Planning the Future at Ahoto

Campaign, MA, April 2011

It is a busy time for all of us at the Ahoto Partnership for Ghana--we all began as undergraduate students, and some of us are gearing up for post-graduate life. One of our key concerns is to ensure that we work as closely as an organization as we always have, and to strengthen ties with our advisers and supporters both in North America and in Ghana. Over the next few months we will be planning sustainable longer-term initiatives, and we are excited to be able to share this news with our supporters and donors in the coming months.

Our Second "Stop Malaria Campaign"

Cape Coast, Ghana. January 2011 

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana’s Timothy Kotin and Mureji Fatunde are in Cape Coast, carrying out the second “Stop Malaria Campaign”--we are registering mothers and children under five for Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme in Essiam and Wiomuah, in order to complement other organizations’ bed net distribution programs in the area. We are also following up on last year’s campaign in Akotokyir and bed net distribution in Wiomuah.

Ahoto is Getting Ready for Our Second "Stop Malaria Campaign"

Cambridge, MA. December 2010

We are ready to conduct our second “Stop Malaria Campaign”--we will be registering mothers and young children for health insurance in the communities of Essiam and Wiomuah. We will also be following up on last year’s Stop Malarira Campaign in Akotokyir. Thank you for all your support!

Ahoto is Now Featured on GlobalGiving.org! 

Cambridge, MA. October 2010

After a month-long fundraising competition, the Ahoto Partnership for Ghana’s “Stop Malaria Campaign” has won a permanent place on the global fundraising website GlobalGiving.org!Our “Stop Malaria Campaign” was among only a handful of projects of the hundreds that participated in GlobalGiving.org’s September Open Challenge that managed to raise $4,000 over the one-month duration of the competition. We thank the hundreds of donors who contributed to our cause, and especially Aviance Ghana for their significant support.

Please visit our GlobalGiving page at globalgiving.org/6116

Koforidua Health Camp a Success

Cambridge, MA and Cape Coast, Ghana. July 2010

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana teamed up with the Free Foundation Ghana and local community leaders and health officials to replicate the success of our 2009 Akotokyir Health Camp in Koforidua, a small underserved semi-rural community north of Cape Coast, Ghana.

The Health Camp, which was held on the first weekend of July, encouraged residents to seek formal healthcare for common ailments, promoted awareness of medical resources already available in Ghana, and surveyed local needs to inform our future projects. By working in tandem with community leaders and local authorities, the Ahoto Partnership familiarized residents with our mission and continued to develop our local presence.

Please visit our Gallery section for photographs from the Koforidua Health Camp.

A Partnership for Change - Boston Marathon

Boston, MA. April 2010

On behalf of The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana, we would like to invite you to make a difference in the lives of hundreds of Ghanaians from underdeveloped communities.

We aim to alleviate poverty and improve health conditions through locally-empowering, self-sustaining projects. In the past, we have surveyed the needs of residents in the village of Akotokyir, implemented health camps, registered residents for health insurance, distributed hundreds of Malaria nets to families with young children and pregnant women, and realized comprehensive malaria education campaigns. This has only been possible through the collaborative efforts of local volunteers in Ghana, our Ghanaian sister organization, The Free Foundation, students and professionals at McGill, Cornell, and Harvard Universities, as well as generous sponsors like you.

On Monday April 19^th, Christopher Magliozzi will be running on behalf of the Ahoto Partnership for Ghana in the 2010 Boston Marathon. The money he raises will be put towards alleviating suffering caused by poor farming practices and equipment in Central Ghana. This project has been selected by the Clinton Global Initiative University to be showcased at their conference in Miami.

For more information or to donate online please visit our website www.ahotopartnership.org.

Ahoto's January Project and Experience Featured in The Harvard Political Review.

Cambridge, MA. April 2010

Timothy Kotin, a member of the Ahoto Partnership for Ghana team, writes a feature article about the experience of Ahoto during the January Anti-Malaria Project for the Harvard Political Review's Spring 2010 volume. The article was featured in both the print and electronic versions of the magazine.

Read the full article online here: http://hpronline.org/africa/health-insurance-in-ghana/

Ahoto Selected to Attend Clinton Global Initiative University Conference

Cambridge, MA. February 2010

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana has been selected to attend the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) Conference at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

President Clinton launched CGI U in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting for students, national youth organizations, and university officials to discuss solutions to pressing global issues.

Ahoto will be represented by Founder and President Michael Kapps, as well as co-Founders and Directors Rajarshi Banerjee, Timothy Kotin and Adam Kahn.

Find out more about CGI U at cgiu.clintonglobalinitiative.org

Ahoto Looking Towards Social Entrepreneurship

Cambridge, MA. February 2010

Following the success of its anti-Malaria project in January, the Ahoto Partnership for Ghana is now planning agriculture-based long-term social entrepreneurship projects in the communities around Cape Coast.

