KBFF Articles
Harvard Business School students support KBFF in a big way
This unique group of 90 students from Harvard Business School, class of 2009, raised funds from their charity auction, which was planned and organized by volunteers from the class. The donors were fellow classmates who agreed to the various global charity initiatives of the class.
Negative Cultural Pratices Leading to Pregnant Womens’ Deaths
There is growing concern over the number of maternal deaths in some parts of Ghana, attributed to cultural practices that prohibit prenatal care.
Babies bred for sale in Nigeria
In 2005, a Lagos-based orphanage suspected of ties to child trafficking rings, was shut down. There, charred baby-bones were discovered on the rubbish tip, leading to suspicion the orphanage was involved in the peddling of human body parts, possibly for use in rituals or for organ harvesting.
Kufuor explains NHIS
President Agyekum Kufuor has announced government’s new strategy that would ensure equitable distribution of human resources in the health sector to deprived areas.
Foundation Launches Artemisia Anti-Malaria Herbal Plant
Artemisia plant is used for the manufacture of Artesunate. The medicine clears one's blood system of malaria parasites.
Collateral Kids, Disposable Kids
Although touched by the plight of patients in the children’s ward at Korle Bu hospital, I must confess that I had only read about the conditions and haven’t visited the hospital myself since January, 1978, when I was being smacked on the bum a few minutes after birth. As a board member of the KBFF team, I of course have an obligation to familiarize myself with the institution which I had set out to assist.
Get On Board! By Deborah Gabriel
A group of friends responded to a story about hardship in Ghana by forming an international charity to provide financial assistance. Nana Sekyiamah tells Black Britain why more individuals should consider being trustees of charities.
Speed, Agility and Power
Close your eyes. Can you hear that? Can you smell that? Ahhhh…Those are the sounds and smells of summer. Back yard bar-b-ques, squealing neighbors’ kids, the guy with the base who refuses to turn down the volume on his car radio. Summer also brings us anticipated and well-deserved vacations that we have waited for the entire year. What is doesn’t bring, is an end to suffering, misfortune and strife…and sometimes while we’re sipping fruity umbrella drinks, it’s easy to forget that.
Steadfast Dedication at Work
On a recent visit to Korle-Bu, I found myself moved and excited by KBFF’s mission. Dr Eunice Adei, a KBFF board member, and a fellow classmate made arrangements for us to meet. The scene at the hospital was all too familiar, but I observed ongoing renovations of several of the old buildings.
Stories From The Battle Front: Dr. Eunice Adei
I've just read this article on Ghanaweb.com and even though I am working in the middle of all this, when I see it written out like this it really brings tears to my eyes. When you're working under certain conditions you can't really sit down and think about the situation too much or you'll just quit. I have been at the point of exhaustion so many times and I can't tell you the number of times I've just wanted to pack my bags and never come back.