ghana. general information size: 239,000 sq km (slightly smaller than oregon) population: 22 million...

Ghana

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

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– …

Where we are going…

Brong Ahafo

Where we are going…

AsampuOffuman

New Longoro

Offuman

Asampu

New Longoro

Peanut Sheller Project

Charcoal Project

Charcoal Health Impact Study

Educational Projects

Cassava Processing

Other Possible Projects

• Water treatment • Corn processing• School lighting

and more…

Skills & Interests

• Hands-on engineering• Public health• Education• Surveying, interviewing assessment• Manufacturing and supply chain• Rural focus• Learning a new language

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

Beware!• Mosquitoes• Excited children• Nice people

Medaase… Questions??