Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training College Berekum (Berekum, Ghana)

Recent HESA Reporting

The Scholarship Program has been active in Ghana since ${con.scholarshipStart}.

Recent Scholarship Reporting

Scholarship Program (2019) (PDF)
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Service Learning in Ghana

ASEC has served 21 individuals through the Service Learning program in Ghana (includes students, mentors, site hosts).

In May-June, 2019, a team of volunteers from Chestnut Hill College and Marywood University traveled to Ghana to serve in three organizations in the Cape Coast region; Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School (MQPCS), Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child Jesus and The Padre Pio Rehabilitation Center.