Here is the aforementioned slideshow I promised! This is a little village called Fume in the Volta Region (the Eastern part of Ghana). It is at the base of several mountains and we had to walk past it to get to where we were staying. This is the typical architecture for this part of Ghana, as well as some parts along the coast: mud walls and thatched roofs.
This is a group of children in the village. The minute they saw my camera they cam running up to be in a picture. Notice how one little boy is holding his baby sister - it is common for even young children to take care of their younger siblings through out the day while their mother is making food and doing chores. When they get older, they will begin to help with chores and food and their younger siblings will take on the caretaker role.
This is one of the views from where we were staying. It was atop on of the mountains and absolutely surrounded by untouched rainforest, absolutely stunning. Across the way, though you can't see it here, is the highest human settlement in Ghana.