Olinga Foundation

Ghana

Established in 2000, the Olinga Foundation for Human Development promotes literacy in primary schools across Ghana. The Foundation has developed an educational empowerment model recognized internationally, and nationally by the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service. The Olinga Foundation aims to improve literacy rates by transforming both instructional practices and attitudes. Training modules transform teachers into moral leaders in their classrooms, promoting gender equity and discouraging the use of corporal punishment. 

Aims of the Organization: 

• To release the full human potential through the promotion of universal and moral education particularly among junior youth, women and girls.
• To build the capacity of community-based organizations to support higher levels of human development and improve the conditions for education.
• To assist communities overcome the socio-cultural barriers to development.
• To assist communities identify and apply moral and spiritual principles for the solution of socio-economic problems through the process of consultation, action and reflection.