Ghana
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Sponsors have helped Ghanaian children since 2005 when Compassion teamed up with churches in Ghana to fight poverty.
Where in the World?
western Africa
Favorite ...
sports: soccer, boxing
foods: stews, plantains, waakye (a dish of beans and rice), yams
celebrations: Farmers' Day, Christmas, Africa Day, Eid ul-Fitr (end of Ramadan)
Claim to Fame
home to Lake Volta, the world's largest manmade lake
Wild Residents
elephants, warthogs, hippos, pythons, cobras
Poverty Pitfalls
droughts and floods kill many food crops | Sponsored kids eat healthy meals at their Compassion centers. |
malaria caused by mosquito bites | Sponsored children receive bed nets to keep out mosquitoes at night. |
higher risk of dying before age 5 - mostly from malaria | Compassion's Survival program helps keep pregnant women and babies healthy. |
Fun Facts
Stat Snapshot
Stats |
Ghana ?? | United States πΊπΈ |
Population |
27,499,924 | 326,625, 791 |
People Living in Poverty |
24.2% | 15.1% |
Languages |
Asante, Ewe, Fante, Boron, nearly 70 others | English 79%, Spanish 13%, Indo-European 3.7%, Asian and Pacific Island 3.4%, other 1% |
Religions |
Christian 71.2%, Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, none 5.2%, other 0.8% | Protestant 46.5%, unaffiliated 22.8%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah’s Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other/unspecified 2.4% |
Typical Family Income |
$4,600 per year | $59,500 per year |
MAIN SOURCE: World Factbook, 2018