This is my itinerary to go to Ghana this summer (subject to change!):
May 31 Leave Boston
June 1 Arrive Accra, the capital of Ghana in West Africa
-- Fun Fact: Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence, in 1957. --
June 2-7 Play with kids at the orphanage!
--Africa Change International www.acighana.com is a start-up non-profit based in Ghana that seeks to empower underprivileged youth through basketball ---
June 8-15 Meet up with Professor Susan Murcott and the other MIT students, embark on cross-country road trip stopping at various water and sanitation plants
-- 1 billion people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water. --
June 15-July 9 Interview women and girls who sell water in Tamale, in the Northern Region of Ghana.
--Fun Fact: The Dyula Muslims settled in this area with the Ashanti a long time ago. They got along trading kola nuts (what we used to make Coca Cola out of.) --
July 10-Aug 5 Return to Accra
--Fun Fact: The population of Ghana is about 22million. Some statistics say that 50% of the population is under the age of 16. --
This trip is generously provided by MIT's Program in Human Rights and Justice!
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how long will you be there for? good luck with everything!
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