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| Photographer: Sohrab Baghri |
| Photo of schoolchildren in Ghana |
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Welcome to Plan Ghana
Ghana is situated along the coast of West Africa. Agriculture and cattle rearing are the main subsistence activities of most Ghanaian families. Food crops such as cassava, coco, yams, plantains and maize are cultivated in the forest zones, while yams, maize (corn) and millet are grown on the savannas or grasslands.
Despite having many varied and diverse ethnic groups, Ghana has virtually no ethnic rivalries. Since their ancestors migrated to the region, people have lived together in relative harmony. Intermarriage between Ghanaians from different ethnic groups is also common.
Last year, we worked with more than 16,000 sponsored children, their families and communities in reducing poverty in Ghana.
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Six Youth from Ghana visit Washington
Six Youth Ambassadors from Ghana Find Wonders to Behold in the Nation’s Capital. A extraordinary adventure for this exceptional youths selected from a panel of Ghanian children whom Plan support in Ghana. |
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Water is vital for farmers in Ghana
Plan Ghana supported the Buoti community to realise their dreams of building a water retention project in support to their farming activities. |
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Country statistics
| Country: |
GHANA |
| Population: |
20,922,000 (2003) |
| Capital City: |
Accra |
| National Language: |
English |
| Per capita income: |
US$ 320/year (2003) |
| Life expectancy: |
58 years (2003) |
| Access to safe water: |
79% (2002) |
| Adequate sanitation facilities: |
58% (2002) |
| Under 5 Mortality Rate: |
95/1,000 live births (2003) |
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| Source: |
State of the World's Children Report 2005 (published by UNICEF) |
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