By this time next year, you could be starting your service as an Agriculture or Health Volunteer in Ghana. Get a taste of the experience with this easy, vegetarian version of a classic bean and palm oil stew.
Ingredients:
3 tbsp red palm oil (must, otherwise it’s not “Red Red”) 1 onion 1 inch ginger 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp tomato puree 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped 1 vegetable, fish or prawn stock cube 1 can adzuki beans 1 can black eye peas (or soaked dried beans) 1 scotch bonnet pepper, left whole
Preparation:
1. Heat up the palm oil and fry the onions until golden. 2. Add the garlic, ginger and tomato puree and fry for a minute 3. Add the chopped tomatoes followed by the stock cube and allow to fry and reduce for 10 minutes 4. Add the beans, including bean juice in can. Add the whole scotch bonnet to release flavor without too much heat and bring to a simmer.
In the first year of the Let Girls Learn collaboration, Peace Corps will initially target countries where it can make a real difference: Albania, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Thailand, Togo, and Uganda. More than 4,410 Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) have served in Ghana since the program was established in 1961.
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve had the privilege of being associated with some unique PCVs. I say unique because of their discipline, determination, fortitude, courage and many more attributes. PCVs ability to leave their confront zone and live in an unusual situations takes strength of character. I’ve seen how PCVs engage with their students, be a positive influence within the villages, be a advocate for change and most of have fun. Yes, their are challenges but it doesn’t outweigh the responsibilities to continue and create change. Even though they are placed in a location for two years, many enlist again. The overall feedback I’ve receive is that PCVs wouldn’t change anything.
Michael, Andy, Sara1, Sara2, Evry, Angela, Louise and every Peace Corp Volunteer PCV’s… Great job and Thank you!
“The Peace Corps is guilty of enthusiasm and a crusading spirit. But we’re not apologetic about it.” -Sargent Shriver, first director of the Peace Corps
This photo of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael was taken during a GLOW/BRO camp in the Volta region of Ghana this past summer.
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Peace Corps Ghana traces its roots and mission to 1961, when President John F. Kennedy sent the very first 52 Peace Corps Volunteers to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in Ghana.
There are 133 Volunteers in Ghana working with their communities on projects in agriculture, education and health. During their service in Ghana, Volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Dagaare, Dagbani, Ghanaian Sign Language, Gurune, Likpakpaln, Mampuli and Twi.
Good Morning! I’m Laura or @thee_lbp and this is my international pup Bamboo. She hails all the way from Ghana, West Africa where I got her while I was a Peace Corps volunteer there. She has been my travel buddy through a lot and is always an excellent companion. To make her feel more at home she sleeps on top of one of my favorite 2-yards (to signify 2 yards of cloth) that I used in Ghana as my towel, my blanket, a skirt, a head scarf, whatever you can think of 😊 we are up bright and early to start our day and can’t wait to share it with all of you!
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