The latest edition of the Blue Skies Newsletter ‘Pelican News’ is out now. Click here to download it.Some highlights from this month’s newsletter: -Blue Skies awards its School Farm of the Year -Safety First in Brazil by Adalgisa Villar -David Arnold recalls the Rasta-man Pelican News is a monthly newsletter […]
Author: Simon Derrick
Blue Skies 2015 Outlook
Blue Skies Chairman and Founder Anthony Pile gives his outlook for 2015 Blue Skies has managed to come through to the end of the year sound and in good condition. There have been many difficulties throughout the last 12 months, but the Blue Skies approach is always to depend as […]
Foundation completes new Teacher’s Quarters
This month the Blue Skies Foundation commissioned four new Teacher’s bungalows for a primary school in the community of Nanabin in the Central Region of Ghana. Previously the school had been unable to attract and keep teachers within the local community due to the lack of suitable housing and poor […]
Trees of Southern Ghana and how they are used
In the early days of Blue Skies Ghana, Anthony had a great friend called Luis Gadzanaki with whom Anthony would often drive around the countryside in the course of business visiting farms and villages in southern Ghana. Anthony of course has a great interest in all natural things, especially trees, […]
10 tips for safe and healthy exercise
Check out these tips for staying safe while exercising from our Blue Skies Ghana Fitness Instructor Sampson Kwawukumey… 1. Start off slowly—simple stretching exercises or a short walk around your house will do at first. Set small goals that are reasonable and achievable. Don’t try to do too much too soon. […]
Brazil marks 8th birthday
Happy birthday to Blue Skies Brazil who celebrated their 8th anniversary on the 24th of September. Terezinha baked a wonderful Blue Skies cake (pictured) to mark the occasion and the original 2007 team were given special sweatshirts. Blue Skies Brazil opened in 2007 in an area named Nascente which means […]
Foundation receives over 70 proposals
Our search for 2016 Foundation projects is underway, led by our Foundation Manager Alistair Djimatey. We have limited funds and resources, but we consider every request that comes our way. Our selection process enables us to evaluate project requests made from within the communities where our farmers and staff live. […]
Cedi could hit Ghana’s exports
Blue Skies Founder and Chairman Anthony Pile gives his view on the development of Ghana’s export economy. Ghana needs investors and there are plenty of opportunities for foreign direct investment (FDI) in a country where there is an abundance of raw materials and a superb workforce in readiness. Like Blue […]
October Pelican News is out
The latest edition of the Blue Skies Newsletter ‘Pelican News’ is out now. Click here to download it. Some highlights from this month’s newsletter: -Blue Skies thinking on the Ghana Cedi -Foundation receives over 70 proposals -Brazil celebrates its eight anniversary Pelican News is a monthly newsletter written by our […]
Foundation project starts in Senegal
The first Foundation project for Senegal went ahead on Saturday 9th of September in the town of Notto Gouye Diama, where the Blue Skies Packhouse is located. The aim of the project was to mobilise the community to clean-up the town and raise awareness of the Foundation, its selection process […]
