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??