

"She flies with her own wings"
At Pen to Paper Ghana, we were noticing that a lot of our female students were missing a week of school and our classes every month....
Katie Emerson
Jul 9, 2018


Note from our Co-Founder, Emma, on her latest visit to Ghana
Hi Everyone, It's been a while since my last blog, and since then I have been back to Ghana and I also took along my Mum. I thought it...
Emma Pegler
Jun 12, 2017


It's not a "9 to 5" type job
At Pen to Paper Ghana we all work very hard and give our time voluntarily. However we love doing it so much it really doesn’t feel like...
Katie Emerson
Apr 5, 2016


The Brief History of Common Faith Academy by the Head Teacher, Obour
Common Faith Academy commenced on the 14th November 2011, at the house of a woman called Adebor, in the Trede area. After three months...
katiejemerson
Feb 20, 2016


Our first week of literacy classes
So, our first week of teaching the literacy programme has been a great experience, with challenges but also lots of laughter and fun. We...
Richard Manu
Feb 15, 2016


Kicking off our literacy programme
After the co-founders, Katie and Richard spent time talking to the District Director, the Head Teacher and English Teachers, Pen to Paper...
Katie Emerson
Feb 2, 2016


My first visit to Common Faith Academy
Katie had forewarned me that the children at the school would go crazy with excitement when they saw me, but I wasn’t prepared. Opening...
Emma Pegler
Jan 25, 2016