- Empowering Literacy.
Preserving Culture. Transforming Futures
The Akan Literacy Development Foundation (ALDF) is committed to promoting literacy in the Akan language through education, research, and community engagement.
- Translation
- Teacher Training
- Research & Advocacy
- Who We Are
A Language Spoken by Millions, Read by Few.
Despite being Ghana's most widely spoken language, Akan has no shortage of voices — but a shortage of readers and writers. Limited teaching resources and few culturally relevant materials mean that literacy in Akan remains out of reach for most. ALDF exists to close that gap.
- Scholarships for Akan students
- Teacher training & support
- Literacy material development
- Akan–English translation
- Research & policy advocacy
- Scholarship Fund
Supporting the next generation of Akan language scholars.
Teach, translate, research, or advocate. There is a place for you
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- Voices
Hear From Those We Serve
ALDF's scholarship made it possible for me to dedicate a full year to studying Akan linguistics. It is work I am proud of
As an organization working in Ghanaian communities, ALDF's translation services have been invaluable to us.
The teacher training was practical and immediately useful. My students are now reading in Twi.
As an organization working in Ghanaian communities, ALDF's translation services have been invaluable to us.
- Our Purpose
Literacy is the Foundation of Everything
To promote literacy in the Akan language through education, research, and community engagement — ensuring Akan speakers can read, write, and thrive in their mother tongue.
- Scholarships for Akan language students
- Development of teaching and learning materials
- Support for teachers across Ghana
- Mother-tongue literacy as a right, not a privilege
- Akan recognized and taught at all educational levels
- A thriving body of Akan literature and scholarship
- Rigorous scholarship selection
- Qualified teacher trainers
- Peer-reviewed research and advocacy
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