Art,History & Culture~African Travel/Study
Randy
re: "Hands-on" "on-site" study of art,
history, culture, music
AASP Programs to Africa, Brazil & Cuba
Prof. Rogers will again be leading several
Travel/Study groups to Africa, Brazil and
Cuba, for the 20th year!
Departing in July, August, December & February -
in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Trips last from 1 to 4 wks.
His programs are very popular, appealing
to professionals, academics and community
leaders, as well as students and others
stricken by wanderlust. Open to all.
Earn academic credit.
Most important, cost is kept to a minimum,
so many are able to participate who otherwise
wouldn't have been able.
Program descriptions, info, application & cost
can all be obtained at:
http://www.earthcorp.com/JOURNEYS (schedule, cost, dates)
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/page2.html(African Photo Gallery)
Or, send your request to: A...@starmail.com, HRo...@ccc.edu
Request the new 2-yr desciptive Catalogue for AASP.
Below is info on AASP and on volunteer-type projects
in GHANA. These are sponsored by VOLU, a much-revered
service organization operating since Ghana's independence.
Bon voyage !!
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WHEN? During Summer 2000 & 2001; 3-week projects
WHERE? In GHANA, West Africa
LOCATION: AKOSOMBO
REGION: EASTERN
DISTRICT: ASUOGYAMAN
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 35 - 40
Sponsored by the Voluntary Workcamps Association of GHANA.
"VOLU" (rhymes with "tofu") is one of Africa's oldest and
most respected service organizations.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers and technical officers
from Forestry Department will undertake the following
activities within the Volta Gorge to save the Volta Lake:
- Planting of trees
- Maintenance of the already planted area
- Learning about the ecological history and significance
of the Volta Gorge and Volta Lake, and trying
to keep in check further environmental degradation
- Educating the neighbouring communities re: the harmful
effects of deforestation and bush burning.
- Volunteers will coordinate to do own cooking & campsite
maintenance
- Working closely with technical officers from Forestry
Department
Volta Lake's creation involved the inundation of 15,000
homes and of 740 villages and the resettlement of
78,000 people.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in camping tents
and sleep on camp beds. They will be required to bring
their individual camping tents if possible.
REMARKS: Akosombo is about two hours drive from Accra (capital).
Akosombo is where the River Volta is dammed to generate
electricity to supply the entire country.
DIRECTIONS: Volunteers will leave Accra for Akosombo by
bus. From Akosombo, they will have a cruise on the Volta
Lake for about an hour to the campsite.
Volunteers are encouraged to participate in more than one
project. Annually, approximately 20 are planned - in summer
and winter. Browse the sample list of projects, below.
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AT THE END OF THIS POST, FIND BACKGROUND READING ON
VOLTA LAKE AND ON THE AKOSOMBO DAM.
FIND ALL DETAILS ON PARTICIPATION BELOW AND AT SITE
http://www.egroups.com/group/VOLU-Volunteers
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H U M A N A . B U L L E T I N
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Internships & Summer Projects in 2000 & 2001
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Summer and Winter Programs to AFRICA & the Diaspora
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For Academics, Professionals, Students, Non-Students,
Community Leaders & Interested Others
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ALL ARE WELCOME
1]
GHANA - Volunteer Projects
Celebrating 45 years !!
Your invitation to participate in nation-building
and community development in Ghana.
Volunteers will hail from all corners of the GLOBE.
Multi-disciplinary projects, lasting from 1 to 3 weeks
each.
Earn academic credit.
Find details below and at the sites.
2]
AFRICA-BRAZIL-CUBA: Travel/Study & ROOTS Programs
[SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS]
Celebrating 20 years !!
Professor Harold Rogers and colleagues will lead you off
the beaten path to experience dynamic, multi-dimensional
societies and peoples as you never imagined -- in
Africa, Brazil or Cuba.
Explore the inner depths of the African Diaspora:
via the splendor of its cultures, music, art, traditions
and languages.
Select from among 29 ROOTS programs planned over the
next 2 years, and choose among the many different
themes and foci, according to your particular interests.
Earn academic credit.
Each trip will last from 1 to 4 weeks.
