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Gone to Ghana: Harvest Festival

Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:24 Cordie Aziz

Cordie Aziz is a former congressional staffer who moved to Ghana after losing her job in January 2011. Follow her daily adventures at goneiighana.blogspot.com

The Fetu Afahye Festival Harvest Festival takes place the first Saturday in September and is one of the biggest and brightest festivals Ghana has to offer. Intended to honor the Gods of harvesting, this festival attracts thousands each year and consists of two days of non-stop celebration. Of course, I didn’t know anything about this until I haphazardly showed up the first Saturday in September.

Mimi's Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:22 Kam Williams

"Mimi's fictional village is like thousands of real villages in the developing world, where health care, especially among infants and children, is poor or uneven. As a result, every day, 21,000 childr...

Spring cleaning for the emotions

Wednesday, 03 April 2013 13:51 Timothy Houston

Spring is in the air, and it is the wonderful time of the year when we start to shake off the dust of winter. As we begin to open the windows of our physical and spiritual houses, it is a good time to...

Workday reorganization: Start with goals each day

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Pick up any paper and you'll see news about some company's reorganization. Businesses reorganize as a matter of course. They get leaner, they rein in loose ends, they identify opportunities and they m...

Deliriously happy because Obama will be President

Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:07 Fred Easter

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