Our Work

Support can take more than one form.

Aketesia Afrik uses a flexible approach that responds to different needs without reducing a girl to one challenge.

A long-term model with different pathways.

These areas represent the long-term model Aketesia Afrik is developing. Structured programmes will be announced as the systems, partnerships and processes required to deliver them are established.

Mentorship

A structured pathway through which selected mentors can offer guidance, perspective and lived experience.

Community

Purposeful spaces where girls and young women can be heard, encouraged and connected.

Practical support

Carefully scoped initiatives that respond to defined needs through resources and community action.

Growth & self-leadership

Programmes designed to strengthen confidence, intentional choices, personal responsibility and the ability to act.

Previous projects

A record of community activities, practical support and learning initiatives led or supported by Aketesia Afrik.

December 2025Online and Akuse, Ghana

Beacon Heart Foundation MaCare Shelter give-back

Aketesia Afrik supported Beacon Heart Foundation’s December give-back at MaCare Shelter by amplifying fundraising through WhatsApp and direct appeals. Contributions were made directly through Beacon Heart Foundation’s platform.

May 2020Online

To My Younger Self: Mother’s Day series

Women in education, law and leadership reflected on what they would tell their younger selves. The series shared lessons on confidence, resilience, education, relationships and approaching life with intention.

April 2018Cape Coast, Ghana

Ebubonkor Community School give-back

Students preparing to enter secondary school received practical boarding-school supplies, including mosquito nets, books and stationery, to support their transition into the next stage of education.

April 2017Tema, Ghana

The Smile Project

A donation to a maternal and child health unit in Tema provided practical support for approximately 30 mothers and children.