ARK Development Organization

10/06/2026

04/06/2026

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥.
Before we could sit with the girls in Ayensuano, before we could open the conversations that matter most, we had to knock on the right door first.

This week, Ark Development Organization team walked into the District Education Directorate with one purpose: to lay the groundwork for something meaningful.

As part of the Project implemented by Ark Development Organization under the Renewed Women's Voice and Leadership – Ghana (RWVLG) programme by Plan International Ghana, in partnership with Plan International Canada, NETRIGHT-Ghana, and AfriYAN Ghana, with support from Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada, we came to present our program objectives, seek official permission to facilitate Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) sessions in our target schools and communities, sign an MOU and begin building the coordination structures that will carry this work forward.

The response? A door wide open.

With the Directorate's support, we are one step closer to reaching adolescents and community members across 10 communities in the Ayensuano District, equipping them with the knowledge, language, and confidence to understand their rights and recognize gender-based violence for what it is.

By 2028, the goal is clear: awareness, protection, and empowerment for every community we touch. The work has officially begun!
Girls Not Brides UNICEF Ghana Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection GNB GHANA Partnership Eastern Regional Health Directorate World Vision Ghana

03/06/2026

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝘼𝙮𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙍 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩!
Not every project earns the kind of welcome the project received in Ayensuano District. But when a project truly speaks to the lived realities of a community; when it names the problems people have long endured in silence, leaders don't just attend the meetings. They stand up, speak out, and commit. That is precisely what happened across Ayensuano, and it is a story worth celebrating.

At Coaltar, Nanahemaa Asiedua II saw her community's needs reflected in the POWER project's design; financial literacy for women, and the engagement of men and boys in ending gender-based violence. She didn't just nod. She pledged the full platform of traditional leadership to champion gender equality in the district. A queen mother's platform, redirected toward justice.

At Ayekokooso, Nana Barima Boamah Bekoa spoke with the clarity of a leader who has seen what happens when communities are left out of their own development. "We are all stakeholders in this fight," he said firmly. He welcomed the POWER project's community foundation model, a homegrown approach to sustainable change, and committed to rallying the youth to the cause. Because in his eyes, inclusion is not optional. It is the foundation.

At the Ghana Education Service, the District Director of Education, Rev. Alexander Amanya, recognized what so many overlook: that empowering a child with knowledge about their own body and health is one of the most powerful investments a community can make. When children understand personal hygiene and reproductive health, they carry that wisdom into their homes; reducing disease, challenging harmful norms, and keeping girls in school. One lesson. A thousand ripple effects.

At Krabokese, Madam Faustina (Community Child Protection Chairperson) named the quiet revolution the POWER project is seeding: the recognition that women, youth, and persons with disabilities are not peripheral to community development. They are central to it. She stands ready to help build the environment where girls in Krabokese don't just survive, they flourish.

These are not passive supporters. These are champions. And with champions like these, the women and girls of Ayensuano are in extraordinary hands.

The project is implemented by Ark Development Organization under the Renewed Women's Voice and Leadership – Ghana (RWVLG) programme of Plan International Ghana, in partnership with Plan International Canada, NETRIGHT-Ghana, and AfriYAN Ghana, generously supported by Canada’s Foreign Policy—Global Affairs Canada.
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection UNICEF Ghana Girls Not Brides Global Fund for Children

03/06/2026

𝙋𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙍 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙊𝙛𝙛 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙮𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩!
At Ark Development Organization, we believe that the best solutions come from the people who live them every day. That’s why we’ve spent the last few days in the Ayensuano District hosting inception meetings under the Promoting Opportunities for Women’s Economic Resilience (POWER) project.

Why start here? Before a single project activity begins, we meet with community leaders, stakeholders, and the participants themselves. These sessions allow us to:
✅ Incorporate local wisdom into our project design.
✅ Identify specific challenges to ensure no woman is left behind.
✅ Forge strong, lasting partnerships within the district.

