Earning a living
These piles of wood at the Gambaga Outcast Home have been collected by the women in the camp. They go out everyday in search of wood and they bring it to town to sell. It's a common sight to see and old woman walking for kilometres with a huge bundle of sticks on her head.
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Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... [read more]
Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... [read more] Blog: Life in a Witch Camp: The Exile of Women in Northern Ghana
Date: March 11th 2008
Life in a Witch Camp: The Exile of Women in Northern Ghana Tamale, Northern Ghana By Nichole Huck We fear what we don’t understand. A child falls sick and dies without reason. Who do we blame? Is it God’s will, or is there some other force at work? Most people feel better having something or someone to blame for life’s misfortunes - and in Northern Ghana that blame often falls on elder ... read more
Date: March 11th 2008
Life in a Witch Camp: The Exile of Women in Northern Ghana Tamale, Northern Ghana By Nichole Huck We fear what we don’t understand. A child falls sick and dies without reason. Who do we blame? Is it God’s will, or is there some other force at work? Most people feel better having something or someone to blame for life’s misfortunes - and in Northern Ghana that blame often falls on elder ... read more
