Spring-UP Alumnus at UMBC: Enoch Damte’s Story of Climate Advocacy and Mentorship
From Katakyiase to the United States, Enoch Damte’s journey is a powerful example of how education, resilience, and volunteerism can transform lives. Growing up in Katakyiase, a remote village in Ghana, Enoch faced the challenges of navigating basic school education without structured mentorship or access to reliable guidance. Despite these hurdles, he earned First-Class Honours […]
Gifty’s Spring-UP Story: Four Years of Impact, Now Pursuing Graduate Studies at Georgia State
Gifty Asantewah Kankam’s journey is a compelling example of how volunteerism can serve as a catalyst for personal growth, professional development, and global opportunity. A Chartered Accountant and alumna of the University of Ghana, Gifty holds a Bachelor of Science in Administration (Accounting major). With over six years of experience in financial reporting, budgeting, and […]
Scaling Literacy Equity: How Spring-UP’s iRead iLead Campaign Strengthens Schools and Communities
A Literacy Intervention Aligned with UN SDG 4: Quality Education In Ghana, where foundational literacy remains a major barrier to equitable education, Spring-UP Global Network (SUGN) is leading a transformative movement through its flagship initiative, the iRead iLead Campaign. Anchored in the principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to “ensure […]
Deloitte WorldClass Initiative in Ghana; Deputy Minister for Education commissions 6th Library in Central Region
The Deputy Minister for Education in charge of General Education, Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has on Friday, 13th October 2023, commissioned the Achiase Cluster of Schools library for the use of the two thousand and seventeen (2,017) learners of the five (5) schools in the cluster. The Hon. Minister was supported by George Ankomah, […]
Spring-UP Global Network nominated as Best Volunteer Group of the Year
Spring-UP Global Network (SUGN) has been nominated as the Best Volunteer Group of the Year in the 2022 edition of the Humanitarian Awards Global. This is SUGN’s second nomination since the inception of the awards. The organizers of the Awards made this announcement to the public in a publication on 2nd May, 2022. SUGN is […]
Spring-UP Global Network provides mentorship and career guidance for students of Ayeduase R/C JHS
Spring-UP Global Network (SUGN) is a network of youth mentors advancing basic quality education in orphanages and hard-to-reach schools in rural communities in Ghana. SUGN is on a mission to connect Tertiary students and Business professionals to provide mentorship and career guidance to basic school and secondary school students living in deprived communities in Ghana. […]
Lucy: Illuminating the WORLD
Our work of advancing quality basic education in rural communities in Ghana through mentorship rests heavily on the shoulders of our dedicated youth mentors (volunteers). On the occasion of National Volunteers Day, we deem it fit to reveal one of the faces and forces behind the good works we are doing. “My love for people […]
4 Ways Libraries are Supporting Remote Learning
Remote Learning which is synonymous to distance learning is the system where the students and teachers are not physically present in a classroom. The barriers of education have broken due to technology, teaching and learning is no longer limited to the four walls of a classroom. Classes are held through technological means such as zoom, […]
BACK TO SCHOOL FROM 10 MONTHS SCHOOL CLOSURE: IMPACT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING
On January 30th, 2020, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease also known as COVID-19. This on many fronts led to a lot of unrest and destabilized the economies of many countries. Absolutely nobody saw it coming and so we were not prepared. The effects were devastating […]
THE TEACHER: THE STUDENTS’ FIRST MENTOR AND LEADER
“Dad, my report card is on your table”, I remember saying at the end of every term and expectedly, “Okay” has always been the response. No conversation or whatsoever followed. No consequences. No commendations. Absolute silence and I used to wonder if he even cared about my education at all. Except once a while I […]
