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GHANA 1969. Akosombo Dam on the Volta River 
1969 (exact date unknown). Ghana. A newly built school in one of the resettlement villages. As the children's nutrition has improved, through WFP food aid, so has their attendance and grades. 
01/01/1969 
Credit © WFP/FAO/Payton Johnson 
UNFAO Source FAO Photo Library
File size 559.46 KB 
Unique ID UF12GNQ 
FAO. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given. 
Background Information The construction of the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River created the world’s largest man-made lake. Where once some 85 000 people farmed the valleys and hills, there was now a lake spanning 8 500 km2. The hydroelectric power obtained from the dam was hugely important for Ghana’s industrialization but the resettlement of 12 000 families
created problems for the government.
Much of the work clearing land and
building homes for the 52 resettlement villages around the lake was done by hand.
Until the new farms became productive, families needed to be supplied with food.
In 1964, WFP and FAO started distributing food to the value of US$7 million, donated by a dozen countries.