Visit to Kongo village in the North
At the beginning of December I had an opportunity to visit my hosting organization KoCDA in Kongo village in the North of Ghana. The trip from Accra to Kongo took over 15 hours by car. As the time of my stay was limited, I had a planned schedule. Kongo is a small village and it felt very familiar and welcoming. Even though I was there only for a week, it felt very “home-like”. I was staying in the mission house, which was surrounded by green, with a big baobab tree at the front. The first day I was very cordially welcomed by Victor Mort, the CEO of KoCDA. Kongo, in the North of Ghana. The grey looking trees are two big baobabs. With Victor Mort, COE of KoCDA. The North was so different from the South, as if I were in a different Ghana. The air was drier, it tasted different, and it was hotter during the day and cooler at night. The landscape and the architecture were different. Many households were built from sand bricks and had traditional structure, with special houses f...