Frontlines Online Edition
Depleting Resources
November/December 2013

Podcast: Ghana From The Tree Tops

Kelly Ramundo
Kakum National Park rope walk Kelly Ramundo

In 1995, with support from USAID, Ghana opened a first-of-its kind attraction for Africa-- a canopy ropewalk at Kakum National Park that took visitors a hundred feet off the ground offering spectacular views of the forest.

The effort was part of a push to help Ghana expand its tourist offerings beyond the historic "Slave Coast" and create attractions that feature the country’s rich natural bounty.

FrontLines editor Kelly Ramundo travelled to Kakum in May of 2013 to track the ropewalk's progress and to document the nexus between tourism, food security and the country's recent economic transformation.

Audio

MP3 [10.2 MB]

View the Video Podcast:

In 1995, with support from USAID, Ghana opened a first-of-its kind attraction for Africa-- a canopy ropewalk at Kakum National Park that took visitors a hundred feet off the ground offering spectacular views of the forest.

The effort was part of a push to help Ghana expand its tourist offerings beyond the historic "Slave Coast" and create attractions that feature the country's rich natural bounty.

FrontLines editor Kelly Ramundo travelled to Kakum in May of 2013 to track the ropewalk's progress and to document the nexus between tourism, food security and the country's recent economic transformation.

 
Related Articles 
Children wash their hands in Ghana, where USAID supports prevention and treatment of trachoma, a blinding eye disease.

An End in Sight to Ghana's Trachoma Story

Ghanaian Vice President John Dramani Mahama is briefed on street naming and numbering projects, April 28, 2012.

Directionally Challenged: Effort to Name Ghana’s Streets Points the Way to Economic Progress

USAID helps small-scale farmers and business people in Kenya acquire the skills, technology, loans, and market connections they

Podcast: Science to Feed the Future