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Author Biography: Laura Bain

Laura Bain is no stranger to Journalists for Human Rights (jhr), or Ghana, for that matter. Before kicking off her placement at the African University College of Communications (AUCC), where she will be working with faculty and students to host workshops, develop curriculum and support campus media, Bain spent three months in Ghana last year with jhr as a radio intern in Kumasi. At Kapital FM, Bain helped to produce a weekly human rights radio program called “Know Your Rights.” She worked on stories about the rights of children and sex workers in Ghana, in addition to a piece about the maltreatment of prisoners in the country. Before joining jhr, Bain studied Professional Writing at York University, where she was a columnist for community newspaper, Excaliber and an editor at an arts and literature journal, Existere.

An Unnecessary Death at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships, Uncategorized,
by Laura Bain July 11, 2011

By Laura Bain and Kwabena Darko Blantyne Agnes Otoo cried for an entire month when her 37-year-old son Franklin Otoo passed away. He underwent a routine operation to repair a small hole in his heart on August 17, 2010 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. But, Otoo never ended up leaving the hospital. [...]

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Universal Access to Education Not For All in Ghana

In Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Laura Bain July 8, 2011

By Dennis Moot and Laura Bain By His Grace International School is a typical school found in the Accra slum community Old Fadama-a small, shabby building that also acts as a video center, rented for 4 Ghana Cedis a day. The room is dark and very hot. There is no blackboard on the walls and [...]

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Cash for coverage? (Brown envelope journalism in Ghana)

In Ghana,
by Laura Bain June 28, 2011
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By Laura Bain and Jenny Vaughan It happens every day across the country. An NGO, company or government ministry holds a press conference. The room is filled with reporters who happily consume free refreshments. The building of a new school or the launch of a new anti-corruption taskforce is announced. Journalists jot down notes or [...]

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AUCC and jhr pair up for human rights doc screening in Accra

In Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Laura Bain June 23, 2011

The Journalists for Human Rights (jhr) chapter at the African University College of Communications (AUCC) kicked off the second semester with its first event on Friday, March 18th. The chapter, in collaboration with another school group Face Aids, hosted a documentary screening event featuring two films about HIV/AIDS in Ghana and Kenya. Edem Srem, a [...]

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Scrap dealers and health hazards: Welcome to Korle Lagoon Ghana

In Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Laura Bain June 15, 2011
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This article originally appeared in Faces of Old Fadama, a magazine produced by students at the African University College of Communications in conjunction with the Daily Guide and Journalists for Human Rights in Accra, Ghana. The project was led by jhr intern Laura Bain. By Daniel Bannah and Naa Lamley Lamptey Abibat The sound of [...]

Tagged as: digital dumping ground, Ghana, Health

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Opportunity in Organics

In Articles, By Country, Ghana, University Internship, University Internships,
by Laura Bain April 18, 2011

Ghana’s investment in organic farming could transform the country’s agriculture sector and improve the country’s economy dramatically. It’s a common scene among many small-scale farmers in Ghana: men and women working feverishly under the hot sun, mixing cow dung and chemical pesticides into barren soil, harvesting salvageable produce to sell and praying for incipient crops [...]

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The power of youth in Bawku

In Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Laura Bain March 24, 2011

It’s a job Majeed Issah will never forget—seeing patients suffering from gunshot, machete and burn wounds at the Bawky Hospital in Ghana’s upper east region. He was working as an accounts officer during the nearly ten-year conflict between the Kusassi and Mamprusi tribes. Though the conflict ended in 2009, Issah still remembers a disturbing trend: [...]

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The price of love

In Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Laura Bain March 18, 2011
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You’re bound to come across a wedding in Ghana on a weekly basis. Weddings here are similar to what you’d expect in Canada—a church service, a big white dress, a groom in a sharp suit and a large reception. This month, I attended a friend’s wedding in Kumasi. I was excited since it was going [...]

Tagged as: Ghana, Islam, marriage customs

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Ghana revisited

In Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Laura Bain February 9, 2011
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“I like the way you talk to me,” says Brian, one of the many young street hawkers lining Oxford Street, Accra’s main drag, as I turn down his offer to make me a bracelet with my name on it. “You have been here before,” he declared, after hearing me speak with a slight Ghanaian accent. [...]

Tagged as: culture, Ghana, Travel

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