Departing in July, August, December & February
Browse the African Photo Gallery at:
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/page2.html
http://www.earthcorp.com/JOURNEYS
3]
Announcements of Conferences & Events in Africa, or related to
Africa:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Current_Events/menu_Curr
ent_E.html
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/OPPORTUNITIES.html
[also: See below]
4]
http://x65.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=635117539
- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Findings: Stark Race Disparities in Drug
Incarceration in USA
- Crime & Punishment by RACE & CLASS in Europe & the USA
..Correcting Errors & Misconceptions
- Penal Management of Poverty : PROF. LOIC WACQUANT
- Amnesty Int'l's recently published findings on the racial
selectivity of the death penalty
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For the above topics and articles, and for related
links and a bibliography, please go to:
http://x65.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=635117539
5]
B A R R Y : The "(Still-)Forgotten" American Tourist in FRANCE
An African American tourist was wrongfully arrested shortly
after arriving
in France (accused of "association avec malfaiteur" - guilt by
association),
then held 20 months without trial, bail or opportunity to defend
himself, and finally -- in an absolute travesty of a trial -- was
sentenced to 18 years without the possibility of appeal...
i.e., given a virtual "death sentence."
Still a young man, and now in his 7th year of his 18 year
sentence,
Barry would be nearly 50 years old if he survived to be released
in the year 2012.
US State Department: "hands tied"
Despite the fact that he is the victim of NUMEROUS Human Rights
violations, the response of the American Embassy and US State
Department to pleas for help, has been either mum or notably
curt and lackluster:
"The US Government cannot interfere in the judicial system of
another
sovereign power. Americans who travel abroad do so at their own
risk."
To help with this case, or to read background info, please go
to:
http://x46.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=619882664 (Overview)
http://www.poboxes.com/JUSTICE (Open Letter to Chirac)
http://www.egroups.com/messages/BARRY (Prison letters, visits)
http://members.aol.com/FreeBarry1/index.html (Main site)
http://www.artinternet.fr/gryga/barry.html (Version francaise)
LETTER-WRITING
Help with a letter-writing campaign would be welcome.
Barry will soon pass his 7th consecutive birthday behind
French prison bars. Cards, messages and well wishes from the
International Community would surely help to lift
his spirits and buoy up his morale.
Prison address:
Barry B R A I M A H
8674 B-Sud 227
Centre Pen. de Clairvaux
10310 Ville sous La Ferte
FRANCE
Alternatively, messages for Barry can be E-mailed to us.
Prisoners do not
have E-mail or Web access in France, but we will print out your
message
and AirMail it to his address in France. E-mail your message to
us at:
BarryS...@starmail.com, FreeB...@aol.com
WHY WRITE?
French authorities monitor Barry's prison mail. Letters that he
receives therefore "register" on his behalf. They help put
authorities on
notice that they are being "watched."
Generally, the more the communication a prisoner
has with the outside world, the better he will be treated.
THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH
For most of his time, Barry is isolated in a 6'X12' cell that is
too cramped even for him to stretch out his 6'3" (1m93) frame.
Prison conditions are deplorable, and only help to fuel a high
rate of
suicide and depression -- problems which go unattended to by
French authorities, despite the unending pleas for intervention.
At one point, Barry's weight dropped to 139 lbs, due to the
insipid prison diet, which was virtually bereft of protein and
fresh vegetables. Barry's meals usually consisted of a non-
descript
slop. Malnutrition, and consequent illness, help to fuel
suicide and depression among inmates, who in France
are predominantly and disproportionately North African, Arab,
black African, West Indian, from the French departments
(islands) and foreign-born.
France has been severely condemned by the European
Court and by international Human Rights organizations for a
persistent pattern of Human Rights violations against non-
whites,
minorities and foreigners.
J O I N . L I S T
A new list has been set up to follow this case and to
explore what we in the international community may be able
to do to help.
Human Rights monitors who visit Barry will post to the list
the results of their twice-monthly visits with Barry.
Relevant articles appearing in the French press on
Human Rights and prisoner issues, periodically will be
translated and shared with the list.
To join, send your request to: JUS...@comports.com
Please help make a difference for a life for the price of a
stamp.
