Ghana, West Africa

Ghana is an amazingly beautiful place and is rich with ART and culture! Artisans there create pottery,

wood carvings,

glass beads,

Kente cloth,

batik,

and Adinkra cloth.

Ghana is rich in tradition, like the pouring of libations during visits and special occasions.

This is done to offer a drink to the ancestors who are gone in body, but are kept alive in spirit.

This is Nankese…

a typical village in Ghana.

The Nankese Community Health Post is a clinic where people can receive medical treatment.

This is Nankese’s Primary school.

This is a classroom inside the Nankese-Ada Primary School.

Answer the following questions in a blog posting:

• What sorts of traditions do we have here in the US?

• Describe the types of tools artisans in Ghana were using.

• Compare our schools/students to those you saw in the village of Nankese.

• What questions do you still have about life in Ghana, West Africa?