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Workshop to finalize draft proposals

Posted on February 27, 2020

Trax Ghana staff and Tools for Self Reliance (TFSR) UK team, Clare (Head of Africa Programme) and Shanna (Africa Programme intern) had a workshop to finalize Trax Ghana draft proposals for fundraising. A Theory of Change (ToC) following a thoughtful … Continue reading →

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Trax-Kavli Scholarships Farm now runs on solar power

Posted on December 2, 2019

The mechanized borehole that supplies water to the farm runs on the national electricity grid, which is both expensive and unreliable due to intermittent power cuts. As a long term solution to the problem, the project explored installation of solarpanels … Continue reading →

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Training farmers in the preparation of Bokashi fertilizer

Posted on November 5, 2019
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Happy International Day of Rural Women!

Posted on October 15, 2019

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Rural Women celebrates and honours the role of rural women on October 15 each year. It recognizes rural women’s importance in enhancing agricultural and rural development worldwide. Rural women and girls are leaders … Continue reading →

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Promoting Organic Agriculture

Posted on September 18, 2019

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) is conducting trials at four (4) different sites (locations) in Ghana on ISO NPK Organic Fertilizer manufactured by CHEMICO for certification use by farmers.  The Coalition for the Advancement of Organic Farming (CAOF) … Continue reading →

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Artisans receive training on entrepreneurship and business management

Posted on September 6, 2019

Entrepreneurship development training intended to enhance the capacity and willingness of 24 apprentices to develop, organize, and manage their business ventures under the Tools for Self Reliance (TFSR) and Trax Ghana partnership project has ended successfully. Over the course of … Continue reading →

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Presentation on field work by UDS practicum students

Posted on July 25, 2019

The practicum period of the two UDS Students, Sarah and Joshua at Trax Ghana came to an end with a presentation on their field work. The delivery was so engaging, enlightening and stimulating. Congrats!

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