Sunday, 10 May 2009

placement accepted

In the end of April I was offered a placement in Walewale, Ghana.
Here it is:me and my sea: 15hours away from each other.
but I'm expecting Walewale to make up for that with an unbelievably starry sky for example!
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here is some information I found on care.org:

Map of Ghana


Population:20.5 million

Urban Population:36%

Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:Akan - 44%
Moshi-Dagomba - 16%
Ewe - 13%
Ga - 8%
Gurma - 3%

Religions:Christian - 63%
Traditional beliefs - 21%
Muslim - 16%

Population Growth Rate:1.45%

Life Expectancy:56.5 years

Infant Mortality:53 per 1,000 live births

Under Five Mortality:100 per 1,000 live births

Maternal Mortality Rate:210 per 100,000 live births

GNP Per Capita:$290

Percentage of Literate Adult Males:83%

Percentage of Literate Adult Females:67%

Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water
:
73%

Country Description:

CARE USA opened a country office in Ghana in 1994. In addition to HIV/AIDS prevention, CARE is developing programming in agriculture and natural resources, health care and girls' education. Since July 1996, programming in Ghana has been managed under CARE Togo.


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