ghana. general information size: 239,000 sq km (slightly smaller than oregon) population: 22 million...
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Ghana
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General Information• Size: 239,000 sq km
(slightly smaller than Oregon) • Population: 22 million• Life expectancy: 56 years • GNI per capita: $380
• Independence: 6 March 1957 • Administrative divisions: 10
regions;
• Agricultural products: cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava, peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber
• Exports : gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds
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Cultural Information• Ethnic groups:
– Akan 44%, – Moshi-Dagomba 16%, – Ewe 13%, – Ga 8%, – Gurma 3%, – Yoruba 1%– European and other 1.5%
• Languages:– English– Twi– Fante– Ewe– Hausa– …
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Where we are going…
Brong Ahafo
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Where we are going…
AsampuOffuman
New Longoro
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Offuman
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Asampu
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New Longoro
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Peanut Sheller Project
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Charcoal Project
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Charcoal Health Impact Study
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Educational Projects
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Cassava Processing
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Other Possible Projects
• Water treatment • Corn processing• School lighting
and more…
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Skills & Interests
• Hands-on engineering• Public health• Education• Surveying, interviewing assessment• Manufacturing and supply chain• Rural focus• Learning a new language
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Follow-up opportunities• D-Lab II• D-Lab III• IDEAS Competition• Thesis projects• Summer fellowships• Summer trip with HSPS student for
continuing health impact study
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Beware!• Mosquitoes• Excited children• Nice people
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Medaase… Questions??