The Ashipti Project is a UK registered charity and a registered non-profit in the USA.  We also have a dedicated team in Denmark.  Our aim is to support healthcare in the Northern region of Ghana through collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and international NGOs.

Our goals

1. To support  healthcare facilities in the Northern Region of Ghana.

2. To encourage healthcare professionals to work in the Northern Region.

3. To encourage international healthcare professionals to visit the northern region, share their skills and gain experience of medicine in the developing world.

4. To encourage international students to visit Ghana and experience healthcare in the developing world.

History

The Ashipti Project began in 2006.   It was created by four medical students from the UK after they volunteered in Tamale Hospital in Ghana. The group spent 3 months in Tamale, working for an American organisation called Unite for Sight.

During their stay, they became acutely aware of the challenges faced by the hospital. At the time it lacked even basic equipment, had no running water and an unreliable electricity supply.   

On their return to the UK, they decided to raise money to improve the conditions in Tamale and registered The Ashipti Project, named after the local word for hospital (Ashipti).

The Ashipti Project has since raised over £10,000 and has sent several shipments of equipment to Ghana.  The majority of equipment has been targeted towards the eye clinic in Tamale, where the team had spent most of their time.