July 2009

Gamoa Daga: Our Last Village Visit

Today we visited Gamoa Daga, our last village for this trip.  Daga was probably the worst off of all the villages we’ve visited.  It is located within a half mile from the sea, and their main source of income is fish.  They fish either with a canoe, or a motorboat for further distances.  The government subsidizes the fuel that they use for the motors, and they can&rsqu

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Fawomanye

Today we went to the village called Fawomanye. It is roughly an hour and a half outside of Accra. This was by far my favorite village visit. Fawomanye had a population of 300-400 and we all gathered under a large, low hanging tree in the center of the community.

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From Nalini: Days 6 and 7

Day 6 - Tuesday

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Shout-outs

Oh! I meant to give two quick shout-outs. One to Nalini Chhetri, a researcher with the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, and a lecturer with the School of Letters and Sciences, who took the picture that is on the home page.

And two, to the School of Sustainability for relieving some of my travel expenses! Thanks!

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Rainforest and Slave Castle

Alright.

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From Nalini, about Monday

Day 5
I could not get this in yesterday because I was exhausted after another busy, intense but very fulfilling day in two separate villages more than two hours apart from each other.

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Short Story from Brad

Hi, this is Brad Rogers, director of Research and Development for GlobalResolve and veteran Ghana traveler.  We have had an extremely busy three days in the city of Kumasi, the village of Domeabra, and even a brief visit to the village of Biemso.  We have been working with Nana Afaokwa of Domeabra for more than two years, and we have established a fantastic working relationship that i

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Village Progress

Today was nothing short of amazing.  We headed out to visit Domeabra again.  We had established such a good rapport with the villagers there, that three of the women elders invited us back to view their cooking areas.  We went and saw each of the three ladies’ kitchens, which were all fairly different from each other, which was surprising to find.  All of the kitchens,

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Words from Nalini

So, here is what Nalini wrote:

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A Small Story from Jack

Hi all! Greetings from Ghana, West Africa. At this point, all is going well. We have successfully established a good rapport with the villagers and the tribal Chief. The demonstration of the twig lights and ethanol stove went well.

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