My favorite thing to hear over my shoulder as I walk away from a Ghanaian that I just met is “Obroni te Twi paa!” which roughly translates to “The foreigner speaks Twi very well!” Twi is the most widely spoken of dozens of local languages in Ghana, and Obroni is often also translated as “white Read More …
From the stained glass windows of our bus, we could see that we were approaching a modest house-like structure surrounded by lush green trees and bushes. Numerous colorful fabrics printed with intricate patterns and block prints were hanging on the veranda. As all of us ‘alighted’ from the bus and walked towards the building, we Read More …
It has been a blessing watching everyone step outside of their comfort zones. Being here invokes you to think differently and be a better version of yourself. We have all tried new things and experienced interactions we never thought possible. But coming around the halfway mark, I am forever grateful. I had to create a Read More …
Today marks the end of the second week of my internship at Citi FM. Although it has only been two weeks, it feels as though I have been there forever. It was not an easy start to the internship, but after the past few weeks I have become acclimated to the environment and feel like Read More …
I am compiling pages for a book on my day to day activities in Ghana. Each of the images is designed with Kente fabric patterns that I have woven into each picture. These are some of my favorite ones so far. Check out my website http://www.estherknox.com/ghana/ to see the rest of them!
There is much more here; one is forced to experience something new every day. Just when dark matter starts to consume my mind, usually very early in the morning before work, I start to question why I didn’t study abroad in Europe like any other college student. On my drive to work as I rock Read More …
ARHR’s Executive Director Vicky Okine shares ARHR’s central mission in this piece for Ghana’s MetroTV.
At ARHR, we have partnered with MamaYe! Ghana to ensure local hospitals are maintaining the highest standard of care.
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.
I like to think I’m pretty tough. I’m a farm girl. I do physical labor. Dirt and smells and creepy-crawlies don’t (often) faze me. Going into this trip, I was pretty confident that I was cut out for Ghana. Maybe it’s just a delusion of grandeur and I’m overcompensating for my smallish stature and a Read More …
Internships, new friends and weekend adventures aside, one of my favorite parts of this trip has definitely been the food. A great deal of my life revolves around food. My family runs the only certified organic goat dairy in all of Oregon (Fraga Farmstead Creamery, in case you’re wondering *winkwink*) and throughout high school I Read More …
Today wrapped up the last day of my internship. I know I learned a lot about what ICT (Information Communication and Technology) is and I also learned more about what Penplusbytes is and how their company trains journalists in their New Media Hub. I think that going to meetings and conferences about things related to Read More …
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 …
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 …