Ghana’s 16 regions were celebrated with pomp and pride at this semester’s Global Café held on Friday, 29th November 2024. The Office of Diversity and International Programmes (ODIP) organises the event each semester to foster an appreciation for and awareness of Ashesi’s cultural diversity. Each semester the Global Café features different countries represented at Ashesi, with presentations and activities led by students, faculty, and staff. Under the theme “Journey Through Ghana’s Regions,” this semester’s Ghana edition was a showcase of the richness of Ghanaian cultures through food, music, dance, poetry, drama, poster presentations, attire, and artifacts.
“This semester’s café was phenomenal,” shared Vanessa Ako-Adounvo, Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ODIP. “It was a very colourful event, very vibrant, and [it] pulled a lot of participation from the entire community.”
Members of the community from across Ghana and the African continent showed appreciation for the diverse display of Ghanaian traditions. Engineering student Ebube Ikeji ’27 was “pleasantly surprised” by the range of Ghanaian cuisines she got to try, from aliha and zomkom to mfantse mfantse and kenkey.
