Women, Population, and

Development

Winter 2011 Study Abroad Honors Seminar

to GhanaMahima Venkatesh- Freshman Biology Major

Why Ghana?

Academics of Class• developing countries and

"population" problem• women and developing societies

with particular emphasis on Africa

• theories that link population to development and/or poverty

• real life perspective on development issues facing women in developing countries.

• study tour to Accra, Ghana in December 2011 to visit with and learn about the work and research of NGOs in this field

University of Ghana at Legon

Organizations Visited

• WISE http://www.wise-up.org/wiseboard.htm

Network of Women in Growth (NEWIG)

• Centre of Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA, University of Ghana)

• Population Council

Aburi GardenNkrumah CentreWEB Dubois Centre

• The Art Center• Frankie’s Restaurant• Makola Market

Coconut Grove Hotel Labadi Beach

Cape Coast slave dungeons

What did I learn?• Related to future plans• Help from Honors Program• Helped in academics

• Great Learning experience• Made New Friends• Future Honors Seminars and Experiences