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links not work?
Please email me at web @ friendsofguinea.org.
means we really recommend it!
| General Guinea: |
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Welcome
to Guinea guidebook ( PDF)
The booklet received by accepted PCV's (August
2005) |
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Road
map of Guinea (seems to be the only one) |
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USAID/Guinea's
official website featuring many colorful photographs
and a lot of in-depth background information on
Guinea and USAID's work |
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The
Peace Corps official page on Guinea |
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CIAWorld
Factbook Comprehensive information on climate,
GNP, etc. |
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Government
of Guinea website |
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The
100 best Guinea sites |
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Partage
Quebec-Guinee a Quebecois NGO dedicated to
helping Guinea through books |
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Info
on over 8000 towns in Guinea Weather, coordinates,
etc for an amazing list of towns. |
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Cheap
Vacations: Guinea. Information for the tourist,
including visas, safety, etc. |
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Death
of Two Sons.
RPCV Micah
Shaffer's in-progress documentary film inspired
by the death of PCV Jesse Thyne and Guinean Amadou
Diallo. |
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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, where until AMAZONS began,
only men were able to play the inspirational "djembefolas."
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| RPCV/PCV webpages: |
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April
Thompson - Real, raw tales of life in Guinea
by a professional writer, UN volunteer, and friend
of PCVs! |
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Trayle's
Adventures in Guinea A current PCV |
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Site
for Mike, a PCV in Guinea |
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Site
for Jennifer Bradley-Swift, a PCV in Guinea
(letters and photos)
Photos from Herb Caudill (a RPCV)
Brian
Farenell, an RPCV from Guinea. Lots
of news articles on Africa and the WTO
Jesse
Thyne's page on the Fallen PCV Memorial
Site
JanRose
Ottaway's Blog Jan is a G11 volunteer in
Katougouma, Guinea in the Basse Côte.
She's recording her experiences in cyberspace. |
| Sites
on Guinea, by Guineans. |
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Kababachir.com
The portal to the Guinean Community (in French).
Good site |
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webGuinee
(in French)
Guinea
Forum Strong and controversial political
opinions here
Guinea Development
Foundation A non-profit organization,
founded by M. Sekou Sylla, focussing on
development in the Basse Cote region.
Guinean Art
Gallery Works of Guinean art for sale
www.justinmoreljunior.net
Mamadou
Barry
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| Guinea in the
News |
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Bouba.com
- pages of news and info on Guinea in
French and English. FOG has given donations to
this site so that it may continue to provide excellent
service.
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African
News Agency Carries several stories on Guinea
that usually are only available on French-language
websites.
BBC
- Africa
Le Lynx (Guinean weekly satirical newspaper, in
French)
La
Lance (Guinean weekly regular newspaper, in
French)
L'independent
(weekly newspaper) - French
Radio
Netherlands: The Tattered Welcome Mat.
Radio show about Guinea's refugee burden.
Sanankou,
l'écho du Foutah Djallon - French
Washington
Post - Guinea
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| Guinea
Information |
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A
map of Guinea
Atlapedia
Online
Search
the newsgroups Search for Guinea on Google
and see what people are talking about on other
lists.
Guinea
Internet Window a brief information site
with statistics, airlines, and an article summarizing
the country, its arts, history, and economy.
Guinean
paper money |
| Guinean
Languages |
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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. |
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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 |
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African
News Agency Carries several stories on Guinea
that usually are only available on French-language
websites.
BBC
Africa News
CNN
Africa News
Channel
Africa
Reports
of various disasters around the world, from
the Office of U. S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
All Africa
News
And see more links at Brian's Page in English
and in French
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| Africa Information
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CIA
World Factbook 2000
A useful conglomeration of informaton about
various countries
Africa
Online
Africa
in the Library
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
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To
Lariam Or Not To Lariam, one of the better
pages devoted to the antimalarial drug Mefloquine,
a.k.a., Lariam
Campmor - Mosquito Nets, mosquito nets for travel
Consular
Information Sheet: Guinea
CDC
Travel Guidelines
SN Brussels
Airline
is now serving Guinea from Europe and Cassablanca |
| Misc
Africa |
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Doug
Larkin's Science Geek page
A great page, including some great stuff from
his time as a PCV in Kenya |
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Stephanie's
bibliography for Guinea and West Africa
Peace
Corps official page on Africa region
Percussions Music - percussions, including
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| Humanitarian
Organizations |
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Pedals
for Progress An RPCV collects discarded bikes
and ships them to developing countries |
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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!
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Annansi
Clothing Company is a commercial retailer
that sells African style fabrics. (Annansi is
not endorsed in any way by Friends of Guinea.) |
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