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1] GHANA - Volunteer Projects
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P R O G R A M . D E S C R I P T I O N
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Summer & Winter: One to Three Week Projects
It is not too late to participate !!
GHANA: CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS ~ Volunteers
are being invited to participate in 20 community
development, youth, reforestation, agriculture
& building projects.
To obtain the schedule of VOLU projects and dates, write
and/or FAX:
General Secretary
Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana
P.O. Box 1540
Accra, Ghana, West Africa
011-233-21-663486 - Telephone
011-233-21-665960 - Fax
TELEX 3033
Obtain info & application faster by TELEXing
and/or FAXing the VOLU HQ
Include a FAX cover letter addressed to
The General Secretary, VOLU.
For more information, go to:
http://x24.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=581708075
http://www.egroups.com/messages/volu-volunteers
http://www.earthcorp.com/journeys
http://justice1.freeyellow.com/opportunities.html
The Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana (or VOLU,
rhymes with "tofu") sponsors a variety of 1 to 3 week
projects, including community development, construction,
reforestation, tree planting, health education,
computer training, farming, and youth work.
Volunteers are encouraged to participate in more than
one project. Held during summer and winter.
Volunteers (students, professionals, academics,
non-students, persons with skills and others, of
all ages) come from all corners of the globe,
including other African countries.
Founded in 1956, VOLU is one of the oldest, most
respected -- and most successful -- service organizations
in Africa devoted to grassroots, self-help, sustainable
community development.
ACADEMIC CREDIT
Volunteers are encouraged to arrange with their faculty
advisor or department to earn academic credit for their
participation. From 7 to 12 units is recommended under
Independent Study or Int'l Experiential Education.
After returning, students may choose to write a paper on
a topic of interest, based on their experience.
COST
Participants make their own round-trip air arrangements,
and pay a small fee to VOLU to cover room and board
and incidental costs.
This is a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED program. If you are seeking
a "tourist" experience (in air-conditioned tour bus or hotel),
please do not apply.
The VOLU experience will challenge you to
participate in African life and to help solve gritty
problems faced by African people.
VOLU is itself a Ghanaian-run organization, with
strong international links, including exchange
and reciprocal programs with other service and
volunteer organizations/agencies around the globe.
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J O I N . L I S T
To receive future announcements and information, join the
VOLU list. Send your request to:
VOLU-Volunte...@eGroups.com
Reply to the CONFIRM REQUEST when it arrives moments later.
For information by E-mail: VO...@bigfoot.com
To join the VOLU List on the Web, go to:
http://www.egroups.com/group/VOLU-Volunteers
A L L . A R E . W E L C O M E !!
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P R O J E C T . D E S C R I P T I O N S
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NOTE: The following information on VOLU projects is based
on last year's program. This year's program will be
very similar. Contact the VOLU HQ directly in
Accra, Ghana to obtain info, application and updated
descriptions of upcoming projects (there will be approximately
20 VOLU projects this year, as well as next year).
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LOCATIONS OF WORKCAMPS
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Workcamps are scheduled for the following Regions:
Upper West Region; Upper East Region; Northern Region;
Brong Ahafo Region; Ashanti Region; Eastern Region;
Volta Region; Western Region; Central Region; Greater
Accra
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ALL DATES ARE APPROXIMATE; WRITE FOR CURRENT SCHEDULE
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DURATION: JUNE 4 - JUNE 25
LOCATION: AKOSOMBO
REGION: EASTERN
DISTRICT: ASUOGYAMAN
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers and technical officers
from Forestry Department will undertake the following
activities within the Volta Gorge to save the Volta Lake:
- Planting of trees
- Maintenance of the already planted area
- Educating the neighbouring communities' of the harmful
effects of deforestation and bush burning.
- Volunteers will do cooking and cleaning of campsite.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in camping tents
and sleep on camp beds. They will be required to bring
their individual camping tents if possible.
REMARKS: Akosombo is about two hours drive from Accra.
Akosombo is where the River Volta is dammed to generate
electricity to supply the entire country.
DIRECTIONS: Volunteers will leave Accra for Akosombo by
bus. From Akosombo, they will have a cruise on the Volta
Lake for about an hour to the campsite.
