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visited Ghana in January 2010 with South Wales charity, The Safe Foundation.
We were there to help build a school in the Asawasi region of Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city. As well as documenting the work of the project, I was able to capture images of the amazing people of the region and the different communities I encountered in my one month stay in the country.
– Dan Green dangreenphotography.com
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n Kumasi; many children suffering from HIV/AIDS are living in squalid conditions.
Some cannot afford to eat and are too exhausted to stay awake during lessons. They have no toilet facilities, transport, school materials or even toys. Despite these hardships, the children of Ghana are happy and resilient and often totally unaware of how terrible their situation is. These are open, friendly, and honest kids and it is impossible not to be struck by the mix of such joy and sadness in their lives. These children need essential medication to help their plight against AIDS. In January 2010 The Safe Foundation in partnership with local charity Teenset Foundation took a team of volunteers to work alongside local tradesmen in the Asawasi region of Kumasi. We were in Kumasi to help some of the many children that do not have access to education and schooling facilities. Many school buildings lack something as fundamental as a roof, so that when the heavy rain arrives, whole classes have to cram into one side of the room. The Safe Foundation was founded in 2007 to establish and support poverty relief programmes in developing countries. thesafefoundation.co.uk
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y time in Kumasi was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.
The whole team worked incredibly hard and by the end of our short time there we all felt a strong bond, not only with each other, but with the local community of Asawasi. I would especially like to thank the four gentlemen pictured here for their leadership, support and friendship. Pictured clockwise from top left: Azumah (site manager), Laberon AKA ‘Nails’ (the king of cement making), Billy Bonsu (director of Teenset Foundation) and Lionheart (chief labourer).
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All photographs Š 2010 Dan Green tel. +44 (0) 78 7060 5066 dangreenphotography.com Design by Marc Heatley marcheatleydesign.com With thanks to: The wonderful people of Kumasi and My fellow Safers: Glenda Dickinson, Hannah Dickinson, Mark Dickinson, Kristian Gourlay, Luke Hyde, Mary Rowlinson and Maria Williams. Find out more and help the amazing work of The Safe Foundation at thesafefoundation.co.uk
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collection of photographs reflecting life in Ghana, West Africa.
Taken in January 2010 while photographer Dan Green worked as part of a team of local tradesmen and volunteers to build a school in the Asawasi region of Kumasi.