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Ghana

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;

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Ghana

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  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. Brong Ahafo Where we are going…

  5. Where we are going… New Longoro Asampu Offuman

  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??

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