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