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DURATION: JUNE 11 - JULY 2
LOCATION: WEIJA
REGION: GREATER ACCRA
DISTRICT: GA
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will undertake the
following activities:
- Creation of lanes, pegging and planting trees.
- Educating the neighbourhood communities on
the harmful effect of deforestation around Weija Dam
and how it affects the treated water supply of Accra
and the neighbouring communities.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be accommodated within the
Weija community. They will be required to bring their own
bedding and if possible camping tents.
REMARKS: Weija is about 30 minutes drive from Accra along
the Accra/Winneba road. It is near Weija where the Densu
River has been dammed to supply drinking water to Accra and
its environs. It is on the way to Central Region where a lot
of historical monuments like castles can be found.
DIRECTIONS: Volunteers will take buses from Kaneshie -
Accra main lorry station to Weija.
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DURATION: JUNE 18 - JULY 9
LOCATION: JANKUFA
REGION: BRONG AHAFO
DISTRICT: JAMANG
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will undertake the
following activities:
- Planting of trees
- Maintenance of the already planted area
- Tending of the young trees
- Mapping out the track for fire ride
ACCOMMODATIONS: The camp will be housed in a local school
block.
REMARKS: Jankufa is about two hours drive from Brekum
through Seikwa. It is within transitional zone between the
rain forest and Savannah zone. It is very close to the Ivory
Coat border.
DIRECTIONS: Bus from Accra to Kumasi and then to Berekum
through Sunyani. Another small bus from Berekum to Jankufa
through Seikwa.
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DURATION: JULY 2 - JULY 23
LOCATION: SOKODE
REGION: VOLTA
DISTRICT: HO
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BLOCK
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will help in various
practical tasks in connection with the construction of a
school block for the local Sokode Secondary - Technical
School. It will be the third time volunteers will be working
on the project. They shall work with members of the local
community. Work will involve moulding of blocks, screeding
of floor, mixing of concrete and mortar, carting of blocks,
etc.
- The volunteers will do cooking and cleaning of campsite.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in a local school
block. They are required to come with their own bedding.
REMARKS: This will be the third time volunteers are sent to
work on this project. Sokode is not far from Wli Water
Falls and Mount Afadjato. These are some of the tourist
attractions within the Volta Region.
DIRECTIONS: Take a bus going from Accra to Ho and alight at
Sokode-about 10km to Ho.
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DURATION: JULY 9 - JULY 30
LOCATION: BREMAN BENIN
REGION: CENTRAL
DISTRICT: ASIKUMA
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF TRADE SCHOOL
FOR TEENAGE MOTHERS
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers and the local community
will work on construction of a trade school for teenage
mothers. Tasks to be undertaken include:
- Digging foundation trenches
- Mixing concert and mortar
- Carting blocks, sand and water
- Volunteer will assist masons laying blocks, etc.
- Cooking and cleaning of campsite
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in
classrooms or in various houses in the village.
They will however come together for meals,
meetings and entertainment.
REMARKS: Breman Benin is in Central Region and a few hours
drive to Cape Coast/Elmina where the slave castles are
located as well as the Kakum Park -A tropical rain forest
and tourist resort with a canopy walkway.
DIRECTIONS: Take a bus from Kaneshie main Lorry Park to
Breman Asikuma and another from Asikuma to Breman Benin.
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DURATION: JULY 16 - AUGUST 6
LOCATION: AKOSOMBO
REGION: EASTERN
DISTRICT: ASUOGYAMAN
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will continue with the
tasks set for previous Akosombo camps, with the same living
conditions.
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DURATION: JULY 23 - AUGUST 13
LOCATION: SEFWI AMAFIE
REGION: WESTERN
DISTRICT: WIAWSO
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: OIL PALM PLANTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will work on an Oil Palm
Plantation which is one VOLU's own long-term projects. The
main task for this camp is to clear the weeds with in the
plantation and replace those that could not survive. They
will also harvest palm fruits.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will stay in various houses in
the village (Experimental Living). They will however come
together for meals, meetings and entertainment at the camp
leader's house.
REMARKS: Sefwi Amafie is located within the tropical rain-
forest zone about three hour's drive from Kumasi.
DIRECTIONS: Bus to Kumasi from Accra: Kumasi to Sefwi
Wiawso and taxi to Amafie, which is about four Kilometers
from Wiawso.
