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Ghana "Social Conditions in Accra" Jay Dunn 27 images Created 27 Mar 2008

West Africa, Ghana, Accra, 2007. A look at three neighborhoods in Ghana's rambling, chaotic, and energizing commercial capital. Home to two million people, Accra tumbles over gentle hills and away from the sea more than twenty kilometers to the south, more a collection of communities than a city with a central plan.

Makeshift soccer pitches lie under half-built highways, new shopping malls make the best of dusty locations, and winding streets meet long avenues radiating like spokes from colonial-era rotaries in an urban sprawl with few equals. In the self-respect of Kokomlemle, a working-class district of small shops and warm welcomes, the oceanside industry of Jamestown, one of Accra's poorest but proudest areas, and the good cheer of leafy Adabraka, Ghanaians can be seen at their best. -- More at www.jaydunn.org --
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. A young businessman moves shop to a different place along Jamestown's seaside strip.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Fishermen take time at the end of the afternoon to mend their nets. Much of the catch from these small boats is smoked and sold to local markets.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Members of the Marbell family share a traditional meal of banku, or mashed cassava, and smoked fish.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. A child is still asleep in the relative cool of morning. Ghanaians sleep outside to take advantage of any available breeze.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Adabraka, 2007. A choir member takes a moment during Sunday's services at the Calvary Baptist Church in Adabraka.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. By far the most common form of public transport in sprawling Accra, "tro-tros" operate on fixed routes and charge cheap prices.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. A girl prepares for school after the Independence Day holiday. Many Ghanaians marked the day with joy.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Alone in the store, a young girl entertains herself while her mother buys supplies across the street.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Small industry often co-exists with housing in Accra's loose city zoning, allowing toxic conditions to continue.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. An exhausted fisherman sleeps by his oceanfront home near Jamestown, one of Accra's oldest communities.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. This dancing couple shares an intimate moment at a friend's wedding, which usually are all-day celebrations.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Soccer is Ghana's national obsession, played out hard and fast on a makeshift pitch near the fish market.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Children play near cliffside dwellings built on the remnants of a colonial fort in Jamestown.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Adabraka, 2007. Sunday mornings see the Calvary Baptist Church in Adabraka full to capacity.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. This small house has an auto repair yard in front and much smaller one-story apartments behind.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Fishermen in Jamestown relax before setting out into the Atlantic for a full day shift.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Small businesses abound in Ghana's diverse economy. This shop is the front of a private home.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Staples in a varied diet, locally grown peppers and salted fish complement cassava and potatoes.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Taking a break from their tire repair business, workers relax in the afternoon heat.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Osu, 2007. Friday prayers brings business to a stop for a short while. About 15% of Ghanaians are Muslim.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Children get some help crossing a busy street across from the railroad tracks. Accidents involving cars are all too common.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. A wedding brings guests from all over the neighborhood together at a spirited outside celebration.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Boys start playing soccer early in Ghana, and emulate their favorite stars with much enthusiasm.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Just after dawn in this humble neighborhood, a girl gets breakfast, and watches her mom work.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Adabraka, 2007. Enthusiastic congregations attend services in both Twi and English at the Calvary Baptist Church in Adabraka.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Enigmatic graffiti decorates this wall in Jamestown, one of the poorest but proudest areas of old Accra.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Banku is a staple food made from mashed cassava, which takes many hours of labor to prepare, and can be found everywhere in Ghana.
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