Category Archives: Travel During my trip to Krobo last weekend, I toured the local bead market with new Peace Corps volunteer and WIP staff member Rebecca. We met several of the women who craft beads for Global Mamas, including Mame Adjo, below: Below, Rebecca does some business with a bead maker, and Margaret shows off her wares: And […]  Before I left for Ghana, Women in Progress assigned me three volunteer projects and I added one more for a total of four projects in four weeks. My official assignments are: Fashion and product photography for WIP’s product catalog, from my base in Cape Coast Documentary photography of WIP’s new paper-making project in Edumafa Creating […]  Greetings from Ghana! I landed in the capital, Accra, this morning and will be heading to my home base in Cape Coast on Monday. But first, my host will be “holding me hostage” (her exact words) in Accra for a few days for a new photography project. And then I’ve been invited to join her, […]  What started with a decision back in May is almost here! In two weeks, I’m boarding a flight to Accra, Ghana for four weeks of living, learning and sharing with Ghanaian business owners. During my trip, I will be checking email periodically at best, so don’t expect prompt responses if you decide to write. I […] |
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