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  • Ghana’s economy progresses by 4.7 percent in 2024 Q1

    Ghana’s economy progresses by 4.7 percent in 2024 Q1

    The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reported a 4.7% increase in the country’s GDP during the first quarter of 2024, compared to a 1.2% growth in the fourth quarter of 2023.

    Leading the growth were sectors like mining and quarrying (12.9%), information and communication (17.9%), crops (4.3%), construction (8.2%), and accommodation and food service activities (9.4%).

    However, some sectors experienced contractions, including health and social work (-8.8%), electricity (-7.5%), public administration, defense, and social security (-5.3%), education (-4.9%), other personal service activities (-2.9%), and forestry and logging (-1.2%).

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  • USA-Canada: List of schools that offer funded PhD and Masters program in social

    USA-Canada: List of schools that offer funded PhD and Masters program in social

    The master’s and PhD in social work are funded at numerous universities in the USA and Canada. Find below list of schools:

    USA:

    1. University of Michigan School of Social Work
    2. Columbia University School of Social Work
    3. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
    4. University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare
    5. University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice

    Canada:

    1. University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
    2. University of British Columbia School of Social Work
    3. McGill University School of Social Work
    4. Dalhousie University School of Social Work
    5. University of Manitoba Faculty of Social Work