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… Asampu Offuman 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??