Country Info
- Accra
- Capital
- Cedi (GHC)
- Currency
- 19,894,014
- Population
- GH
- Country Code
Ghana Slideshow
Ghana
Travel Blogs from Ghana
Learned all about the problems in marriage
So today we visited LA Enobal Junior Secondary School in Accra. It is a public school so it receives government funding. Students in JSS do not have to pay school fees or for their textbooks but the school also does not receive a book for ...
Productive week, and sketches of Effiakuma
... trumpeter! You can imagine the ensuing chaos in trying to keep them quiet - teachers waving sticks around threatening to beat them etc! Oh Ghana... In the evening, we had a dinner party (more like a banquet) at ours. Octopus was the main. Yum. 29th: Saw ...
Busy at work
... to know about it, I don't know how. Yesterday was an exciting day. When I got to work we drove to the Ghana AIDS/HIV Commission and I was able to meet with the Director. She is head of ALL HIV/AIDS related activities for the entire ...
Ghana v Nigeria Feb 3 2009
... and Swindon was a parochial affair compared to this clash of African football titans. I have decided that the majority of Ghana supporters know little about football – they love to see their country win, but they are not knowledgeable. Anyhow, it ...
TravelsW
... (although, I did get an accidental scratch!). From there we traveled to Wli Waterfalls, which is the largest waterfall in Ghana. We hiked 45 minutes through the forest to reach it. The sight was amazing! Our 10-year-old guide told ...
Akwaaba!
... experience the world around them while giving them the tools to question and analyze has been unmatchably rewarding. After only 3 weeks in Ghana I feel attached to and responsible for these kids. Anything picture I show or any story I tell won’t get ...
Trip to Winneba and Bible Study
To save funds I made the trip from Kumasi to Winneba by bus. Bus stations in Ghana appear to be only vaguely controlled chaos! As my taxi from the hotel pulled up, a huge bus was backing into its slot in the building – but people were all ...
A Kokrobite Christmas...
Since we arrived a month out from Christmas, a lot of locals we chatted to asked whether we would still be in Ghana for an African Christmas. When we said yes, they would always make a comment about Christmas on the beach. So we thought when in Rome (or ...
Yummy food and my first date in Ghana
... that, the classrooms looked like American classrooms. I was so happy to step into the office. The first sign of air conditioning in Ghana! It was amazing, and I didn't want to leave, but I had to. So the taxi dropped Aunty and her daughter off and ...