A Success Story: Economic Empowerment through VSLA

A major objective of establishing a Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) is to support local economic development through financial intermediation. VSLA is a group of people who collectively support a structured process for saving money and offering loans at...

Cape Three Points CREMA Engages in Reforestation Exercise

The Cape Three Points Forest Reserve (CTPFR) is located in the Ahanta West Municipal of the Western Region.  It is the only coastal forest in Ghana and among the few remaining coastal rainforest reserves in West Africa.  Since 1999 the forest has been recognized as a...

World Ocean Day 2020: Innovation for Sustainable Ocean

As the challenges to the ocean continue to grow, so does the need for novel solutions and the people driving them. To that end, the theme of UN World Oceans Day 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.” Innovation—relating to the introduction of new methods,...