ARHR's MetroTV Piece
ARHR’s Executive Director Vicky Okine shares ARHR’s central mission in this piece for Ghana’s MetroTV.
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Ho Municipal Hospital – Ghana
At ARHR, we have partnered with MamaYe! Ghana to ensure local hospitals are maintaining the highest standard of care.
Mater Ecclesiae Clinic – Ghana
We are working to ensure rural clinics maintain the highest standard of maternal care. Visit the Mater Ecclesiae Clinic in Volta to witness the change ARHR is making in local communities.
Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary
One of the coolest experiences since I have been in Ghana was when we went to the Volta Region and visited the Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary. I was really excited because monkeys are my favorite animal. My goal once we got deep in the forest was to be able to feed a monkey on my Read More …
The Obruni with Braids
I have always liked long braids because they’re beautiful on most women. Once I came to Ghana, I learned that wearing braids is a huge fashion trend. So one night while we were all talking, I got the idea to get braids. Another student in our group got her hair done and it looked great, so Read More …
Smiles and Ashes
I didn’t bring my camera along very often during the first two weeks of my internship. There were a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, I consider myself to be more inclined as a writer or an audio person than a photographer, which is why I requested to be placed at a radio station for Read More …
DJ China Woman Drops the Hottest Mixtape
I have the wonderful opportunity to partake in two internships while I am in Ghana for the summer. One of which is at the University of Ghana’s radio station called Radio Univers. Side note: I noticed all Ghanaian radio DJs repeat songs over and over again. By cutting out the song at the end, saying Read More …
The Kente Cloth Culture
One of our visits this past weekend was to Kumasi, the capital city of Ghana’s Ashanti Region. One of the villages there specializes in Kente cloth weaving. I was so excited to see how they made Kente cloth, because I can’t believe how beautiful some of them are. They are so detailed too. After we got Read More …
The Sound Man
When Ghanaian DJ and entrepreneur Sonny Louis — who has performed with many of Ghana’s top artists, including Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Jay Soul — had to DJ a child’s christening, he was nervous. The child’s grandmother had told him that if he didn’t play good music, she wouldn’t pay him, and he knew the Read More …
My Trip to the Quarry
In Ghana, I’m interning for Today Newspaper, an independent daily whose slogan is “We Blend Our Vision With Truth & Enlightenment,” and so far, this has proven true. Sitting near the door, I hear the constant hustle of reporters coming in and out of the office. There is always laughter, or arguing, and definitely no Read More …
President's Cup Experience
From the perspective of someone with very little previous interaction with the sport of football and absolutely zero interaction with the Ghana Football Association, I did not know what to expect on my way to see my first professional match. Growing up in America we often hear about the passion for the sport of football Read More …
Old Fadama Updates
Today Esi Benewaaa, a Starr FM reporter, and I went to Old Fadama mentioned in my previous post and elsewhere online as Sodom and Gomorrah. The area within Old Fadama called June 4 was the latest area to be demolished, leaving residents displaced. This is a humanitarian crisis that is leaving over 50,000 homeless and Read More …
The One With Stonebwoy, the AllStarr Unity Concert, and Old Fadama
It’s one week into my internship at StarrFM and I’ve worked on many interesting stories that were read on air. Writing for radio in Accra is much different than longer feature, profile, and narrative non-fiction pieces that I’m used to freelance writing. It is also much different than academic writing, a style that is far Read More …