Join me sitting outside on an African night with a full moon.
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Showing posts with label Upper East Region. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Upper East Region. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
"Cow" Boys Fishing - Sandema Ghana
Early in my Peace Corps service in Sandema, Upper East Region, Ghana at Sandema Senior High Technical school, I decided to take a walk to a nearby pond. My landlord's son, Thomas, said he would come with me and be my guide.
Upon arriving at the pond the first thing I saw was this cow. I knew some "cow" boys would be nearby. In Ghana if a family has cows the boys of the family usually take them out to the savannah to graze.
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Next I saw these lily pads.
Then I found the boys. They were all in the water with dried sticks. I asked Thomas what the boys were doing. He said they were using the sticks to fish. They would push the sticks along the shallow edges of the pond hoping to push something on to the shore.
The catch fit into this boy's hands. It was a frog. Thomas said they would roast it and have some meat to eat that day.
These boys are from the Bulsa tribe. The northern regions of Ghana are very poor. Since colonial time all the commerce has taken place along the coast. A chubby frog would be a welcome addition to their diet.
For a map of Sandema Upper East Region, Ghana, West Africa
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
March Pass on 6th March
Sandema Senior High Technical School girls marching on 6th March. 6th March is Ghana's Independence Day. Ghana was the first African nation to gain their independence, on 6th March 1957. Like Independence day it is celebrated every year. The schools send teams of boys and girls to the regional capitol to March pass the dignitaries of the region. Unlike our independence Ghana never fired a shot to become independent of their British colonizers. Kwame Nkruma was the architect of this independence and Ghana's first elected President.
For two weeks before the March pass teachers train students to march. The best students then are chosen to go the the regional capitol, where all other schools from Primary to Senior High School send their teams to march as well. Kids love to do it because after waiting for hours in the hot sun and marching they are given a Kalipo fruit drink, like Juicy Juice boxed juices in USA, and some biscuits, cookies!
Some schools,the girls, will wave handkerchiefs as they walk past the dignitary stand. Boys will often do an elaborate salute and turn to face the dignitaries.
Chief from a nearby village attending the Sandema, Upper East Region, Ghana - 6th March, 2009, celebration.
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