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DURATION: JULY 30 - AUGUST 20
LOCATION: KWAHU DAANTENG
REGION: EASTERN
DISTRICT: KWAHU SOUTH
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF A HEALTH CLINIC
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will work on a block for a
clinic. Work to be done includes digging foundation
trenches, moulding of blocks, carting blocks, sand and other
materials to the worksheet, mixing concrete and mortar,
laying blocks, etc.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in a house with
in the village.
REMARKS: Kwahu Daanteing is very close to the beautiful
KWAHU scap at Nkwkaw. The beautiful Boti falls can be found
within the eastern region.
DIRECTIONS: Bus from Accra to Nkawkaw along the Kumasi
road. Pick a smaller bus to Daanteng, which is about 12
kilometres from Nkawkaw.
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DURATION: JULY 30 - AUGUST 20
LOCATION: KAASE
REGION: ASHANTI
DISTRICT: KUMASI
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Work will involve digging foundation
trenches, mixing mortar, casting foundation concrete and
moulding blocks and other constructional tasks.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be camped in a school block
within the Kaase Community.
REMARKS: Kasse is a suburb of Kumasi City. It is not far
from Lake Bosomtwi, the only natural lake in Ghana. Other
attractions are the Cultural Centre, Asantehene's Palace and
Museum which treasures the artefacts of the Asante Kingdom.
Volunteers will be required to bring their own bedding.
DIRECTIONS: Take a bus from Accra to the main Lorry Station
in Kumasi KAJETIA. Take either a taxi or mini bus to Kaase.
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DURATION: AUGUST 6 - AUGUST 27
LOCATION: AKOSOMBO
REGION: EASTERN
DISTRICT: ASUOGYAMAN
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will continue the work
done by their colleagues who attended previous Akosombo
Camps.
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DURATION: AUGUST 13 - SEPTEMBER 3
LOCATION: BEYIN
REGION: WESTERN
DISTRICT: JOMORO
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will undertake the
following tasks:
- Creation of lanes, pegging and planting of trees.
- Educating the people in the neighbourhood on harmful
effects of deforestation and land degradation.
- Volunteers will do cooking and cleaning of the campsite
themselves.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be house in school
blocks in Beyin village. They will need to come possible
with their own and if possible camping tent.
REMARKS: Beyin is located within the rainforest area. Some
of the tourist attractions are the beautiful Ankobrah Beach
and Busua Beach. Volunteers will be required to bring their
own bedding.
DIRECTIONS: Take a bus from Accra to Takoradi. From
Takoradi take another bus to either Axim or Essiama and
finally to Beyin.
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DURATION: AUGUST 20 - SEPTEMBER 10
LOCATION: AKONTOMBRA
REGION: WESTERN
DISTRICT: SEFWI WIAWSO
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: COCOA PLANTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will work in a cocoa
plantation, which is one of the long-term projects for
income generation for VOLU. They will under take various
tasks in rehabilitation a cocoa farm.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in school c
lassrooms with the locality. They are required to bring
their own bedding. They will however, come together for
meals, meetings and entertainment.
REMARKS: Akontombra is in the tropical rain forest zone,
about three hours drive from Kumasi.
DIRECTIONS: Bus from Accra to Kumasi, another bus from
Kumasi to Sefwi Wiawso and a mini bus to Akontombra.
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DURATION: AUGUST 20 - SEPTEMBER 10
LOCATION: NEW NINGO
REGION: GREATER ACCRA
C A N A B U L L E T I N
VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL BLOCK
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will help in various
practical tasks in connection with the construction of a
school block.
Work will involve digging foundation trenches, mixing
mortar, casting foundation concrete and moulding blocks and
other constructional tasks. Volunteers will do cooking and
cleaning of campsite themselves.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in classrooms.
Volunteers will have to come with their own bedding.
REMARKS: New Ningo is along the coast, about 50 km from
Accra with beautiful beach resorts. Volunteers who like will
have a nice time.
DIRECTIONS: Bus to Ashiaman and then a mini bus to New
Ningo
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DURATION: SEPTEMBER 3 - 24
LOCATION: AKOSOMBO
REGION: EASTERN
DISTRICT: ASUOGYAMAN
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will undertake the
same work as done by their colleagues who attended
previous Akosombo projects.
