No Cherry, No Worries
By Cleo S. Blacke Humanist Service Corps Ghana Co-Coordinator It is 2016. In most parts of the world, people are speaking out more and more about equality and women are standing […]
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Power & Authority in the Witch Camps of Northern Ghana
By Alhassan Baako Humanist Service Corps Volunteer Two Simultaneous Systems of Government: Constitutional and Chieftaincy The women who have been accused of witchcraft in northern Ghana are all but powerless. They find […]
The Humanitarian Atheist
By Warren Alan Tidwell Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I am an atheist. There I said it. More accurately, I am a secular humanist. This description doesn’t mean a lot to many people, […]
Dogs, Gods, and Chickens
By Jude Lane Humanist Service Corps Volunteer We have officially been involved with this year’s HSC team for three months. I have learned so much about my new country of residence, but […]
Marry Me: Gender Roles Assumptions in Ghana
By Wendy Webber Humanist Service Corps Ghana Co-Coordinator I can’t count the number of marriage proposals I’ve received since moving to Ghana. I’ve also had a number of people ask me to […]
Innovative Technology Will Enhance Ghana’s Agriculture
By Lukeman Adams Humanist Service Corps Volunteer It is lovely seeing seven different people from different social, racial, and geographical backgrounds working collectively for a common purpose. People across Ghana and the […]
What Alternative is There? Hope and Resiliency in Kukuo Village
By Rebecca Czekalski Humanist Service Corps Volunteer The people in my life who know me have always told me that resiliency is among my strongest traits. In my family, we refer […]
Avocados and Autism
By Rebecca Czekalski Humanist Service Corps Volunteer April is Autism Acceptance/Autism Awareness Month. As such, I felt it appropriate to write about my life as an autistic* woman who was diagnosed […]
Cultural Sensitivity vs. Personal Responsibility
By Naduah Wheeler Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I was nervous about teaching in Macau. Obviously I was nervous about moving halfway across the world by myself, but more than that, I was […]
Life as a Ghanaian Foreigner in Ghana
By Cleo Blacke Humanist Service Corps Volunteer I came to the Northern Region of Ghana with a group of Americans to volunteer for the Humanist Service Corps. Our program is unique […]