The project is implemented by Ark Development Organization under the Renewed Women's Voice and Leadership – Ghana (RWVLG) programme by Plan International Ghana, in partnership with Plan International Canada, NETRIGHT-Ghana, and AfriYAN Ghana, with support from Canada’s Foreign Policy—Global Affairs Canada.

Together, we are building a Ghana where women's economic resilience is not an aspiration, it is a reality.
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection Girls Not Brides GNB GHANA Partnership UNICEF Ghana

01/06/2026

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣-𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝙤𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖!
Ark Development Organization's Young Advocates under our Empowered Voices project with support from International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations - GlobalSkin delivered a powerful in-person advocacy session to key health stakeholders and walked away with something even more powerful than applause: a public commitment from the Eastern Regional Health Directorate, Ghana.

Standing before the Regional Health Directorate (led by the Deputy Director in charge of Public Health), District Directors of Health Services, District Assembly officials, and District Health Management Teams, our Young Advocates delivered a bold, evidence-based message: Acne is a medical condition. Stigma is the real disease. And Ghana's health system must do better.

Their message was personal, painful, and powerfully necessary. Millions of people, especially young people, are suffering not from acne itself, but from the shame, silence, and stigma that surround it. They called out dangerous myths, harmful remedies, and the devastating mental health toll of a condition the world has too long dismissed as "just pimples". And they didn't just raise awareness, they made a direct appeal to the Ghana Health Service to integrate acne education into national outreach programmes. Practical. Specific. Actionable.

The Deputy Director responded, on the record, before his peers, with a pledge that stopped us in our tracks:
"𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝙜𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰. 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝙜𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴."

He committed to engaging adolescent health officers, gathering clinical experiences, and coordinating a regional response to acne, a condition that affects 1 in 3 adolescents and has never appeared in a single Ghana Health Service outreach programme.

At Ark Development Organization, we have always believed that young people possess the power and agency to influence decisions on matters that directly affect their lives and Koforidua proved exactly that. This is what advocacy looks like when young people refuse to be quiet. And this is what institutions look like when they choose to listen.
Good living Ghana Ghana Health Service Ansah Kojo Ansah Eastern Regional Health Directorate

29/05/2026

27/05/2026

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙄𝙨 𝙖 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬!
We recently had the honour of hosting a team from Ghana for a Commercial and Eligibility Check Procedure (KEP), an important step as we explore a potential partnership focused on strengthening citizens' voices and participation in local governance.

At Ark Development Organization, we believe in the power of process. Exercises like these are not just formalities they are learning opportunities that sharpen our thinking, deepen our institutional systems, and ultimately sustain our mission of creating a world of equal opportunities.

We are grateful to the team for the engagement and look forward to what this collaboration could become.

Stronger institutions. Stronger communities. Equal opportunities for all.

25/05/2026

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚!
Fundación Anesvad's latest campaign puts it plainly: far from the stadium lights, nearly 12,000 children in Ghana are battling skin neglected tropical diseases; leprosy, yaws, scabies and the deep social stigma they carry.

Ark Development Organizations stands with Anesvad in this fight. Through education, hygiene, and treatment, we can help these children win.

💧 Clean water to care for their skin.
📚 Knowledge to protect themselves.
🏥 Medical attention when they need it most.

This is preventable. This is treatable. And this is urgent.

Make your pass count. Support the Fundacion ANESVAD's campaign today.
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=kV2qUd_BFsL6W0iO&v=urvFdJq_CDw&feature=youtu.be
International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations - GlobalSkin Eastern Regional Health Directorate Ghana Health Service Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health

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20/05/2026

𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 — 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.

Receiving global recognition reminds us that grassroots work, done with heart and consistency, does not go unnoticed. Every community visit, every health screening, every conversation, it all adds up.

We are deeply grateful to Anesvad Foundation for this award and for believing in the power of community-led change.

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