This and some other fantastic photos from Kejetia Market now on Stacie’s blog.
Ghana 180
Posts from when Harriet and Nathan spent six months in Ghana in 2011 working on separate development projects in the Ashanti region.
African skies
One of the best things about living in Ghana is that quite frequently, there are the most spectacular skies and sunsets. Perhaps this is because we are closer to the equator, or there’s less pollution or fewer buildings but whatever the cause, here are a few of my favourites so far.
The stuff we don’t want
Mongabay highlights the appalling situation in the Agbogbloshie slum outside Accra, which has become a massive toxic dumping ground for electronic waste. Agbogbloshie understandably gets a lot of attention, but it has been interesting to see some of the wider picture here. The e-waste in Agbogbloshie is the stuff that can’t be fixed any more – has reached …
Busua and Butre
We recently had the chance to leave Kumasi and travel to Ghana’s coast for a short break. It was great to have a change of scene and see more of the country. We began with a night in Accra celebrating our engagement and toasting some good friends who were shortly returning to the USA. It …
Settlers
A short visit today to Nkwabrim, a cocoa-growing village near Nsuta. Some additional homes there are getting VIP latrines, construction starting now. The home in the images above belongs to settler farmers – most rural communities I’ve seen have a small sub-community of settlers, living in an area colloquially known as a Zongo. Their homes …
Engagement
The moon was full and fat. It shone down on the lake, reflections sparkling on the waves that gently lapped on the shore. The crater walls lay back in the soft grey light. Frogs chimed an epic chorus further down the bank. Fireflies winked lazily in the grass. We sat on a wooden bench by …