Elizabethtown College - Teachers for West Africa Program Collection

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The Teachers for West Africa Program was a program for young people certified in teaching to work in schools in West Africa. The teachers taught in schools in Ghana and Nigeria, usually alongside volunteers in the Peace Corps and other smaller groups such as Teachers for East Africa and Operation Crossroads Africa. The program started in 1961 and was phased out in 1972. The Hershey Foods Corporation sponsored it, while Elizabethtown College administered it. The teachers who applied were from all over the country, and only a selected few were sent to West Africa. Dr. James Berkebile, the program director; many members of the program; and teachers took photographs while traveling, living, and interacting with the local people. This collection contains photographs illustrating the landscapes, schools, and people of Ghana and Nigeria, which were later used for brochures, pamphlets, and other advertisements for the program.
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Accra library
Libraries, Library architecture, Teachers for West Africa Program, Teachers, Foreign
A view of the Accra library shows an exposed staircase. A car is parked under an overhang. There are trees in the foreground.
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Accra library
Libraries, Library architecture, Teachers for West Africa Program, Teachers, Foreign
A man can be seen walking up a sidewalk towards a building labeled as a library. In front of the library flies the flag of Ghana.
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Accra library entrance
Libraries, Library architecture, Teachers for West Africa Program, Teachers, Foreign
A man walks out of a wooden doorway labeled "reference library," which is next to another door that is labeled "lending library."
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