Re-imagining Accra’s “public spaces”
What if we let go of the limiting idea of our public spaces as “city parks” and began exploring the entire range of social spaces that already exist in the...
A PARK(ing) Day in Accra, Ghana: Transforming car spaces into people’s spaces, for a weekend
Here in Accra, Ghana, PARK(ing) Day came a little bit early this year (around the world, it's to be celebrated on September 20th this year). But the essence of what...
Reblog: Accra’s Mmofra Foundation puts children at the center of public space design
[caption id="attachment_1258" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Boys in a hut at Mmofra Foundation's Playtime Park.[/caption] Originally published at UrbanAfrica.net by Victoria Okoye. “Mmofra means children,” explains Amowi Phillips of the Mmofra Foundation, giving the...
Reblog: “Accra’s Efua Sutherland Children’s Park has limited access”
The 12-acre green space in central Accra known as Efua Sutherland Children’s Park is one of the city’s largest parks. Situated in the city centre and proximate to the government...