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Questions and Answers about Ghana

This might give you a quick view of Ghana. (PS, I tried fufu last week and really like it. )


1. How many people live in Ghana?


2. What is the name of Ghana's (and the world's) largest artificial lake?



3. What is fufu?



4. What is the name given to the ceremonial cloth that Ashanti people weave?



5. What is the capital city of Ghana?



6. Give two reasons for deforestation in Ghana.



7. How many universities are there in Ghana?



8. What is highlife?


Answers


1. 17.8 million people live in Ghana.
2. Lake Volta is the name of Ghana's (and the world's) largest artificial lake.

3. Fufu is a staple Ghanaian meal, which consists of cassava, yam, or plantain that has been cooked, pureed, and mashed into a ball.

4. The name given to the ceremonial cloth that Ashanti people weave is Kente clothe.

5. The capital city of Ghana is Accra.

6. Two reasons for deforestation in Ghana are: logging; and clearing the land to plant cash crops.

7. There are four universities in Ghana.

8. Highlife is a popular and well-known type of Ghanaian music. It is a musical mix of different homegrown styles, fusing traditional percussion rhythms with various European, American, and even Caribbean influences.

(pulled from Oxfam web site http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/journey/ghana/quizanswer.htm )
6/27/07

Virtual tour of Ghana

I wanted to share with you a web site I found about Ghana from the organization, Oxfam. It explores all aspects of life in Ghana including food and music. I especially like the audio files.

Virtual tour of Ghana

Welcome!

You made it to the blog. The blog posts the most recent entry first, so start reading for the bottom up. :)

Map of Ghana

(click on picture for larger version)

For the first week, I'll be in Accra which is in the south part of Ghana. Then we'll head to a village a bit north of Accra to my placeement with Women's Trust.

Ghana is about the same size as Oregon.

I realize it's a little hard to see the details on the map, so here is link to the same map but bigger. http://www.ccafrica.ca/country/ghana/map_political.jpg

Women's Trust

My internship is an elective for my graduate program at Seattle University. I'm taking it to complete my Masters in Education program.

My placement is at a small NGO called Women's Trust. They organize microcredit loans to women. Myself and two other classmates from SU will be evaluating the microfinance program. Web site: http://www.womenstrust.org/

Women's Trust is located in Pokuasa, just north of Accra.

After 5 weeks, in Ghana, I take a short trip to Kenya with a professor from Seattle University and a local Seattle business women. We will be visiting a village outside of Nairobi, Kenya to evaluate if it's an appropriate place to start a new microfinance program.

Off and Ghana

On July 2nd I take off for my internship in Ghana. I've been encouraged by some friends to have a blog during my trip. I like the idea. I'll try my best to post once a week or so. We'll see.









I'm excited to start this adventure. Everything is coming together. I'll be in Ghana will be for 5 weeks.






I will also go over to Kenya for about a week.