Imagine a world/Ghana

This page is dedicated to share informations and organize my first visit in Ghana as exploratory phase of my Phd thesis The digital revolution experienced by the global South.

Welcome to every one to organize with me my Ghana venue on this talking page.

Lionel Scheepmans

Embassy opening hours
From 1st to 31st August, 2017

Submission of Visa & Passport Applications

10.00 am to 12.00 noon

Collection/Pickup of Passports

1.30 pm to 2.00 pm

Visa application
Visa application Web page on Ghana Brussels embassy webpageis the only way to submit a visa application to Brussels ambassy. An analogical submission into the office was not possible on Friday August 18th 2017.

The Visa application form, don't work with open source software but only with acrobat reader.

The pdf file ask for a password when it's open with Xreader.

The pdf file open normally with Chrome browser, gaps can be filed, but sending the application is not possible.

On Sunday August 20th acrobat reader was not installable on linux due to a bug.

My only solution was to use friend's computer.

The visa application is supported by a British private limited company named AVLOS LIMITED.

I've receive my visa august 28th 2017. I was one hour late but, after a short discussion and apologize, the women was very nice to give me my passport for not coming back the next day.

Yellow fever
A yellow fever certificate is asked for the entrance in Ghana. Since 2005, the certificate is valid for the life.

Fly connexion
Arrival Departure Price for the return : €469.27

Groups

 * Wikimedia Ghana user group
 * Category:Wikipedians in Ghana
 * Facebook

Persons

 * Sandister Tei
 * Rexford Nkansah
 * Masssly

Groups

 * WikiProject Ghana
 * OpenStreetMap wiki editor
 * Facebook

Persons

 * Enock Seth Nyamador

Groups

 * Open Foundation West Africa website

Persons

 * Felix Nartey

In Accra (first week-end and second week)

 * Establish contact with Wikimedia, Open street map user groups and other interesting groups involved into the digital revolution in Ghana.
 * Spending one week with in an intergenerational family for sharing daily live and observing the digital revolution in urban context.
 * Visiting Agbogbloshie and other emblematic places of the dark side of the global digital revolution.

Activity planing

 * Blogging Ghana
 * New Media Hub
 * Recommended media houses (Citi FM, Joy FM)
 * GhanaThink Foundation
 * Wikimedia Ghana User Group
 * Recommended businesses
 * Agbogbloshie Scrapyard (e-waste dumpsite)

In village (first week)
Spending one week with in an intergenerational family for sharing daily live and observing the digital revolution in rural context.

Village proposed

 * Korleman
 * Sota
 * Jisonaayili (Tamale)

Bewelcome
All Ghana

Couchsurfing
All Groups

Bigest group

Other groups

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/volunteers-ghana

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/the-northern-ghana-tamale

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/responsible-volunteering-in-ghana

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/love-seekers-40175

Volunteer groups and associations
http://www.vpwa.org/volunteer-projects/

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/responsible-volunteering-in-ghana

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/29185

In Accra

 * Bewelcome Accra

In village and other cities

 * Bewelcome Tamale
 * CS Sekondi - Takoradi
 * r

Budget
Until now, my PhD thesis is auto-financed. That's why I have to find the cheapest way to carry out this project. Public transport, specially fly connection, will be the principal cost of this first visit of Ghana. For the rest, I didn't need fancy place for living. Just street food and a bed in a safety place. As anthropologist, my target is sharing time with people not making holidays.

Planing table

 * AccraMobile3
 * Wikimedia Ghana Survey