Berenice Owen-Jones: Ghana gave me more than I expected

Through the Australia Awards programme, Ghanaian professionals continue to access world class education and training, and return home to put it to work, building over time a network of alumni across government, industry and civil society that I think will outlast any of our individual postings.

What comes next, turning that stability into transformation, is Ghana’s story to write, and I say that with real confidence in the people I’ve come to know here.

Over the last four years, I have come to know a country of exceptional richness, not only because of its natural resources, but above all because of the strength, creativity and resilience of its people.