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Everything we get asked across the counter and on WhatsApp — answered properly, with real prices and real steps.

A Ghanaian NGO team setting up Google, Microsoft and AI nonprofit accounts

Latest guide · 16 June 2026

Free and Discounted Tech for Ghanaian NGOs — Google, Microsoft, OpenAI & Claude

A plain guide to the nonprofit programs Ghanaian NGOs can qualify for — free Google Workspace and the $10,000/month Ad Grants, free Microsoft 365 and Azure credits, and 75%-off ChatGPT and Claude — who is eligible, and the catch most organisations miss.

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A checklist for building a CV that passes screening and wins interviews

15 June 2026

The Job-Seeker's CV Checklist — Get Past the Screen and Win the Interview

A free checklist for job-seekers in the Upper East and beyond — what a CV must contain to pass ATS screening and convince a human recruiter, and the mistakes that get applications ignored.

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A step-by-step checklist for organising a funeral in Ghana from abroad

15 June 2026

The Diaspora Funeral Checklist — Organising a Funeral in Ghana from Abroad

A free step-by-step checklist for Ghanaians abroad organising a funeral at home in the Upper East — what to gather, when to start, and the mistakes that cause families pain.

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A grant-readiness checklist for NGOs and community-based organisations

15 June 2026

The NGO Grant-Readiness Checklist — Be Ready Before the Call Opens

A free checklist for Ghanaian NGOs and CBOs — what you need in place before a grant call opens, what a fundable proposal contains, and the gaps that get applications rejected.

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A learner working on a laptop during a practical AI training session

12 June 2026

AI Course in Bolgatanga — Learn Practical AI for Work in the Upper East

Practical AI for Work is a 2-week evening course in Bolgatanga teaching real workplace AI skills — taught by a senior AI engineer, not a slideshow. GHS 500, small cohorts.

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A professionally written CV laid out on a desk

12 June 2026

CV Writing in Bolgatanga — What a Professional CV Costs and Why It Wins Interviews

Where to get a professional CV written in Bolgatanga, what it costs (GHS 80–500), and what separates a CV that gets interviews from one that gets ignored.

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A printed funeral order-of-service programme

12 June 2026

Funeral Brochure Printing in Bolgatanga — A Family's Guide to Getting It Right

How funeral programmes, posters, banners and T-shirts are prepared in the Upper East — timelines, what information to gather, and the mistakes that cause families pain.

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Business plan documents and financial figures on a desk

12 June 2026

MASLOC Business Plan — What the Template Must Contain Before You Apply

What a MASLOC microloan business plan needs section by section, the mistakes that get applications rejected, and where to get one written properly in the Upper East.

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A symbol of connection between the diaspora and home in Ghana

12 June 2026

How to Order Funeral Brochures in Ghana from the UK or US — Without Flying Home Early

A step-by-step guide for Ghanaians abroad organising funeral programmes, posters and banners for a funeral in the Upper East — designed on WhatsApp, printed in Ghana, delivered with photo proof.

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