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Boat Building, Navigation, And West African Indigenous Knowledge, Will Connell
Boat Building, Navigation, And West African Indigenous Knowledge, Will Connell
African Diaspora ISPs
This paper focuses on the boat building and navigation practices that are currently involved in constructing and navigating both the semi-industrial and artisanal canoe vessels along Ghana's coastline. In order to make a fisherman's journey to sea physically possible, productive, and safe, there are many processes that must take place. Boat construction and navigation are two of the most important of these processes and it is in these two areas that the most changes have taken place since the first fisherman went to sea. By examining these activities in detail, and by comparing my findings with regard to the differences …
Effectiveness Of Ghana's Decenctralized Administraiton In Matters Of Physical Development: The Case Of The Wa District Assembly, Keon Knutson
African Diaspora ISPs
The topic concerns evaluating the effectiveness of a decentralized administration in matters of physical development, using the Wa District Assembly in the Upper West Region, Ghana, as its case study. The paper attempts to do this my examining 5 sets of District implemented projects, and determine their overall level of success, which is defined in terms of both the project's efficiency and the degree to which it responds to the real needs of its benefactors. The paper then isolates three District activities whose functions directly contributes to the success of development projects, and uses the data drawn from the project …
Breaking The Chains Of Slavery: How To Continue Healing From A History Of Oppression, Jennifer Parrish
Breaking The Chains Of Slavery: How To Continue Healing From A History Of Oppression, Jennifer Parrish
African Diaspora ISPs
Through studying Ghana's history of oppression and the steps that have been taken to heal from this oppression, my objective was to identify each part of her oppressive past: physica,political, and economical, and through what I had learned in the multiple formal and informal interviews and observations about this oppressive past can continue. I learned through my research that healing is currently happening in Ghana. However, I concluded that only through proper education and financial as well as psychological reparation can complete healing occur. This process will pave the way for Ghana to finally achieve ture freedom on all levels.
Creating Spaces To Build Alternatives: The Growing Movement Against Water Privatization In Ghana, Sasha Wright
Creating Spaces To Build Alternatives: The Growing Movement Against Water Privatization In Ghana, Sasha Wright
African Diaspora ISPs
This paper examines the movement against water privatization. First I trace the development of social struggle in Ghana. I then outline the issues in the debate over water privatization. Finally I describe development in the movement against water privatization, and their significance.
Voices Of Ghana: The Evolution Of Traditional Identity Through Music, Graham Savage
Voices Of Ghana: The Evolution Of Traditional Identity Through Music, Graham Savage
African Diaspora ISPs
Music constitutes the bed-rock, the grass roots of popular consciousness.-Ronnie Graham As long as societies have existed on this planet, music has existed as a shared activity within these societies.Music acts as a mirrow of culture, allowing a more intimate view of the history, traditions, troubles and successes of those people brought together by the music.Whether it is traditional African music or Western pop music, the idea of sharing something withing the sounds and the silence has always remained the driving force behind musical creation. In this paper, I explore the effects of Westernization on traditional Ga music. What is …
Child Labor In Ghana: An Analysis Of Perceptions And Practices, Amanda Bruscino
Child Labor In Ghana: An Analysis Of Perceptions And Practices, Amanda Bruscino
African Diaspora ISPs
After talking to children, parents, people in organizations as well as in government, I have gathered many different views on what I will temporarily, for lack of a better phrase, label as child labour. Parents frustrated me with their inability to see that the work their kids were doing was too much, and saddened me with their acknowledgement that they don't want to make them work, but they have to. Government and organisational official made me admire them for their genuine dedication to the idea of change, but made me skeptical with their inconsistent ability to actually effect that change. …
Sankofa: A Study Into The Teaching Of History In The Ghanian Education System: A Case Study In Cape Coast Schools, Kyla Saphir
Sankofa: A Study Into The Teaching Of History In The Ghanian Education System: A Case Study In Cape Coast Schools, Kyla Saphir
African Diaspora ISPs
I wanted to investigate how history is taught in the Ghanaian education systems at various levels and specifically in Cape Coast schools. I believe that history teaches people who they are and where they come from and thus equips them to learn from their past and prosper due to the analysis of the accomplishments and faults of their ancestors. I was curious to see how and what Ghanaians are taught about their past since their Western style education system has been structured after the British education system. I also wanted to find out how much is taught about the African …
The Challenges Food Crops Farmers Face In The Ahanta West District: Friends Of The Nation Demonstration Farm, A Possible Solution., Meghan Crouch
The Challenges Food Crops Farmers Face In The Ahanta West District: Friends Of The Nation Demonstration Farm, A Possible Solution., Meghan Crouch
African Diaspora ISPs
This paper seeks to explore the challenges food crop farmers face in the Ahanta West district and some of the programs in place to raise both the productivity and the living standards of the farmers and their families. Through the examination of their current practices, and the factors that hinder their work, the constraints farmers are confronted with will be more fully understood. The Friends of the Nation Demonstration Farm is a possible solution. Their objectives will be presented as well as examples of their current projects designed to educate farmers about new practices. Finally, I attempt to identify the …
The Effects Of Structural Adjustment On The Lives Of Small-Scale Farmers A Micro Study Of The Cape Coast District, Central Region, Ghana, Hannah Clark
African Diaspora ISPs
his paper seeks to determine the effects of structural adjustment policies on a group of small-scale farmers in the Cape Coast District of the Central Region of Ghana. The paper seeks answers to three questions: Has the small farmer's ability to produce improved since adjustment began? And has the small farmer's quality of life improved since adjustment began? And how have policies affected cocoa farmers differently from non-cocoa farmers? The paper concludes that many factors hamper farmers' ability to produce, and some are related to adjustment, while some are not. Quality of life proved difficult to determine, but it seems …
Ngos In Development, World Learning
Ngos In Development, World Learning
SIT Occasional Papers
The inaugural issue of the SIT Occasional Papers Series, published in Spring 2000 and titled “About Our Institution,” was dedicated to telling the story of World Learning by providing a comprehensive view of this fascinating organization. For many, World Learning is a difficult organization to grasp, given its various divisions and its continually changing nature. In fact, a defining characteristic of the institution has always been its ability to adapt readily in response to changing conditions and needs throughout the world. World Learning is truly a one-of-a-kind institution. This becomes clear as one learns more about its activities and the …