Lauren Mong spent 8 months in Ghana (West Africa) during 2005, stationed at a small mission in the North of the country. She lived in a little village called Bunbonayili much as the local people did. Her home was a mud hut; she ate local food; gathered water; and did her washing by hand alongside the local women. It was an incredible experience and she managed to capture the beauty of the people and the landscape in these wonderful images.

A boy named Peter from Bunbonayili Village, Ghana, West Africa

Women doing their laundry in Bunbonayili, Ghana, West Africa

A young Fulani girl in Bunbonayili, Ghana, who came with her grandmother, to sell milk. Her eyes were haunting.

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The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders C?te d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The chat Ghana agency “Warrior King,” and was the antecedent of the name “Guinea” (via French Guinoye) that is acclimated to accredit to the West African bank (as in Gulf of Guinea).

Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a cardinal of age-old kingdoms, including the Ga-Da?mes on the eastern coast, civil Empire of Ashanti and assorted Fante states forth the bank and inland. Trade with European states flourished afterwards acquaintance with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British accustomed a acme colony, Gold Coast, in 1874.

Upon actuality the aboriginal Sub-Saharan African nation to accomplish ability from the United Kingdom in 1957, the name Ghana was called for the fresh nation to reflect the age-old Empire of Ghana that already continued throughout abundant of western Africa. In the Ashanti accent it is spelled Gaana.

Visas and other Entry Requirements

All visitors to Ghana are required to have a visa unless you are a citizen of a West African country which belongs to ECOWAS. You must have a return ticket to Ghana before applying for a visa. Basic tourist visas are valid for 3 months from date of issue so don’t get it too early or it may expire before you arrive. A single entry tourist visa costs $50. Student visa applications must be submitted together with a letter of invitation from the principals in Ghana and or in the student’s home country.

Ghana also requires all visitors to have a valid certificate of immunization against yellow fever.

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