Their living conditions will be the same as the first four
camps. They shall be required to bring their own camping
tents and bedding if possible. Volunteers will be required
to bring their own camping tents.
DIRECTIONS: Volunteers will leave Accra for Akosombo by
bus. From Akosombo, they will have a cruise on the Volta
Lake for about an hour to the campsite.
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DURATION: SEPTEMBER 10 - OCTOBER 1
LOCATION: SAVELUGU
REGION: NORTHERN
DISTRICT: SAVELUGU
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BLOCK
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will help in various
practicals in connection with construction of school block.
They will work with people from the locality. Work will
involve:
- Digging of foundation trenches
- moulding blocks
- casting foundation concrete
- doing the hard core filling
- laying blocks
- they will do their own cooking and cleaning of campsite
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in classrooms.
They will be required to bring their own bedding.
REMARKS: Savelugu is located with the savannah zone. It is
about an hour drive from Tamale, the regional capital. Among
the tourist attractions are the Mole Game Reserve near
Damongo, etc.
DIRECTIONS: Take bus from Accra to Tamale and a mini bus
to Savelugu.
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DURATION: SEPTEMBER 17 - OCTOBER 8
LOCATION: NAWULEY
REGION: WESTERN
DISTRICT: JOMORO
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: AFFORESTATION
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will undertake the
following tasks:
- Creation of lanes, pegging and planting of trees
- They will tend the planted trees
- Educate the village folks on sound environmental
practices including the harmful effects of
deforestation and land degradation.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers may be camped in either
tents or in classrooms. They will bring their own camping
tents if possible.
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DURATION: SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 15
LOCATION: WA
REGION: UPPER WEST
DISTRICT: WA
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BLOCK
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will help in various
practicals in connection with construction of school block.
They will work with people from the locality. Work will
involve:
- Digging of foundation trenches
- moulding blocks
- casting foundation concrete
- doing the hard core filling
- laying blocks
- they will do their own cooking and cleaning of campsite
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will live in classrooms or have
experimental living, i.e. living with families.
REMARKS: Wa is both the Regional capital as well as the
municipal capital. The most outstanding tourist attraction
is the Wa-Na's Palace. Wa is located within the Savannah
Zone.
DIRECTIONS: Take a bus direct from Acca to Wa.
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DURATION: OCTOBER 1 - 22
LOCATION: MANSO AMENFI
REGION: WESTERN
DISTRICT: WASSA AMENFI
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35 - 40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF DORMITORY BLOCK
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteers will undertake
construction work on a dormitory block for the Youth
Leadership Training Institute, which belongs to the national
youth Council.
The tasks involved include digging of foundation trenches,
moulding blocks casting foundation concrete carting sand
water and blocks as well as other related tasks.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in a house within
the Manso Amenfi community.
REMARKS: Manso Amenfi is located within the tropical rain
forest zone, about 120-km from Takoradi.
DIRECTIONS: Volunteers will take a bus from Accra to
Takoradi. Pick another bus from Takoradi going ro Asankragwa
and alight at Manso Amenfi.
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DURATION: OCTOBER 8 - 29
LOCATION: KORDIABE
REGION: GREATER ACCRA
DISTRICT: DANGME WEST
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 35-40
PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF STUDENT HOSTEL
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Volunteer will work on student hostel
for a Training Center where VOLU trains the youth in a
number programs designed to combat youth unemployment. The
tasks to be performed shall include digging, of foundation
trenches, moulding of blocks doing the hard-core filling,
casting of foundation concrete, carting of sand and other
related materials and if possible laying of blocks.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Volunteers will be housed in a hostel at
the VOLU Training Centre.
REMARKS: Priority will be given to volunteers who have
computer repair skills to help repair a number of compuers
(mostly PCs - XTs) to be used in training youth in computer
literacy programme.
DIRECTIONS: Kordiable is about 65 km from Accra about a
one-hour drive. It is very close to Shai Hills and the Shai
Hills Game Reserve where one can see baboons and other wild
life. It is also not far from the Akosombo Lake and Aburi
Botanical Gardens.
