Posts Tagged ‘HSC: Ghana’
Actions that speak: deepening and expressing humanist values through service
It’s time for nonbelievers to worry less about the perception that we don’t volunteer and more about the fact that most volunteerism is self-serving. Nonbelievers are keenly aware of the history of oppression in the name of service and, indeed, of continued oppression masquerading as service. We know that volunteering is not a yes/no binary.…
Read MoreEnsuring girls’ rights to education in Ghana
Our Humanist Action: Ghana partner organization, Songtaba, has been cultivating relationships with the people in Northern Ghana, working toward ensuring girls' rights to education. This is a success story. This father was planning to trade his daughter to be another man's wife in exchange for a wife for his eldest son. Songtaba, with the assistance…
Read MoreWe are nothing without you
This week is National Volunteer Week! We here at Foundation Beyond Belief and Humanist Action: Ghana are nothing without our volunteers, so we are thrilled to celebrate them this week and every week! Want to join us? We'd love to have you! With this HA: Ghana volunteer year rapidly coming to an end, the current…
Read MoreI acknowledge you
Of the many different cultural adjustments to be made when coming to Ghana, one of the most important is understanding the process and significance of local greetings. There is a list of about ten different, basic greetings and connected conversational pieces to learn. These are relatively easy to learn and use, but the biggest challenge…
Read MoreWhen a humanist is asked to pray
In Ghana it is customary to start and end every meeting with a prayer. What kind of meeting doesn’t matter: PTA meeting, building project meeting, NGO planning meeting–they all start and end with a prayer. Ghana is one of the most religious countries in the world, so while there are Christians, Muslims, and traditionalists, it’s…
Read MoreBeyond Belief Network March Team of the Month
The Beyond Belief Network Team of the Month for March was Fellowship of Freethought-Dallas (FOF). The group picked up trash along their two mile stretch of adopted highway in Dallas and provided a meal for the residents at one of the AIDS Services of Dallas facilities, as they do every month. In addition to those…
Read MoreGold mining in Northern Ghana
There are many gold mines, both legal and illegal, in Ghana. Currently, there are a lot of debate surrounding the safety and ethics of mining practices with workers getting hurt or becoming ill, and foreigners taking advantage of the heavy local need for work. One occupational safety issue is the use of mercury to extract…
Read MoreTeacher training day in Northern Ghana
The photograph above depicts training day for volunteer teachers in over 50 small villages in the northern region of Ghana. In our previous post delineating the Principles of Service of our Humanist Action: Ghana, one of the things discussed was the creation of sustainable change. The goal of HA: Ghana's work in Ghana is not…
Read MoreGhanaians and the practice of tribal marking
As a kid between the ages of eight and ten, I used to follow my mum to her friends’ baby naming ceremonies in Tamale, Ghana. Here in Ghana, babies aren’t given names until seven days after they are born. On that day there is a naming ceremony that the whole community is invited to. I…
Read MoreMatching grant from the AHA
Foundation Beyond Belief is so proud of our Humanist Action: Ghana (HA: Ghana) team in Ghana and the great work they do. We're glad to bring you updates of the team's accomplishments and daily life, as well as give you glimpses into life in Ghana right here on this blog. Yesterday we announced the HA:…
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