People · 3 min read
Six shillings, marmalade and a global women’s bank
Her story is not a motivational shortcut. It is a lesson about processing, credit, knowledge and economic independence.
The Ghana Story library
Start with the story behind the place.
A growing, source-backed encyclopedia of Ghana told through people, culture, history and the places visitors can still experience today.
Browse by story world
Then narrow by lens
People · 2 min read
The Miracles of Okomfo Anokye
Awukugua in the Eastern Region, his birthplace, where several of the sites are shown to visitors.
People · 2 min read
The Queen Mother
Manhyia, Kumasi; any durbar, where the ɔhemaa sits with her own retinue.
People · 2 min read
The Man Who Preached at the Castle for Fifty Years
Cape Coast Castle. He is buried in the courtyard.
People · 2 min read
Efua Sutherland and the Spider on the Stage
The Ghana National Theatre; the Kodzidan "story house" at Ekumfi Atwia; the Centre for National Culture, Kumasi.