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NOTE: The above list of VOLU projects is based
on last year's program. This and next year's program
will be very similar. Contact the VOLU HQ directly in
Accra, Ghana, to obtain the current schedule of projects,
the application and various project descriptions.
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..Correcting Errors & Misconceptions
- Penal Management of Poverty : PROF. LOIC WACQUANT
- Amnesty Int'l's recently published findings on the racial
selectivity of the death penalty
Skin color influences who lives and dies in the
US judicial system
- Bibliography - list of relevant reading
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BACKGROUND READING
V O L T A . L A K E
Artificial lake in Ghana. The lake is formed by
the Akosombo Dam which, begun in 1961 and
completed in 1965, dammed the Volta River
just south of Ajena and created a lake extending
upstream from the Akosombo Dam to Yapei,
beyond the former confluence of the Black
Volta and White Volta rivers.
With a storage capacity of 124,000,000
acre-feet (153,000,000,000 cubic m) of
water, Lake Volta is one of the largest
man-made lakes in the world. It is about
250 miles (400 km) long and covers 3,283
square miles (8,502 square km), or 3.6 percent
of Ghana's area. The lake's creation involved
the inundation of 15,000 homes and of 740
villages and the resettlement of 78,000
people. The lake is navigable and provides
a cheap route linking Ghana's northern savanna
with the coast. It also is a major fishing ground
and provides irrigation water for farmland in the
dry Accra Plains lying immediately below the
damsite. The generating capacity of the dam's
hydroelectric power plant is 912 megawatts of
electricity; this power is used by the aluminum
smelter located at the port of Tema on the
Gulf of Guinea and supplies most of Ghana's
other electricity needs as well.
A K O S O M B O . D A M
Rock-fill dam on the Volta River near Akosombo, Ghana,
completed in 1965 as part of the Volta River Project.
Its construction was jointly financed by the government
of Ghana, the World Bank, the United States, and the
United Kingdom. The dam rises 440 feet (134 m) above
ground level and has a crest 2,201 feet (671 m) wide
and a volume of 10,451,000 cubic yards (7,991,000
cubic m). The dam impounds Lake Volta.
[Souce: Ency. Brit]
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Article:
ENVIRONMENT-GHANA: Environmentalists Lock Horns Over Dam
To read the full article, please visit:
http://x55.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=621851272
Below, find only the highlights of this article.
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InterPress Service
Worldwide distribution via the APC networks.
*** 08-May-2000 ***
Title: ENVIRONMENT-GHANA: Environmentalists Lock Horns Over Dam
By Isabella Gyau
ACCRA May 8 (IPS) - Deep in the hinterland of Ghana, among the
wind rustled bushes of the savanna belt and lying about 450
kilometres north-West of the capital Accra, is the Bui National
park.
Home to 150 endangered species of black African hippopotamus, a
number of elephants and other wild animals, thousands of
beautiful butterflies as well as rare species of medicinal
plants, the
future of the park and its habitats is now uncertain as the
government has decided to construct a dam through it.
The construction of the dam, which was announced earlier in
1999, by the Vice President of Ghana, John Atta Mills, is to
supplement Ghana's dwindling energy supply.
Ghana's main source of electricity has been the Akosombo Dam
located in South-East of the country which was constructed in
1966 by the first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, with some
support from the United States.
The water level in the dam has dropped so low that it has lost
almost half of its generating capacity, forcing the government
to look for other sources of energy.
The construction of the dam has, however, generated heated
debate between the government and environmental groups
who say the construction of the dam would do more harm
than good.
During the Construction of the Akosombo, the majority of the
80,000 people who were displaced and relocated were not
given any form of compensation.
This resulted in the loss of land and livelihood as well as
diseases such as Bilharzia, problems which have not
been solved to this very day.
Several people who were displaced are still waiting for
compensation from the Volta River Authority who
are managers of the dam and the government.
It is against this background that environmental groups have
been fighting the government over the construction of the dam.
It is estimated that about 17,800 to 68,500 hectares of land
size would be affected depending upon the final decision
taken on the dam's elevation.
Critics also say a village, known as Dokokyina, situated within
the park, would also be submerged by the flood of the dam.
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