Imagine a world/Ghana
This page is dedicated to share informations and organize my first visit in Ghana as exploratory phase of my Phd thesis The digital revolution experienced by the global South.
Welcome to every one to organize with me my Ghana venue on this talking page.
Visa application and bureaucracy
[edit | edit source]Embassy opening hours
[edit | edit source]From 1st to 31st August, 2017
Submission of Visa & Passport Applications
10.00 am to 12.00 noon
Collection/Pickup of Passports
1.30 pm to 2.00 pm
Visa application
[edit | edit source]Visa application Web page on Ghana Brussels embassy webpageis the only way to submit a visa application to Brussels ambassy. An analogical submission into the office was not possible on Friday August 18th 2017.
The Visa application form, don't work with open source software but only with acrobat reader.
The pdf file ask for a password when it's open with Xreader.
The pdf file open normally with Chrome browser, gaps can be filed, but sending the application is not possible.
On Sunday August 20th acrobat reader was not installable on linux due to a bug.
My only solution was to use friend's computer.
The visa application is supported by a British private limited company named AVLOS LIMITED.
I've receive my visa august 28th 2017. I was one hour late but, after a short discussion and apologize, the women was very nice to give me my passport for not coming back the next day.
Yellow fever
[edit | edit source]A yellow fever certificate is asked for the entrance in Ghana. Since 2005, the certificate is valid for the life.
Fly connexion
[edit | edit source]Arrival
| Date | Time of arrival | Airport | Airline | Flight Number |
| September 1st | 21h25 (9h25 PM) | Accra | TAP | TP1524 |
Departure
| Date | Time of departure | Airport | Airline | Flight Number |
| September 20th | 23h55 (11h55 PM) | Accra | TAP | TP1525 |
Price for the return : €469.27
Contacts in Ghana
[edit | edit source]Wikimedia
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[edit | edit source]Persons
[edit | edit source]OpenStreetMap
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[edit | edit source]Open foundation west Africa
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[edit | edit source]Activity planing
[edit | edit source]In Accra (first week-end and second week)
[edit | edit source]- Establish contact with Wikimedia, Open street map user groups and other interesting groups involved into the digital revolution in Ghana.
- Spending one week with in an intergenerational family for sharing daily live and observing the digital revolution in urban context.
- Visiting Agbogbloshie and other emblematic places of the dark side of the global digital revolution.
Activity planing
[edit | edit source]- Blogging Ghana
- New Media Hub
- Recommended media houses (Citi FM, Joy FM)
- GhanaThink Foundation
- Wikimedia Ghana User Group
- Recommended businesses
- Agbogbloshie Scrapyard (e-waste dumpsite)
In village (first week)
[edit | edit source]Spending one week with in an intergenerational family for sharing daily live and observing the digital revolution in rural context.
Village proposed
[edit | edit source]- Korleman
- Sota
- Jisonaayili (Tamale)
Hosting
[edit | edit source]Research by Internet
[edit | edit source]Bewelcome
[edit | edit source]Couchsurfing
[edit | edit source]Other groups
https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/volunteers-ghana
https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/the-northern-ghana-tamale
https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/responsible-volunteering-in-ghana
https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/love-seekers-40175
Airb&b
[edit | edit source]Volunteer groups and associations
[edit | edit source]http://www.vpwa.org/volunteer-projects/
https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/responsible-volunteering-in-ghana
https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/29185
In Accra
[edit | edit source]In village and other cities
[edit | edit source]Budget
[edit | edit source]Until now, my PhD thesis is auto-financed. That's why I have to find the cheapest way to carry out this project. Public transport, specially fly connection, will be the principal cost of this first visit of Ghana. For the rest, I didn't need fancy place for living. Just street food and a bed in a safety place. As anthropologist, my target is sharing time with people not making holidays.
Planing table
[edit | edit source]| September | Day | Place | Activity | Host | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 th | Friday | Accra | Arrival | Raphael | 21h25 (9h25 PM) with the fly n° TP1524 |
| 02 | Saturday | Accra | Meeting with people | Mohammed | |
| 03 | Sunday | Dodi island | Internet activity and Accra visit | Mohammed | |
| 04 | Monday | Yapei Queen ferry | Interview on ferry to Northern Ghana | Ferry | http://ghana-net.com/volta-lake-ferry.html |
| 05 | Tuesday | Yapei | Interview on ferry | Justice Hotel | |
| 06 | Wednesday | Tamale | Meeting with people | Rafik | |
| 07 | Thursday | Tamale | Exploring country side Digital Revolution | Rafik | |
| 08 | Friday | Zongo Machery | Travel and installation | Clement | http://www.greengoldghana.com/ |
| 09 | Saturday | Zongo Machery | Visiting the village and collect information | Clement | |
| 10 | Sunday | Zongo Machery | Visiting the village and collect information | Clement | |
| 11 | Monday | Zongo Machery | Visit damabai market and testing internet cafe | Clement | |
| 12 | Tuesday | Zongo Machery | Exploring country side Digital Revolution | Clement | |
| 13 | Wednesday | Zongo Machery | Exploring country side Digital Revolution | Clement | |
| 14 | Thursday | Accra | Village and road to Accra | Mohammed | |
| 15 | Friday | Accra | Road to Accra and Mohammed place | Mohammed | |
| 16 | Saturday | Accra | Software Freedom Day 2017 | Mohammed | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/software-freedom-day-2017-tickets-36988801501 |
| 17 | Sunday | Aburi | Visit aburi garden | Emmanuel | http://www.aburi.ghana-net.net/ |
| 18 | Monday | Accra | Visit the Impact Hub Accra 12pm till they close at 7pm | Mohammed | http://accra.impacthub.net/ |
| 19 | Tuesday | Accra | Exploring city Digital Revolution | Mohammed | |
| 20 | Wednesday | Accra | Departure | Airplane | 23h55 (11h55 PM) fly n° TP1525 |