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There is a tiny village in Northern Ghana called Kalpohen. This old lady proved to us that making a beautiful pot can take less than five minutes and you don't even need a wheel. awesome.
The Larabanga Mosque is thought to be the oldest mosque in Ghana and West Africa and one of the oldest buildings in West Africa. The dimensions of the mosque are approximately 8m by 8m. The mosque is made of mud and stick, in the Sudanese style. The mosque has to be renovated annually after the monsoon season. Next to the entrance is a large baobab tree. The mosque has four entrances: one each for the village chief, men, women, and the muezzin who leads the call to prayer. Larabanga is located just a few miles outside of Mole National Park.
www.ghanamuseums.org/ancient-mosques.php
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Village scene with traditional mud houses with straw roofs in the town of Fufulsu in northern Ghana.
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This old man is one of a group of community elders and wise men who I met to discuss how they were going to fight the effects of climate change in the community.
The village of Fufulsu, half an our from Larabanga (towards Tamale) in Northern Ghana. Traditional mud houses with straw roofs and a cell phone tower exist side by side. Cell phone technology has been very beneficial for Ghana: it is a cheap alternative to land lines which Ghana never could afford, certainly not in remote rural areas. But cell phones are ubiquitous, and reception is good even in remote areas of the country.
Out of school - children gets a second chance of education in the Education for Empowerment Programme.
Women gather corn in a field planted under the Feed the Future supported small-scale irrigation scheme in Ghana’s Northern Region. Photo credit: Priscilla Addison, USAID/Ghana.
Watching African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana oxyotis) taking their daily baths in a water hole in the Mole National Park in Northern Ghana was quite a spectacle. We sat on the other side, no more than 100 feet away from them. On this particular outing, we were on foot--although we had an armed park ranger with us.
In contrast to southern Ghana, very few people can be seen on the streets. There are no street vendors. People seem to stay in the interior of the village. All the houses have straw roofs.
Village in northern Ghana, near Tamale. This part of Ghana is mostly Muslim. The houses are mud huts with straw roofs. The haze in the air is dust from the Sahara, blown in by the Harmattan, a northerly wind that even reaches coastal areas of West Africa.
In Northern Ghana, farmers harvest orange-fleshed sweet potato, where Feed the Future works to promote the cultivation and consumption of the nutrient-rich crop, known locally as “Alaafei Wuljo.” Photo credit: Celia Zeilberger, USAID/Ghana
USAID and the District Chief Executives of 14 districts signed implementation letters to carry on Feed the Future’s Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) project activities in 2017. Activities were designed to improve the livelihoods and nutritional status of vulnerable households in selected districts of the Northern Region, with an emphasis on women of reproductive age and children under five years.
Including firewood for cooking on the charcoal burners. By G-lish Foundation, an award-winning, registered NGO specialising in social entrepreneurship, fair trade and volunteering in Ghana.
Elephants (African Savannah Elephant; Loxodonta africana oxyotis) visit this water hole below the park lodge daily. Behind is the savanna of northern Ghana. There is a lot of Sahara dust in the air which obscures the sun and creates fog-like conditions. it is brought in by the Harmattan, a northerly wind.
Watching African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana oxyotis) taking their daily baths in a water hole in the Mole National Park in Northern Ghana was quite a spectacle. We sat on the other side, no more than 100 feet away from them. On this particular outing, we were on foot--although we had an armed park ranger with us.
A youth touching Sarah's arm. A amall boy simply grabbed Peter's hand and looked straight into the camera.
Village youth who would love to have a soccer ball. They asked us for money to buy a soccer ball, but our guide shooed them away before I could slip them 20,000 Cedis (about two dollars).
The Millennium Villages Project is kicking off work in North Ghana. In May at the beginning of the rainy season, farmers already prepare millet and begin to sow other crops like maize and soya beans.
Another village with mud houses where only a goat can be seen. While in the southern half of Ghana, the streets were bustling with life, very few people could be seen in the northern, predominantly Muslim parts. The Harmattan is creating very hazy conditions--sometimes it would even obscure the sun.