For the 4th consecutive years, IFRA-Nigeria and the French Embassy in Ghana have awarded 10 small field research grants provided by the Embassy of France in Ghana to Mphil/MA Ghanaian students in the Social Sciences and the Humanity. The jury was made of Dr. Wilhelmina Donkoh (KNUST), Dr. Benjamin Kankpenyeng (UG), Dr. Edem Amenumey (UCC) and Dr. Gérard Chouin (IFRA-Nigeria). The selection took place from May 30-31, 2012 in presence of Mrs. Valerie Lesbros and Prof. Christian Joly, cooperation attachés at the Embassy of France in Ghana.

The ambassador of France in Ghana, HE Frédérique Clavier, welcomed the director of IFRA during a working session in his residence. He expressed his interest in extending the collaboration between the Embassy of France in Ghana and IFRA to other research-related areas.

Successful applicants by order of merit are as follows:

Kyere, Abena
“On Stage and Behind the Men”: Women Gospel Musicians as Pastors’ Wives
Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana

Asamoah, Joyce
Inter-generational perception on gender-related career opportunities in Yilo Krobo, Ghana
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana

Appiah-Adu, Siaw
Archaeology of Hambuikong in north western Yikpabongo, Northern Region, Ghana
Dept. of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Ghana

Gyasi, Razak Mohammed
Analysis of factors influencing the use of traditional medicine in Ghana: evidence from the Ashanti region
Faculty of Social Sciences, Dept of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi

Dogbe, Esther Desiadenyo
The semantics and pragmatics of emotion expressions among the Anlo-Ewes
Dept. of Linguistics, University of Ghana

Sulley, Salifu
Poor Environmental Sanitation and its Health Implications on the People of Tamale Metropolis
Centre for Continuing Education and Interdisciplinary Research (CCEIR) , University of Development Studies, Tamale

Jonathan, Asante
City port industrialisation: a case study of Takoradi in the wake of oil and gas find in the western region
Dept. Of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast

Yendaw, Ejijah
A study of international return migrants to the Berekum Municipality, Ghana
Faculty of Social Sciences, Dept. Of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast

Mahama, Ayisha Matuamo
The behavior of borrower towards loans from private and public funds in the Yilo Krobo district
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana

Tsekpo, Kafui
Political parties and development in Ghana
Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana