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Monkey Business

In By Country, Ghana, Job Type, Uncategorized, University Internship, University Internships, Videos,
by Chris Tse July 14, 2011

Leah and I took a little adventure north this past weekend to the peaceful town of Nkoranza, a staging area to get to the Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary.  It was a great little getaway, made all the more rewarding that we got to see some Ghanaian wildlife aside from house lizards.  These guys reminded me of [...]

Tagged as: Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, CIDA, Monkey, PEF

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Operation Hand in Hand – caring for mentally disabled children

In By Country, Ghana, Job Type, University Internship, University Internships, Videos,
by Leah Wong June 30, 2011

A Dutch doctor has lent a hand to care for children with mental disabilities in the government’s failure to make mental health a priority. In Nkoranza, behind the St. Theresa’s Hospital, lies the community Operation Hand in Hand. The group cares for mentally disabled children who have been abandoned by their parents, often the director [...]

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Welcome to KNUST

In Job Type, Uncategorized, University Internship, University Internships, Videos,
by Leah Wong June 27, 2011

We were fortunate enough to get a tour of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after my dad got in touch with one of his classmates from his days at University of British Columbia. After finding out I was going to Ghana, my dad told me about his former classmate, who he had [...]

Tagged as: CIDA, KNUST, PEF

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Remembering a Revolution

In By Country, Ghana, Job Type, Uncategorized, University Internship, University Internships, Videos,
by Leah Wong June 22, 2011

Though Ghana is now one of the most democratic countries in Africa, a bloody coup d’état was one of the steps to this success. On June 4, 1979 the now celebrated coup d’état led by Jerry John Rawlings overthrew Supreme Military Council, replacing it with the Armed Forces Revolutionary. After leading the country under military [...]

Tagged as: CIDA, PEF, Revolution

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The Beauty and Power of Rain Showers in Ghana

In Job Type, University Internship, University Internships, Videos,
by Chris Tse June 20, 2011

jhr university intern Chris Tse sharing the experience of a rain shower in Ghana.

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Ghanaian Cooking Lesson – How to Make Fufu

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by Chris Tse June 20, 2011

Fufu is a staple of the Ghanaian diet. See how to make it here:

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A weekend celebration of an uprising

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by Lin Abdul Rahman June 20, 2011

Red, black and green were the colours of the day when the National Democratic Congress party celebrated the June 4th anniversary at Kumasi’s Jubilee Park. The celebration was to commemorate the political coup staged by former President J.J. Rawlings 32 years ago. It was also aimed at rallying support for the former first lady, Nana [...]

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Dancing to the beat of Kete drums

In Blog, Ghana, Uncategorized, University Internships, Videos,
by Lin Abdul Rahman June 2, 2011

Kete is a dance and drum ensemble commonly found in the Akan regions of Ghana. I managed to catch a live performance of Kete during the Jubilee Oil Exhibition’s opening ceremony at Kumasi’s Centre for National Art on May 24, 2011. Besides professional dancers in lapa cloths, students attending the exhibition also got a chance [...]

Tagged as: culture, dances, Ghana, Kete, University Internships

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Ghanaian Football

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by Leah Wong May 30, 2011

My first weekend in Ghana the IYIP interns directed myself and some of the other university interns out to Teshie to watch their friend play football.  Teshie is located in Greater Accra and due to the traffic we only made it for the second half of the game. The game was fast paced, and the [...]

Tagged as: CIDA, Football, Ghana, PEF

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Doomsday Prophecy by Prophet Peter Amanoah

In University Internships, Videos,
by Lin Abdul Rahman May 24, 2011

On Friday May 21, 2011, at the end of my first week at Luv FM, a self-proclaimed ‘prophet’ came to the newsroom with a doomsday prophecy. Prophet Peter Anamoah adamantly claims that catastrophe will occur on Saturday, May 22 at 6a.m. during which all non-followers will be expelled from earth and only the righteous will [...]

Tagged as: CIDA, PEF, Rapture

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