1. Ghana

2. 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

3. 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 – …

4. Where we are going… Brong Ahafo

5. Where we are going… Asampu Offuman New Longoro

6. Offuman

7. Asampu

8. New Longoro

9. Peanut Sheller Project

10. Charcoal Project

11. Charcoal Health Impact Study

12. Educational Projects

13. Cassava Processing

14. Other Possible Projects Water treatment Corn processing School lighting and more…

15. Skills & Interests Hands-on engineering Public health Education Surveying, interviewing assessment Manufacturing and supply chain Rural focus Learning a new language

16. 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

17. Beware! Mosquitoes Excited children Nice people

18. Medaase… Questions??