The first block of pictures shows the village we lived in,
Fiankoma. The upper left picture was taken from where we had our meals and
reflects the end of the village we slept and worked in. A number of houses had
been built here by local Habitat for Humanity volunteers (two can be seen in the
picture). The other 7 pictures show conditions in the bulk of the village,
usually mud walled, dirt floored, buildings (often collapsing in parts) with
whatever kind of roofing material was available. |
The three pictures below show palm nuts (seen in Frimpong's hand in the left picture) and the production of palm oil. The palm nuts are boiled in barrels (middle picture) and then are placed in a press where the oil is squeezed out of them (far right picture picture). |
Below are photographs of cocoa beans (one of Ghana's main exports) in various stages of preparation. On the left is the cocoa pod pulled right off the tree. The beans are white, moist, and taste quite bad (not like chocolate). The middle photograph shows a common site in Fiankoma, cocoa beans set out to dry in the sun. The far right picture shows fully dried cocoa beans ready to be picked up (the government purchases the cocoa beans and then they are shipped to chocolate producers). After being fully dried the beans DO have a bitter chocolate taste. |
Had to throw in at least one picture of kids in the village as they love having their pictures taken. The child in green is wearing his school uniform. |