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Political, economic,
geographic information
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
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
Africa News
Africa Information
Africa Travel
Misc Africa
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!
General Peace
Corps
Peace Corps Discussion
groups and listservs
- Yahoo
Peace Corps Club - very nice, lots of Q&A
- NPCA
listserv. Send a message that reads "sub
NPCA-L"
- Newsgroups:
Peace Corps: bit.org.peace-corps
or alt.peace-corps
Guinea: soc.culture.guinea-conakry
Africa Health: rec.travel.africa
RPCV Webpages
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