Our bright, cheerful Ghana Together logo reflects our mission and values. With its circular shape and the figures in the center, the logo suggests togetherness. It reflects our desire to work together with our Ghanaian partners in a very personal way, at the local level.

The childlike playfulness of the two little figures represents our focus on children and youth, and also our enjoyment when we achieve goals together and deepen friendships.

The black star celebrates African freedom, and ours. The star's black color as well as the yellow and red are those of the Ghanaian flag.

The traditional adinkra symbols incorporate Ghanaian philosophies and proverbs, folk tales, and culture. They are frequently seen on fabric, buildings, and in logos and are beautiful and meaningful graphic reminders of the most cherished Ghanaian values. We have chosen five that best represent the types of projects we work on together and the core aspects of our mission.

“Fihankra” stands for "house or compound" and is the symbol for security and safety. It represents the WHH Children’s Home we helped build and now maintain for the orphaned and impoverished children for whom it is literally “home.” It also reminds us of the true purpose of the WHH Community Learning Center as a “home” for all kinds of Axim community activities.

 

The “Nea Onnim No Sua A, Ohu” symbol stands for “he who does not know can know from learning.” It is the symbol of knowledge, life-long education, and continued quest for knowledge. Typical projects include schooling for children, science workshops, secondary student tutorial program, computer learning laboratory, and helping to facilitate a new crèche (pre-school).

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"Duafe” stands literally for “wooden comb.” Symbolizing beauty and cleanliness, hygiene, love, and care, it inspires our projects in health and sanitation. Examples are placing hand washing stations called “veronica buckets” in schools, conducting HIV/AIDs awareness workshops, providing medical attention for two children with club foot condition, and facilitating logistics and communication for water projects.

 

“Nea Ope Se Obedi Hene” stands for “he who wants to be king." It is the symbol of service and leadership. It comes from the expression "He who wants to be king in the future must first learn to serve." We use this symbol to inspire us to be faithful in leadership as Directors on the Ghana Together Board, to be generous with our time and talents, and good stewards of monetary and in-kind donations. It reminds us to be encouraging, respectful, and supportive of the Ghanaian leaders with whom we partner. It also stands for our belief in the value of volunteerism, for us and our Ghanaian friends and for the importance of “paying forward.”

“Gye Nyame” stands for "except for God."  It is the symbol of the supremacy of God. This symbol is the most unique, ubiquitous, and probably the most loved in Ghana. It reflects the deeply spiritual character of the Ghanaian people, and engenders in us respect and appreciation for the richness of the Ghanaian culture, which dates back to time immemorial. We also acknowledge our personal typically American multiple spiritual traditions represented in our Ghana Together Board, although as an organization we espouse no particular ideological, political, or theological persuasion or affiliation.

Julie Bishop, a gifted graphic designer and library technician from Mount Vernon, WA designed our logo. Leif Pederson of our own Ghana Together Board used his computer expertise to prepare it for use in many applications. We are indebted to Jean McDonald who features all things adinkra on her website at www.adinkra.org.

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