placement accepted
on Raquel @ VSO (Guyana), 10/May/2009 13:38, 34 days ago
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In the end of April I was offered a placement in Walewale, Ghana.Here it is:me and my sea: 15hours away from each other.but I'm expecting Walewale to make up for that with an unbelievably starry sky for example!§*§here is some information I found oncare.org:Population:20.5 millionUrban Population:36%Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:Akan - 44%Moshi-Dagomba - 16%Ewe - 13%Ga - 8%Gurma - 3%Religions:Christian - 63%Traditional beliefs - 21%Muslim - 16%Population Growth Rate:1.45%Life Expectancy:56.5 yearsInfant Mortality:53 per 1,000 live birthsUnder Five Mortality:100 per 1,000 live birthsMaternal Mortality Rate:210 per 100,000 live birthsGNP Per Capita:$290Percentage of Literate Adult Males:83%Percentage of Literate Adult Females:67%Percentage Population With AccessTo Safe Drinking Water:73%Country Description:CARE USA opened a country office in Ghana in 1994. In addition to HIV/AIDS prevention, CARE is developing programming in agriculture and natural resources, health care and girls' education. Since July 1996, programming in Ghana has been managed under CARE Togo.
