Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary
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Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary, Ghana (4K)
A few short drone shots of the conservation area along the Black Volta on the border of Ghana and Burkina Faso in West Africa.
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Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary, Ghana - Seeing the Hippopotamus
I've made it to the village of Wechiau which is engaged in a hippo conservation project in conjunction with the Calgary Zoo in Canada. To be honest, I was pretty unhappy with the experience. It was completely unorganized, the tourism infrastructure was a disaster, and there was little sign that Wechiau is actually doing anything for the hippos. Personally, I thought it looked like the Calgary Zoo was funding the project as a way to justify their own exhibits. There is a lot of money going to Wechiau, but I'm not really sure it's going where it needs to.
Despite my issues with Wechiau, I still had a decent time. I saw hippos and spent the night in a place called a hippo hide which is basically a tree fort above the river.
Tomorrow I start heading south in Ghana towards the city of Kumasi.
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Ride to hippo sanctuary near Wa Ghana
This is the road in the back of a small pickup truck with no suspension, driving at a speed of around 60 kmph through all the holes in the road, sitting on a wooden bench. Normally a car like this would be fully packed with people. We were travelling with around 10 people, but I've seen them with 30.
Wechiau Upper West Region of Ghana West Africa
Dreamware Media team was in Wachiau, a beautiful community in the Upper West Region of Ghana West-Africa, to make a film (sponsored by Calgary Zoo) on a type of animal conservation called Community Based Conservation in the Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary & the inauguration of the Andrea Brussa and Clement Lanthier Shea butter factory. This video is a really short excerpt from the film. Please Subscribe to the channel if you like this video.
Baby Warthogs and Getting to Wa, Ghana
Today I left Mole National Park for a place in the Northwest of Ghana called Wa. However, I didn't get out of town before I witnessed a family of warthogs in the park. There were even a number of baby warthogs which are insanely cute. My scooter had been giving me trouble so I was a little bit worried about getting to Wa without a problem. Thankfully, the guys at Mole fixed up the scooter well, and the trip up to Wa, Ghana went really well.
Tomorrow I head to Wechiau, just an hour from Wa, to see the Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary which is one of Ghana's hidden tourism attractions.
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Wechiau Community Library and Research Center (WCLRC), Wa, Ghana
Regional Spelling Bee Competition In the Upper West Region, Ghana. A Blue Chip social intervention of the WCLRC to improve education through reading and spelling in Northern Ghana.
Alex Graham, Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary presentation
Wa, Ghana
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Wa is a town and is the capital of Wa Municipal District and the Upper West Region of north Ghana.Wa has a 2012 settlement population of 102,446.Features of the town include several mosques, the Wa-Na Palace, a museum and a nearby hippopotamus sanctuary.The geography of Wa is notable for the dramatic monadnock Ombo Mountain which is located around Kaleo and visible from much of the Wa township.
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WICHAU HIPPOPOTAMUS SANCTUARY
Heather Graham, Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary presentation
Festival Wa , Ghana.
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King Fusigni, Kla-Naayiri
IICD interview with Brother Gracious of PEPS-C Wa Ghana
Interview with Brother Gracious about the Producer Enterprises Promotion Service Centre (PEPS-C) about the applied basic ICT training they have given to small entrepreneurs like weavers, carpenters and builders in Wa, Ghana
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DOGBARIPARE WA WEST GHANA
A lady from Dogbaripare a community in the Wa West District of Ghana talking of the importance of Sanitation and the benifit of CLTS.
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Aru Studios.com is home to artist Norman Nemeth. The paintings in this Video were inspired by my visit to the Wechiau Community Hippo sanctuary in Ghana.Please visit Aru Studios.com to learn more about the sanctuary and Norman's art.
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The Wechiau Hippo Factory: Next steps towards a shea butter factory
The Calgary Zoo has been partnered with the Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary since 1998, and are thrilled to see the sanctuary taking on a new business project. The village of Wechiau will be building a shea butter factory, which will capitalize on local collection of shea nuts, and create sustainable jobs for the local men and women. This is a wonderful step for community conservation!