📍 Pra River, Ghana

📍 Pra River, Ghana
🗓️ Today’s Journey: Environmental Justice at the Source
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Today we journeyed to the Pra River, one of Ghana’s most significant waterways and a site rich in ancestral history and environmental struggle.

Students explored the complex layers of this river’s past and present—once a vital resource for agriculture, daily life, and traditional rituals, now facing the devastating effects of pollution from illegal mining (galamsey), deforestation, and industrial runoff.

💬 As social work students, we asked big questions:

What does environmental justice look like in a post-colonial African context?
How are marginalized communities affected by ecological degradation?
What is our role as global social workers in amplifying local voices and protecting natural resources?

🌍 We learned that the fight for clean water is also a fight for dignity, sovereignty, and survival. This experience helped us connect environmental harm to broader social justice issues like poverty, displacement, and intergenerational trauma.

🧭 As part of our experience, we reflected by the river and discussed what it means to advocate for both people and planet. We also began developing ideas for community education campaigns around sustainable practices and environmental restoration.

This was more than a field visit—it was a moment of awakening. 💧🌿Read more