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Toronto Star’s Chair of the Board Visits Ghana

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands November 26, 2011

Newspapers are intended to deliver information, educate the public and beyond that – bring community together. This is what former publisher, editor and current Chair of the Board of the Toronto Star Mr. John Honderich shared with local journalists on his visit to Ghana as part of a Journalists for Human Rights initiative. During Mr. Honderich’s ten [...]

Tagged as: community development, Dialogue on Diversity, Role of the Media, Toronto Star

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The Road to Wli

In Blog, Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by Cheryl Oates November 23, 2011

The view was absolutely worth the climb. In early November, a group of 6 of us set out to take on Wli Waterfall- perhaps the most sought out tourist site in Ghana. We rolled into town around 4 o’clock. Much to our disappointment, it was pouring rain, so we decided to postpone our visit to [...]

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Journalism students in Ghana use their skills to make change for refugees

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Photo Essays,
by Robin Pierro October 27, 2011

On July 15th, 2011 a group of 10 journalism students from Ghana presented a body of work, including a radio feature, print articles and a video documentary, at the Silverbird Cinema in Accra, Ghana. The premiere of their work brought over 200 Ghanaians together to read about, listen to and watch the stories the students [...]

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Thanksgiving in Ghana

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands October 22, 2011

Our Thanksgiving adventure began with a three hour trip to the one place we figured we could get a turkey – Shoprite. This meant hoping on a tro-tro, switching over twice, and patiently waiting as the process took it’s sweet time. Most often we shop at local markets or roadside stands, but for this occasion [...]

Tagged as: tradition and customs

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JHR-AUCC Chapter Holds Official Executive Handing Over Ceremony

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands October 22, 2011

As the start of classes drew closer at the African University College of Communications, members of the Journalists for Human Rights School Chapter held their official Handing Over Ceremony. “For me, this was significant in the history of the chaper,” says Danny Bannah, two-term president of the school chapter. “This is the first time JHR [...]

Tagged as: Accra, Community Engagement, Ghana, jhr-AUCC Student Chapter, Power of Media, Youth Empowerment

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Rotary Launches Road Safety Campaign in Accra

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands October 20, 2011

The Rotary Club of Accra-Labone in partnership with the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit and the Driver and Vehicle Licencing bureaux have launched a Road Safety Campaign aimed at educating Ghana’s motoring public. This initiative is a result of increased numbers in traffic related deaths, as according to the MTTU’s nation wide accident statistics. These [...]

Tagged as: Accra, community initiative, road safety, Road safety initiative, Rotary

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Biking as a Tool of Female Empowerment

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by mnewlands September 21, 2011

In Ghana’s northern regions bicycles are used as a necessary means of transportation, but in the capital city of Accra, this is not the case. Cycling in the city can not only be dangerous, but attached to social stigmas – especially for women cyclists. This is what Alba Kunadu Sumprim, along with ten others, discovered [...]

Tagged as: empowerment

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Commuters Crash

In Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by mnewlands September 21, 2011
Our tro-tro after the crash.

The evening was dark and the air crisp as we embarked on our journey to Accra from Ghana’s Western Region. It was not much past 7:00 pm but the quiet, urban roads made it seem as though the whole of the country would be asleep. The route home was anything but smooth, potholes causing our [...]

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White Wedding.

In Blog, Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer, Uncategorized,
by Cheryl Oates September 19, 2011

I was asked to be a part of a wedding purely based on my skin colour. A teacher at the AUCC; the dean of social science, Osei Piesie happened to catch me on the stairwell leading to my office on a Wednesday. “Cheryl- Did you come to Ghana with a man?” .. now let me [...]

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Ghanaian Journalism Students Reporting field-trip to the Krisan Refugee Camp.

In By Country, Educational Internships, Ghana, IYIP Educational Officer,
by Robin Pierro August 31, 2011

In May 2011, journalists for human rights educational officer Robin Pierro helped organize a reporting field trip with students from the African University College of Communications and the Ghana Institute of Journalism to the Krisan Refugee Camp in the western region of Ghana. The trip taught the students what human rights reporting is all about [...]

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