Back in March we donated a steel drum to the University of Michigan School of Art and Design. Ten students and their instructor were going to visit Ghana this summer to help local villagers make charcoal in a more sustainable manner. They promised to keep in touch and they did. I received an email from U of M School of Art and Design Detroit Connections Coordinator Charlie Michaels recently giving me a link to their blog.
The students are spending 3 weeks in Ghana this August. They are staying and working in Nungua, a village outside of Accra, with a local NGO called Cross Cultural Collaborative – Aba House as it is known in locally. From following the blog they are not only making sustainable charcoal from corn cobs. They are learning to make paper out of sugar cane, watch local artisans make beads from found plastic articles and to play the local games with the areas children.
From looking at the blog, this seems to be an adventure of a lifetime for these students. Maxi is proud to have assisted them and we look forward to following their blog. GO BLUE! – even in Ghana.
Making Beads From Discarded Plastic
Making Charcoal in Ghana
Tags: charcoal, Ghana, Michigan, U of M, University of Michigan
