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Photo albums | Volta Region - Aveyime and Atsiekpoe-Vume ( 32 images)

Aveyime is a small town on the green banks of the Volta River in the south eastern part of the Volta Region. It is a very quiet village surrounded by nature, rice fields and pineapple plantations. Aveyime and its neighbouring town of Battor can be reached from Accra in about one and a half hours by car.

Atsiekpoe and Vume are two small villages on the opposite river bank from the villages of Aveyime and Battor. To get to Atsiekpoe from Aveyime, you need to cross the Volta river by ferry-canoe. The small village of Atsiekpoe consists largely of termite clay houses with thatched roofs. On the lively river bank where it is situated, local fishermen prepare their boats and nets, children play and swim, and women do their laundry.

Atsiekpoe is the village where Jolinaiko has initiated the Jolinaiko Eco Village and where we are building the Jolinaiko Ecolodge. Also all of our volunteering projects take place in this area.

atsiekpoe
manden weven
The Volta river
Gas station in Aveyime
Pepper bush
Termite hill near Aveyime
Community library in Aveyime
Road side stall in Aveyime
Road from Aveyime to the watertaxi
Road side stall on the way to watertaxi to Atsiekpoe
River bank in Atsiekpoe
River bank at Atsiekpoe
Canoes on Volta banks
Boys in canoes on Volta banks
Canoe taxi over the Volta between Atsiekpoe and Aveyime
Canoe taxi over the Volta between Atsiekpoe and Aveyime
River bank at Atsiekpoe
Kids playing in the Volta
Boys on a bench in Atsiekpoe
Fund raising party for electricity in Atsiekpoe
Drummers on festival in Atsiekpoe
School building in Atsiekpoe
Schoolbuilding in Atsiekpoe
Atsiekpoe village
Village life in Atsiekpoe
House in Atsiekpoe village
Village life in Atsiekpoe
Atsiekpoe village
Village life in Atsiekpoe
Chiefs of Atsiekpoe
Boy in Atsiekpoe
Fun with waterbowls
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