Our partnership with Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI)

COVID-19 was one of the most urgent health, economic, and social crises Ghana had faced in decades. As the number of people contracting COVID-19 continued to rise in Ghana, so did the risk to people living in rural areas. The epidemic posed an imminent threat to populations who had inadequate access to health services, limited capacities and opportunities to cope and adapt, and limited or no access to technology. COVID-19 had the potential to erode development gains made over many years prior. It also disrupted the education system in Ghana. With no centralized plan in place, students in rural communities were left without access to learning materials, internet, or virtual teaching methods. Many facets of the crises were only exaggerated for high-risk individuals or groups already vulnerable due to economic or educational disparities, such as the elderly, women and girls, school children, people with disabilities, people who cannot read, and people with pre-existing medical conditions.

One Day’s Wages partnered with Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI) to implement the Safe Villages Project– a 12-month multifaceted strategy which helped villages prepare for the health, educational, and economic consequences that would confront them as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we helped protect school students and safeguard their interests as well as provide critical information and services to vulnerable people. Our partnership worked with 15 rural communities in Ghana, directly benefiting more than 100,000 at-risk people.