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How you can support us:
Well, we are always looking for people to join us in this exciting venture so the more the merrier.
Here are ways that you can support us:
Here are some interesting facts about Ghana:
1. The name Ghana was adopted from the ancient West African kingdom of Ghana which flourished between 750 and 1068AD and was located in what is now southern Mauritania and western Mali. It is believed the Akan of modern day Ghana originally came from the area of this ancient empire.
2. Lake Volta in the centre of Ghana is the largest man-made lake in the world. The lake covers 45% of the Ghana's total land area.
3. The Asantehene is the traditional rule of the Ashanti people and the most prominent traditional ruler in Ghana. The Asantehene rules from Kumasi in the central Ghana and his power is symbolized by the golden stool (sikadwa).
4. Ghana was the first colonized country sub-saharan African to win back its independence, doing so in 1957. The first Prime Minister of Ghana was Kwame Nkrumah, who is particularly remembered for his fight against colonialism and as a founder leader of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
5. Ghana largest national park is the Mole National Park which covers 4660 square km. It lies in the Northern region of Ghana and is home to over 30 different species of mammals including Elephants, Hyenas, Antelopes, Buffalo and various primates.
6. Ghana is made up of ten regions, These are Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Volta, Western, Upper East, Upper West. The most populous region is the Ashanti region in the centre of Ghana and the least populous is the Upper West in the north.
7. Ghana's major cities are Accra the capital and largest city, the historic city of Kumasi the capital of the Ashanti region, Cape Coast the old colonial capital of Ghana, Sekondi-Takoradi an important seaport and industrial centre, Tamale the main administrative centre of the north of Ghana and Koforidua another historic Ashanti town.
8. Ghana is one of Africa's prominent footballing nations having won the African cup of nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982) and reached the World Cup quarter finals on their second appearance in 2006. Famous Ghanaian footballers include Michael Essien, Abedi Pele, Abdul Razak, Samuel Kuffour, Tony Yeboah and Robert Mensah.
9. Ghana is considered to be one of the homes of Highlife, a genre of music that was extremely popular in the English speaking West Africa. Popular proponents of the music from Ghana included E.T Mensah, Jerry Hansen and Osibisa amongst others.
10. Ghana is one of the major producer of gold in the world and the gold mines in Obuasi in Ashanti region are some of the largest in the world, every day about half a million dollars worth of gold is brought to the surface. It is also the world’s second largest exporter of cocoa.
- join the Swanshurst World Challenge group
- get your form to organise just one fundraising event for the year towards the playground
- If you know of family/ friends who can donate resources or sponsor our project, please let either Mrs Royal or Mrs Wensley know.
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Here are some interesting facts about Ghana:
1. The name Ghana was adopted from the ancient West African kingdom of Ghana which flourished between 750 and 1068AD and was located in what is now southern Mauritania and western Mali. It is believed the Akan of modern day Ghana originally came from the area of this ancient empire.
2. Lake Volta in the centre of Ghana is the largest man-made lake in the world. The lake covers 45% of the Ghana's total land area.
3. The Asantehene is the traditional rule of the Ashanti people and the most prominent traditional ruler in Ghana. The Asantehene rules from Kumasi in the central Ghana and his power is symbolized by the golden stool (sikadwa).
4. Ghana was the first colonized country sub-saharan African to win back its independence, doing so in 1957. The first Prime Minister of Ghana was Kwame Nkrumah, who is particularly remembered for his fight against colonialism and as a founder leader of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
5. Ghana largest national park is the Mole National Park which covers 4660 square km. It lies in the Northern region of Ghana and is home to over 30 different species of mammals including Elephants, Hyenas, Antelopes, Buffalo and various primates.
6. Ghana is made up of ten regions, These are Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Volta, Western, Upper East, Upper West. The most populous region is the Ashanti region in the centre of Ghana and the least populous is the Upper West in the north.
7. Ghana's major cities are Accra the capital and largest city, the historic city of Kumasi the capital of the Ashanti region, Cape Coast the old colonial capital of Ghana, Sekondi-Takoradi an important seaport and industrial centre, Tamale the main administrative centre of the north of Ghana and Koforidua another historic Ashanti town.
8. Ghana is one of Africa's prominent footballing nations having won the African cup of nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982) and reached the World Cup quarter finals on their second appearance in 2006. Famous Ghanaian footballers include Michael Essien, Abedi Pele, Abdul Razak, Samuel Kuffour, Tony Yeboah and Robert Mensah.
9. Ghana is considered to be one of the homes of Highlife, a genre of music that was extremely popular in the English speaking West Africa. Popular proponents of the music from Ghana included E.T Mensah, Jerry Hansen and Osibisa amongst others.
10. Ghana is one of the major producer of gold in the world and the gold mines in Obuasi in Ashanti region are some of the largest in the world, every day about half a million dollars worth of gold is brought to the surface. It is also the world’s second largest exporter of cocoa.
What is this all about?
World Challenge has been in existence for 22 years and organises educational expeditions in the developing world teaching life skills as well as expanding minds outside the classroom. At the moment, they organise projects in over 50 countries.
Check out their website World Challenge. In July 2011, we have a team of about 14 girls plus Mrs Royal & Mrs Wensley who will be going to Ghana which is West Africa.
Where are we going?
Whilst in Ghana, this is where we will be staying. We will be working together as a team, working, shopping, eating and generally having fun together.
Where we will be going:
We will be going to the East Coast of Ghana to a city called Takoradi, working in one of the rural farming villages. Ghana is a country where you will find rich and poor people. The team have decided to work in one of the poorer areas so as to help those less fortunate than themselves and to make a difference in their lives. In addition to these, we will be visiting Kakum National Park, Elmina slave castles, Cape Coast Girls school, beaches as well as living within a Ghanaian community.
Why are you going?
When in Ghana, we will be renovating this classroom at Daystar Nursery. In addition to this, we will building a playground for the children there. We are going because we want to help those who have little or even nothing. We are also going because we want to use our skills and talents in another country and culture. However, we are also going because we want to learn as this trip will help us learn about another culture, another community and how they do things. Lastly, we are going to learn some skills which will help us in the future as we will be developing our leadership and team working skills. We are sure that we will come back totally changed people so watch this space.
What we need to do:
As part of this project, we each need to raise £2500 for our trip. This has required us to be creative and enterprising as we have had to think of so many different raise to make money and to take as many people involved as possible.
In addition to raising money for our trip, we are also looking to raise about £2000 for this project so as to build a playground for the nursery. The girls have been working really well in terms of raising money for their target. They have all
raised more than £1000 out of their £2500, which is really exciting.
In the last year, we have been organising a range of fundraising activities- e.g. Christmas gift wrapping service, Easter Hamper lucky dip, Krispy Kreme day, Fayre, sponsored runs, sponsorship from business etc etc!
How you can support us:
Well, we are always looking for people to join us in this exciting venture so the more the merrier.
Here are ways that you can support us:
- join the Swanshurst World Challenge group
- get your form to organise just one fundraising event for the year towards the playground
- If you know of family/ friends who can donate resources or sponsor our project, please let either Mrs Royal or Mrs Wensley know.
