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 office building
Accra office building
Billboards, Office buildings, Teachers for West Africa Program, Teachers, Foreign
An office building contains the Ghana Commercial Bank and Royal Dutch Airlines. A wall next to the shows the logos of Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. There is also a Mercedes-Benz billboard. There is a road and a boy walking in the foreground.
Accra office building
Accra office building
Office buildings, Ghana Cocoa Marketing Board, Teachers for West Africa Program, Teachers, Foreign
Several people walk outside of a gray office building. A building in the background is labeled GCMB, which is an office of the Ghana Cocoa Marketing Board.
Accra office building
Accra office building
Billboards, Office buildings, Teachers for West Africa Program, Teachers, Foreign
An office building houses multiple companies such as Royal Dutch Airlines. In front of the building is a sign advertising for Mercedes-Benz, as well as several gas pumps. There is also a Volkswagen logo on a wall near the sign and gas pumps.
Accra office building
Accra office building
Office buildings, Teachers for West Africa Program, Teachers, Foreign
An office building at least 6 floors tall and featuring many windows sits in the background of the image. In the foreground, two cars are in the street.