Foreign Invasion
INTRODUCTION
Community Psychology is one of the prominent areas in the study of Psychology in general which helps provide Psycho-Social support for individuals in an established community. This has invited a lot of research topics in the area such as teenage pregnancy, school dropout, poverty and other environmental issues.
A community may be defined as a group of people sharing a common geographic area, a common value system, common needs and interests and who have had similar or shared experiences ( ). Everyone would dream of living in a serene and comfortable environment: one which has almost all the required amenities in terms of schools, hospitals, recreational centers and the like. This mostly is not the case. It is an unarguable fact that communities in Ghana are faced with some challenges like poor roads, water, and electricity to mention a few ( ). In as much as a community may also have all the required features needed a key question that quickly comes to mind is that “Is there peace of mind in such a community?”
On the 28th of March 2013, a community study by a six member group was carried out at Christian Village a suburb of Accra close to the Achimota Golf Club in the Greater-Accra region. This famous village with a population of almost two thousand is between the University of Ghana, Legon and the Achimota Secondary School (Youth and Human Rights, Ghana, BLOG.com 2003). Its location is five minutes’ drive from the Legon campus. The inhabitants are predominantly Ewes. The young men are mainly golf caddies while the women are engaged in a variety of activities to support their husbands and family. Interestingly, most of the inhabitants come from Adangbe in Togo. Recently, there have been huge migrations of Nigerians who are there for several reasons. The community is not very deprived. Upon arrival, we saw an ICT facility, a library, schools and some churches.
Entry and collaboration
Upon arrival, the first person we came
Community Psychology is one of the prominent areas in the study of Psychology in general which helps provide Psycho-Social support for individuals in an established community. This has invited a lot of research topics in the area such as teenage pregnancy, school dropout, poverty and other environmental issues.
A community may be defined as a group of people sharing a common geographic area, a common value system, common needs and interests and who have had similar or shared experiences ( ). Everyone would dream of living in a serene and comfortable environment: one which has almost all the required amenities in terms of schools, hospitals, recreational centers and the like. This mostly is not the case. It is an unarguable fact that communities in Ghana are faced with some challenges like poor roads, water, and electricity to mention a few ( ). In as much as a community may also have all the required features needed a key question that quickly comes to mind is that “Is there peace of mind in such a community?”
On the 28th of March 2013, a community study by a six member group was carried out at Christian Village a suburb of Accra close to the Achimota Golf Club in the Greater-Accra region. This famous village with a population of almost two thousand is between the University of Ghana, Legon and the Achimota Secondary School (Youth and Human Rights, Ghana, BLOG.com 2003). Its location is five minutes’ drive from the Legon campus. The inhabitants are predominantly Ewes. The young men are mainly golf caddies while the women are engaged in a variety of activities to support their husbands and family. Interestingly, most of the inhabitants come from Adangbe in Togo. Recently, there have been huge migrations of Nigerians who are there for several reasons. The community is not very deprived. Upon arrival, we saw an ICT facility, a library, schools and some churches.
Entry and collaboration
Upon arrival, the first person we came