Ghana Presentation To Begin 10th Year of Global Insights

Prepare for hospitality and sweet treats at this month's Global Insights event, which will spotlight Ghana and celebrate ten years of international programming.

Two Scranton graduate students who met and became friends while attending the University will discuss the welcoming culture of their native country, and offer a sample of Ghana's chocolate.

Sr. Christiana C. Amevegbe, forensic accounting, accounting analytics, and Elizabeth Adu, chemistry, will begin the 10th year of Global Insights events on Sept. 25 at 11:30 a.m. in the Rose Room, Brennan Hall 502. Registration is required.

Global Insights interviewed Sr. Amevegbe and Adu, who said they are excited about presenting Ghana as the opening program.

Please share an interesting fact about life in Ghana that would you like the audience to learn more about during your presentation?

Sr. Amevegbe: "The rites of passage from birth until you die. You only get the celebrations, like maybe the parties and all that online, but you don't get the processes that it entails. Also, the importance of greeting people, the etiquette."

Adu: "Our transportation system. How easy it is to get passes for transportation and how cheap they are. And also the activities that go on there. It is never quiet. We make a lot of friends riding the buses."

What activities do you enjoy in Ghana?

Sr. Amevegbe: "Weddings and funerals, which are celebrations. Also, games. They are local. Every group has a particular game they engage in, but due to modernization, you don't see so much. They are still in existence where they are keeping the traditions."

Name something unique about Ghana.

Adu: "One unique thing is that women engage in farming activities, which is not with machinery, mostly manual labor."

Sr. Amevegbe: "We are the second largest producer of cocoa in the world. We make chocolate, some sweet, some dark chocolates."

What should be on the must-try list for visitors to Ghana?

Sr. Amevegbe: "Our dishes. We have so many varieties to try. Corn is the heaviest used (ingredient). Millet is second. 'Banku' is a corn dough and cassava dough recipe."

Adu: "Our dance. The signs portrayed through the dance may ... portray something, like to authority, or you are in pain or feeling aggressive. it comes out in the dance."

Sr. Amevegbe: "In some cultures, their dance signifies their history. How they migrated from one country and came into Ghana."

Sr. Christiana C. Amevegbe is originally from Ghana's capital city Accra, lived in Adanu for several years with grandparents, and currently resides in the religious order in Sunyani. Elizabeth Adu is originally from the village of Breman Kuntanase. Both expressed their love for the Ghanaian welcoming culture and hospitality.

"Ours is not a country of war and strife," said Sr. Amevegbe. "The Ghanaian people embrace visitors and meeting new people."

Register today for Ghana Global Insights, Sep. 25.

This program is sponsored by The Office of Global Education, and co-hosted with the Office of Equity and Diversity, the Cultural Centers and Office of Residence Life.

For more information, please contact [email protected] or 570-941-4841.

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