Many Foreigners who have visited Ghana decide to financially support one or more young men or boys, to help them through school, college or university. This is often done with all the best intentions and seen as development aid or simply sponsorship of education of friends or family of friends. In itself this is a noble intention and often it helps students through a difficult time and gives them a fair chance in life.
However, since most foreighners are not familiar with the school system in Ghana and with the costs attached to it, the sponsors are often confronted with unclear requests for payments, overcharging or deceipt. Even the students themselves are sometimes subject to pressure from their families and friends, to take advantage of the unfamiliarity of the sponsors.

In order to join knowledge and experience of sponsors about schools, fees and monitoring of academic performance, a wiki on schools in Ghana has been launched. There you will also find information on how organisations can provide professional support in scholarship arrangements.


Interesting video on money transfers, how they work and who they help.