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GrowthAid’s Pig Farming Initiative: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods and Local Economic Growth in North Gonja

GrowthAid’s Pig Farming Initiative Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods and Local Economic Growth in North Gonja A Growing Opportunity in Ghana’s Agricultural Sector A Growing Opportunity in Ghana’s Agricultural Sector Here Pig farming is fast becoming one of Ghana’s most lucrative and resilient agricultural ventures. Years ago, pig rearing was considered a small-scale activity for rural households […]

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From Projects to Platforms

From Projects to Platforms: Investing in Climate-Resilient WASH at Scale How GrowthAid is Scaling Climate-Resilient WASH Through Investable Infrastructure For over 20 years, GrowthAid has delivered water, sanitation, health, livelihoods, and climate-resilient development in underserved communities across West and east Africa. We are now deliberately evolving beyond traditional project delivery with a humanitarian lens to

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Reviving the Keta Lagoon: GrowthAid Ghana’s Mission to Restore Ecosystems and Rebuild Livelihoods

The Keta Lagoon in Ghana’s Volta Region, a vital wetland supporting livelihoods and biodiversity, faces severe threats from mangrove loss, sand mining, salt extraction, and coastal erosion. A 2024 Scientific Reports study cited by MyJoyOnline found alarming arsenic and mercury levels in lagoon fish-75% exceeding WHO limits for arsenic and all samples containing unsafe mercury—posing

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A Ghanaian traditional leader in vibrant yellow and red Kente cloth bends over to bless a new community water tap decorated with a green and white ribbon.

When Water Flows, Hope Returns: The Story of Kpedze Anoe

When Water Flows, Hope Returns: The Story of Kpedze Anoe September 4, 2025 | Author:  GrowthAid For nearly four decades, the people of Kpedze Anoe depended on unsafe water sources carrying water from contaminated rivers, collecting rainwater, and digging shallow wells that often ran dry. The community’s Slow Sand Filtration (SSF) system, constructed in 1986

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Building Stronger Health Systems: GrowthAid Ghana and Atiwa West District Health Directorate unite to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Building Stronger Health Systems: GrowthAid Ghana and Atiwa West District Health Directorate unite to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases. NTDs: Diseases of neglect, not of nature — let’s change that. GrowthAid Ghana partnered with the Atiwa West District Health Directorate to strengthen the frontline defense against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). At the District Assembly Conference Hall.

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Illegal Mining in Ghana: The Galamsey Crisis and Its Impact on Health, Livelihoods, and Sustainable Development

Illegal Mining in Ghana: The Galamsey Crisis and Its Impact on Health, Livelihoods, and Sustainable Development Illegal small-scale gold mining, locally known as “galamsey” (from the phrase “gather them and sell”), has become a pervasive crisis in Ghana, wreaking havoc on the environment, water bodies, public health, and local livelihoods. The unregulated extraction of gold,

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