Ghana has huge challenges in basic sanitation and education. Only one in seven homes has an indoor toilet. Twenty percent of people defecate outside. Clean drinking water is scarce. Education is free through age 11, but many families don’t send their kids because they can’t afford books and uniforms. Students struggle with lack of electricity for studying, the need for labor at home (like carrying water or tending siblings), lack of transportation and food. Attendance drops sharply as students age. At age 18, only 12% are still attending.
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- First day of school for these sweet and resilient kids.
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- Ghana is famous for coffin art, or customizing a coffin that represents the life of the deceased. In this case, a shoe for a shoemaker.
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- Mike decided on this for his coffin. I’d pick a very large suitcase.
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- Just your everyday hair “saloon” in Ghana.
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- Athletic Ghanaian dancers move to a frenetic drum beat.
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- A beautiful Ghanaian woman listens to a folktale about her ancestors.
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- We were special guests at a celebration for the Ashanti King Tutu. There were hundreds of minor kings there as well, but he is the charismatic leader.
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- Regal jewelry.
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- We met ace photographer Jeff Aisen on our trip to Morocco years ago. It was a total coincidence and joy that he signed up for the West Africa Geo Ex trip.
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- Farewell to the beautiful beaches with their haunting history.
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