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As the first majority African country to gain independence in 1954 Ghana was the hope of a continent. Things didn’t quite work out that way as the human nature of greed and corruption took over some of those in leadership positions.\u00a0 By the time I visited, 50 years later there was still a long way to go on the road to self-sufficiency and prosperity.\u00a0 Nevertheless they had made some amazing progress.<\/p>\n

After my 8-week internship in rural Ghana I made numerous presentations about my experience. I presented to grad students, my church, and even at a national social work conference.\u00a0 It is important to share the story so that other may “get a whiff of the fragrance of Ghana,” as one Ghanian put it.\u00a0 But it is important that others get the chance to see what is happening – both the good and bad, so they can understand.<\/p>\n

Below is a copy of the standard presentation that I gave upon my return.\u00a0 You are saved from hearing all of my rambling stories that accompany each slide.\u00a0 There are a lot of picutres and probably some terms you might not know.\u00a0 Here are a view important ones:<\/p>\n

ICT – Information and Communication Technology\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Telecentre – basically a community center with a technology emphasis. <\/em><\/p>\n

So without further ado:<\/p>\n

Ghana Overview<\/a><\/p>\n
view presentation<\/a> (tags: ghana<\/a> ict<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I would be happy to answer any questions you might have in the comment section.\u00a0 During my time in Ghana I actually saw several World Vision vehicles driving around – they have several programs occuring throughout the country.\u00a0 Team Cross actually supports a child in northern Ghana.\u00a0 You can read about the country and World Vision’s work there<\/a>.\u00a0 Some of the projects are updating classroom facilities, drilling wells for clean water, and helping immunize children.<\/p>\n

Please consider supporting World Vision’s great work in Ghana and the rest of the world by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Team World Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team World Vision is a fund raising arm of the organization which uses ordinary people like me, to get ordinary people like you involved in ending poverty and injustice across the world. I have decided to commit the 26.2 miles of my first marathon to the memory of and in honor of the children I have met during my international travels. I can\u2019t remember all of their names, but I have many pictures and stories.<\/p>\n

On the right side of my blog there is a widget that will allow you to support me during this race or you can visit this secure page<\/a>. I have set a goal of raising $2,000 which will help children have a chance at living to become adults across Africa.<\/p>\n

Technorati Tags: World Vision<\/a>, Team World Vision<\/a>, Africa <\/a>, Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n

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Things didn’t quite work out that way as the human nature of greed and corruption took over some of those in leadership positions.\u00a0 By the time I visited, 50 years later there was still a long way […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[28,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-charity","category-world-vision"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4iaAv-5a","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":601,"url":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2008\/first-impressions-and-reactions-in-ghana\/","url_meta":{"origin":320,"position":0},"title":"First Impressions and Reactions in Ghana","author":"crossn81","date":"September 24, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Below is a journal entry from my first day in the rural village in Ghana where I spent my eight-week Master's internship. 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