These projects align with Ahoto's vision, which is to promote social development in the impoverished communities around Cape Coast, Ghana. Malaria is an important health issue in these communities, but health issues exist in conjunction with poverty and a lack of economic opportunities. Ahoto hopes to focus on social entrepreneurship as a means of both establishing a long-term presence in the communities where it presently works and promoting the overall development of these communities.

Ahoto Releases Report Detailing Success of Anti-Malaria Project

Cambridge, MA. February 2010

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana has released a report detailing its anti-Malaria projects in Akotokyir, Wiomuah and Efutu communities near Cape Coast, Ghana in January 2010. The report was presented to officials from the Swiss Consulate in Boston (also known as Swissnex) among others.

Ahoto Presents Report to Ghana's National Malaria Control Programme

Accra, Ghana. January 2010

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana has presented a report on its anti-Malaria projects around Cape Coast to the country's National Malaria Control Programme. The report includes a comprehensive list of households that have benefited from Ahoto's project.

The report was compiled by Ahoto co-Founders and Directors Rajarshi Banerjee and Timothy Kotin, and was presented to Naa Korkor Allotey, a Zonal Coordinator with the National Malaria Control Programme.

Ahoto Shares Experiences with Harvard Law School Team Studying Ghanaian Health Insurance System

Accra, Ghana. January 2010

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana has handed a report on its experiences working with Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to Prof. Lucie A. White, Louis A. Horvitz Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Prof. White is in Accra with a team of students to study the workings of Ghana's government-run health insurance system and to offer a list of recommendations to improve the service.

The report was compiled by Ahoto co-Founders and Directors Rajarshi Banerjee and Timothy Kotin, and is based on Ahoto's experience working with officials from NHIS while registering over 200 people for health insurance in Akotokyir near Cape Coast, Ghana.

Ahoto Interviewed on Ghanaian Radio

Cape Coast, Ghana. January 2010

Ahoto Partnership for Ghana co-Founders and Directors Adam Kahn and Timothy Kotin were interviewed live on Cape Coast radio station Atlantic FM. Also interviewed was Free Foundation team member Emmanuel Gyasi.

Kahn, Kotin and Gyasi discussed their organizations' anti-Malaria project in Akotokyir, Wiomuah and Efutu communities. The project consisted of distributing 400 insecticide-treated mosquito nets, registering over 200 people for government-administered health insurance, and spreading awareness of the disease in schools and community centers.

Find out more about the January 2010 anti-Malaria projects under the "Blog" section of the website; the blog offers a first-hand look at our activities in Ghana, whenever somebody from the Ahoto team is in the country.

Ahoto Partners with Anti-Malaria NGO TamTam

Cambridge, MA. December 2009

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana is partnering with TamTam, an NGO with extensive experience battling Malaria in several African countries, to distribute free mosquito nets in communities around Cape Coast. TamTam will be providing over a hundred mosquito nets to aid Ahoto's anti-Malaria project in January 2010. Moreover, TamTam team members Esther Hsu, Paul Wang and David Luo will be joining Ahoto in Ghana for the duration of the project.

Find out more about TamTam and its work at tamtamafrica.org

Canadian High School Supports Ahoto

Cambridge, MA. December 2009

Students at Thornhill Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario have raised almost $700 in support of the Ahoto Partnership for Ghana, following a visit to the school by Ahoto co-Founders and Directors Adam Kahn and Nicole Gileadi.

Kahn and Gileadi, as well as Ahoto Founder and President Michael Kapps, are alumni of the school.

Thornhill Secondary School's generous donation will go towards supporting Ahoto projects in several communities around Cape Coast, Ghana.

Ahoto Receives Seed Grant from Do Something, Inc.

Cambridge, MA. December 2009

The Ahoto Partnership for Ghana has won a $500 seed grant from Do Something, Inc. to help finance its anti-Malaria project in January 2010.

Do Something is a national not-for-profit youth organization founded in 1993 whose mission statement is that "young people have the power to make a difference by inspiring, supporting and celebrating a generation of doers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done and take action." Find out more at dosomething.org

Swiss Consulate Supports Ahoto

Cambridge, MA. December 2009.

The Swiss Consulate in Boston, also known as Swissnex Boston, has kindly agreed to support the Ahoto Partnership for Ghana by helping to finance Ahoto's anti-Malaria project in January 2010, a survey of the success of the project in Spring 2010 and a social entrepreneurship venture in the summer of 2010.

Swissnex Boston aims to bridge the knowledge, energy and expertise in science, higher education and innovation between Switzerland, New England and Eastern Canada. Find out more at swissnexboston.org