Brekumanso, Ghana
For many years, the village of Brekumanso had a small school made of bamboo, mud and tin where students crowded into open classrooms. Thanks to a grant, a new, larger school has been built. Here, on the day of the new school’s dedication, two women gaze into a classroom window. Are they wishing they could have attended school when they were girls? Perhaps they are thinking of the bright futures of their children who will attend classes in this brand new school.
Photo © 2010 Marian Ruge
Peace Corps Volunteer
Ghana 2008-2010
GHANA
Ghana/Republic of Ghana
West Africa, on Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d’Ivoire & Togo. Mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area. 238,533 km2 (slightly < OR), 18% arable.
Capital Accra (2.3M)
Population 25M (105.8/km2)
Life expectancy 62 years
HIV/AIDS 1.8%
Literacy 58%
Lang(s) Asante 15%, Ewe 13%, Fante 10%, Boron (Brong) 5%, Dagomba 4%, Dangme 4%, Dagarte (Dagaba), 4%, Akyem 3%, Ga 3%, Akuapem 3%, other (inc. English OFFICIAL) 36%
Religions Christian 69%, Muslim 16%, Trad. 9%, other 1%, none 6%
Ethnic Groups Akan 45%, Mole-Dagbon 15%, Ewe 12%, Ga-Dangme 7%, Guan 4%, Gurma 4%, Grusi 3%, Mande-Busanga 1%, other < 10%
Gov’t Constitutional Democracy
GDP/cap $3,100
PCVs 1961-present (first to host PCVs); health, water sanitation, education, small business development, environment. Volunteers in country: 143; total to date: 4,199.
Nat’l holiday Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
Floral design from fabric.
Copyright © Julie Olsen
Focus word for 2012 - "Friendship"
Ewe: Homye (HOHN-yay)
Dangme: Huerbormi (h’way-BOH-me)
Ga: Nanyofemo (nah-nyo-FAY-mo)
Twi: Enanfuo (eh-nahn-FOO-ah) or Adanfuo (ah-dahn-FOO-ah)
Books
I Was Never Here and This Never Happened
by Dorinda Hafner
Book Description
Ghana native Hafner, host of A Taste of Africa, a cooking program on Australian television, mixes recipes, stories from her homeland and personal anecdotes in this eclectic 1996 memoir.
Kids' Books
Kofi and His Magic
by Maya Angelou
Publisher: New York: Crown, 2003
ISBN-10: 0-375-82566-5
42 pages
Ages 6-9
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