Repatriating Ghana’s “Witches”
Ghanaian witch camps are a cultural phenomenon I have yet to fully experience and understand. Although I have read much about them and spoken to some people affected by accusations of witchcraft, I can...
View ArticleZen and Goats: Last impressions of the little things in Tamale
I checked my phone – 9:30am. Half an hour had passed since my last meeting in Tamale was due to start. No sign of the big boss. Having waited up to 2 hours for meetings to start in the past, this was...
View ArticlePolio effects linger in Ghana despite vaccines
When Maclean Atsu Dzidzienyo contracted polio as a nine-year-old, his symptoms worsened to the point where his nerves were affected and his legs became paralyzed. Now an athletic 26-year-old, he...
View ArticleJournalists doubt information will soon be free in Ghana
Ashley Terry is a senior producer with globalnews.ca. In the spring of 2013, she served as an expert trainer with Journalists for Human Rights in Ghana as part of the Shaw Africa Project. ACCRA –...
View ArticleA Ripple which thought it was a Tsunami
Small impacts have always been my favourite kind. Those moments which seem insignificant, unimportant or even hopeless. What I like best about that first initial impact, is what follows. Once that...
View ArticleWhen Randomness Approaches, just say Yes
By: Grant McDonald from Juba, South Sudan Regret is a word I rarely use, I rarely use it, because I am lucky. From a young age I have been shown that new challenges offer new experiences. Deciding to...
View ArticleYei, South Sudan: Our journey along the Dusty Road
By: Grant McDonald As we passed small villages seemingly frozen in time, the vehicle weaves from one side of the road to the other in an attempt to find the “smoothest” path forward. I couldn’t help...
View Article“They’ll tell you it’s too early, until it’s too late.”
By: Grant McDonald I’ve never read an obituary or heard a eulogy reminiscing of one’s monetary power, the size of the building they used to call home or the thread count of the sheets they once owned....
View ArticleA Snapshot of JHR Media Training in South Sudan
By: Grant McDonald My alarm clock goes into panic mode most mornings, reminding me that the work Journalists for Human Rights has set out to accomplish in South Sudan awaits. Let me be clear off the...
View ArticleMentoring media managers in South Sudan: starting conversations, finding...
By: Ron Waksman Six days is just long enough to absorb the initial shock of arriving in Africa, an experience that is an all-out assault on all of your senses. My 22-hour journey ended when my...
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