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Guinea Links
Political, economic, geographic information
- Peace Corps Guinea Welcome Packet (2.59 MB) The booklet received by accepted PCV's (August 2005)
- US State Department Guinea Background Notes - An excellent introduction to the geography, demographics, politics, ane economics of the Republic of Guinea.
- Atlapedia Online - A quick introduction to Guinea.
- USAID/Guinea's official website featuring many colorful photographs and a lot of in-depth background information on Guinea and USAID's work
- The Peace Corps official page on Guinea
- CIA World Factbook Definitely not the Peace Corps, but a great source of information on climate, economy, etc.
- Road map of Guinea (seems to be the only one)
Culture
- Guinean paper money - This page is well-designed, and you'll see that Guinean bank notes were once very beautiful.
- Death of Two Sons - RPCV Micah Shaffer's in-progress documentary film inspired by the death of PCV Jesse Thyne and Guinean Amadou Diallo.
- The Women Master Drummers of Guinea - Considered one of the most extraordinary drumming ensembles on the globe, the Women Master Drummers of Guinea are also trailblazers who break with the ancient traditions of Africa. Until AMAZONS began, only men were able to play the inspirational "djembefolas."
Sites by Guineans
- Kababachir.com La portail de la communauté guinéenne (French)
- Guinea Forum Strong and controversial political opinions here (French)
- Guinea Development Foundation A non-profit organization, founded by M. Sekou Sylla, focussing on development in the Basse Cote region.
- Justin Morel Junior (French)
Guinea in the News
- Guineenews (formerly Boubah.com) - An excellent source of news for Guinea (French). FOG donates to this site each year so it can continue providing excellent service.
- BBC - Africa
Guinean Languages
- Pular Guide for Peace Corps Guinea. Developed by Herb Caudill (RPCV), a .pdf document (readable in Adobe Acrobat) will teach you everything you need to know about Pular! Complete with silly pictures and cultural guides. A FANTASTIC resource.
- N'Ko Alphabet or N'Ko Study Tutorial used in the Malinke language in Haute Guinea
- The Peace Corps Guinea Malinke Manual
- African languages including Wolof and Mandinka, Swahili, Zulu
RPCV webpages
April Thompson - Real, raw tales of life in Guinea by a professional writer, UN volunteer, and friend of PCVs!
Site for Mike (RPCV)
Site for Jennifer Bradley-Swift, a RPCV in Guinea (letters and photos)
Photos from Herb Caudill (a RPCV)
Jesse Thyne's page on the Fallen PCV Memorial Site
Africa Links
Africa News
Africa Information
- African Studies Center, U Penn - K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet
- African languages including Wolof and Mandinka, Swahili, Zulu, etc
- The Development Gateway is an interactive portal for information and knowledge sharing on sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Africa Travel
- To Lariam Or Not To Lariam, one of the better pages devoted to the antimalarial drug Mefloquine, a.k.a., Lariam
- Consular Information Sheet : Guinea
- CDC Travel Guidelines
Misc Africa
Percussions Music - percussions, including African
Humanitarian Organizations
- Partage Quebec-Guinee a Quebecois NGO dedicated to helping Guinea through books
- Pedals for Progress An RPCV collects discarded bikes and ships them to developing countries
- Tostan An NGO formed by a Senegalese RPCV that works on women's health and human rights issues by implementing an educational system in native African tongues.
- Doctors without Borders A french organization that delivers emergency medical care
- Greenstar Greenstar delivers solar power, health, education and environmental programs to small villages in the developing world -- and connects people in those villages, and their traditional culture, to the global community.
- Universal Giving An internet database of humanitarian organizations searchable by social issue, location, and other fields. Look for FOG in Guinea!
Peace Corps Links
General Peace Corps
- National Peace Corps Association (NPCA)
- Peace Corps Online A great independent news source about all things Peace Corpsian
- Peace Corps Information Network Find other RPCVs and prospective PCV networking
- Peace Corps Crossroads tons and tons of PC related links
- The World through My Eyes A continuing project by a RPCV from Mozambique who taught photography to kids there.
- Photos for Peace A collection of photographs from PCVs. You may also add your own.
- Fallen Peace Corps Memorial Project Seeks to commemorate those who have died in service.
- Interesting fact: The overall death rate for the population is 220.8 per 100,000 for the age range 15-54 in 1996. The death rate for PCVs is about 155 per 100,000.
- Peace Corps Writers A very nicely organized webpage devoted to writing by RPCV's
RPCV Webpages
The RPCV Web Ring A network of RPCV webpages. Pretty cool!
- X Marks the Scott. An amazingly well put-together site from an RPCV from Gabon. Links and letters.
- Radio Program on PC Benin. A well-produced radio presentation on PCV life in Benin.