Tag Archives: bolgatanga

ZUARUNGU MOSHIE SCHOOL BENEFITS FROM A SUMMER HAT

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Rachael Taylor

Rustic Pathways provides international community service programs for high school students. Their programs introduce students to a variety of service experiences that benefit the communities they visit, while showing students the impact they can have on the world. Additionally, these … Continue reading →

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TRAX GHANA PLAYS HOST TO TWO (2) UDS STUDENTS ON INTERNSHIP

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Rachael Taylor

Trax Ghana works with smallholder farmers in deprived rural communities in northern Ghana to achieve food security. The organization uses Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) as a way of learning from, and with, members of target communities to investigate, and evaluate … Continue reading →

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TRAX GHANA PLAYS HOST TO A BACHELOR DEGREE STUDENT FROM GERMANY

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Rachael Taylor

Trax Ghana has played a key role over the years in hosting both local and international students who carry out field data collection for Bachelor/Master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation or on internship in a win-win fashion. Sarah Horny is a final … Continue reading →

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Trax Ghana has a new office!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Rachael Taylor

After 25 years in the Alhaji Danladi Palace building, Trax Ghana has relocated its headquarters. Since 1st February you can locate us on top of Buco Bank, Bolgatanga, just behind our former office. The building also houses the PNC Bolgatanga … Continue reading →

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Improved Mudstoves save more than just energy

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

There is currently a movement to increase the use of clean cooking stoves in Sub-Saharan Africa. Clean cooking stoves can take many forms, one of which is a variation of traditional mud-built stoves. Sometimes they are referred to as energy-saving mud stoves because … Continue reading →

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Best of Both and Trax Ghana on Belgian TV

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

Trax is proud to be a partner of Best of Both, Belgium. In June, a group of students and staff from the British School of Brussels came to visit the four schools they support. They taught computer skills and basic … Continue reading →

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Vetiver Grass for Soil Conservation and Bolga Baskets

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

Trax Ghana is going to incorporate a new kind of soil erosion control into its projects. In addition to stone bunding and grass stripping with native grasses, Trax will soon introduce its farmers to vetiver grass. Planting and maintaining this … Continue reading →

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Donation of Cameras

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Rachael Taylor

Last week Trax Ghana reported on its quarterly meeting (read the article here). The meeting was centered around the theme of communication. One thing that became evident is that for effective communication, there was an urgent need for additional cameras. … Continue reading →

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