Wintersession in Ghana: Schedule
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Women, Religion, and Culture
January 8th – 28th, 2005

8th Jan (Saturday)
8:55pm Arrival / Kotoka International Airport
10pm Taken to Bay View Hotel
10:30 Light Meal / Relax

9th Jan (Sunday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
9am Orientation
11am Tour of Accra / Exchange Money
1pm Labadi Beach / Lunch
7pm Dinner at Hotel

10th Jan (Monday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
9am Tour University of Ghana
10am Lecture: Colonial and Post-Colonial Ghana, Dr. Kofi Baku
Noon Lunch at East Legon Guest Lodge
2pm Tour Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum
3pm Cultural Arts Center / Shopping
7pm Dinner at Hotel

11th Jan (Tuesday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Lecture: Political Economy of Contemporary Ghana, Dr. Kwame Boafo-Arthur
Noon Visit Bookstore
1pm Lunch at Home Touch Restaurant
3pm Tour W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Center
7pm Dinner at Hotel

12th Jan (Wednesday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
9am Leave for Accra / Tour Ghana National Museum
1pm Lunch at Riviera Beach Hotel
3pm Lecture: Cultural Patterns in Ghana, Ms. Esi Sutherland-Addy
7pm Dinner at Hotel

13th Jan (Thursday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Lecture: Religion, Ethics, and Morality in West African Societies, Dr. Elom Dovlo
Noon Lunch at University Guest Center
2pm Site Visit: FIDA / Federacion International De Abogadas (Legal Services Centre For Women)
7pm Dinner at Hotel
8pm Evening Option: Outdoor Night Club / Live Band

14th Jan (Friday)
8am
Breakfast at Hotel
10am Site Visit: Gender Centre
Noon Lunch at Frankies
3pm AFTERNOON FREE
7pm Dinner at Hotel

15th Jan (Saturday)
6am Leave for Cape Coast and Elmina (Take bag breakfast on bus)
10am Tour Elmina Castle
11am Visit Ntonabuw / Statue of St. Anthony
1pm Lunch at Hans Cottage / Crocodile Pond
3pm Visit Kakum National Park / Take Canopy Walk 5pm Leave for Accra
9pm Dinner at Hotel

16th (Sunday)
9am Breakfast at Hotel
FREE DAY
7pm Dinner at Hotel

17th Jan (Monday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Lecture: The Role of Ghanaian Women in National Development, Dr. Nana Apt
1pm Lunch at Jade’s Garden
3pm Site Visit: WISE (Women’s Initiative for Self-Empowerment)
7pm Dinner at Hotel

18th Jan (Tuesday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Lecture: Reflection on Africa’s Religious and Cultural Traditions and Institutions as they Impact Women, Rev. Dr. Abraham Akrong
Noon Lunch at Royal Botanical Gardens Restaurant / Aburi
1pm Leave for Akropong
3pm Visit Akrofi-Christaller Memorial Center (For Mission Research and Applied Theology)
4pm Return to Accra
7pm Dinner at Hotel

 

19th Jan (Wednesday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10an Lecture: Violence Against Women,
Ms. Angela Dwamena-Aboagye 1pm Lunch at Afrikikos
3pm Site Visit: WAJU (Women and Juvenile Unit of
Ghana Police Service)
7pm Dinner at Hotel

20th Jan (Thursday)
9am Breakfast at Hotel
FREE DAY
7pm Dinner at Hotel

21st Jan (Friday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Lecture: Women and Islam in Ghana, Ms. Fatimatu Sulemanu
Noon Lunch at Hotel
2pm Site Visit: Sideeqiya Women’s Muslim School / Nima
7pm Dinner at Chez Afrique Restaurant and Bar / Live Music

22nd Jan (Saturday)
6am Leave for Kumasi and Ashanti Region (Take bag breakfast on bus) / Overnight Stay
11am Check-In Royal Basin Resort
Noon Visit Central Market
1pm Lunch at Jofel Restaurant
3pm Tour Manhyia Palace
5pm Visit Rural Village / Asoafua-Assimang
8pm Dinner at Royal Basin Resort

23rd Jan (Sunday)
7am Breakfast at Royal Basin Resort
8am Visit various production sites in rural Ashanti Region Bonwire/Kente, Ntonso/Adinkra, Ahwiaa/Woodcarving
11am Visit Prempeh II Jubilee Museum
Noon Lunch at Cultural Center
1pm Leave for Accra
7pm Dinner at Hotel

24th Jan (Monday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Lecture: The Plight of Ghanaian Fisherwomen, Dr. Irene Odotei
1pm Lunch at Next Door Restaurant
3pm Site Visit: Teshie / (Meet Ghanaian Fisherwomen)
7pm Dinner at Hotel

25th Jan (Tuesday)
8am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Lecture: Contemporary Western Evangelicalism in Ghana
Reverend Abamfo Atiemo
Noon Lunch at ‘On the Run’ Restaurant
2pm Site Visit: NCWD (National Council on
Women and Development)
7pm Dinner at Hotel

26th Jan (Wednesday)
9am Breakfast at Hotel
WORK ON FINAL PAPERS
7pm Dinner at Hotel

27th Jan (Thursday)
9am Breakfast at Hotel
1pm Lunch at Hotel
WORK ON FINAL PAPERS
6pm Farewell Dinner and Traditional
African Dance Performance / Aya Center

28th Jan (Friday)
9am Breakfast at Hotel
10am Pack
1pm Lunch at Hotel
AFTERNOON FREE
5pm Light Meal / Chez Afrique Restaurant
6pm Depart for Airport

 


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