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| Mr. Bentsil lecturing the youth about the forest reserve |
Youth of the St. Martha’s Parish, Kasoa in the Archdiocese of Cape Coast and its outstations recently organized a trip to Shai Hills Resource Reserve in Doryumu in the Dangme West District.
The trip was organized as part of this year’s programme drawn by the Parish Youth Council.
Briefing the group about the background of the place, the Technical Assistant to Wildlife, Mr. Simon Bentsil said, the size of the reserve is 52km2 and it is about 17km from Accra, the regional capital.
He said there are five hills and the highest is 290m, and that the hills take up 20% of the reserve.
He continued that the reserve consists of a very striking and attractive range of rocky hills set in the middle of expansive open and wooded grassland plain.
According to him, the animals and birds in the reserve live in their natural environment, adding that apart from the reserve being used as a tourist centre, other features found in the reserve are the Ancestral caves where ancestral people of the area hid in during wars in the olden days, Ancestral reversed shrine of the Dangme Shai people where sacrifices are made every year and Dams.
On the other hand, the Parish Youth President, Mr. Paul Kakra Daniel said the trip was organized to strengthen unity among the youth of the Catholic Church.
He thanked the individuals and the officials of the resource reserve for participating in the trip and helping them know much about the reserve respectfully.
He thanked the individuals and the officials of the resource reserve for participating in the trip and helping them know much about the reserve respectfully.
The group had the experience to walk through the forest reserve to see the caves, baboons, bats and the Ancestral shrine which was part of their trip to the place.
Present during the trip was the Assistant Parish Priest and Youth Patron, Rev. Fr. Thomas Abakah and youth from the St. Joseph the Worker, Nyanyano-Kakraba, St. Peter’s, Nyanyano, Annunciation of the Lord, Opeikuma and St. John the Baptist, Akweley.
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| The Youth walked through the bushes to get to the hill. It was hectic walking to the hill but they all tried their best to reach there. |
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| One of the baboons we met at Shai Hills where some of the youth tried to give them bananas |
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| The Youth really had fun when they were returning. The Youth President, Mr. Paul Daniel was not left out |
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| The youth President, Paul Kakra Daniel with his friends |
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| The Youth President and other youth trying to pass under one of the caves to get to the Hill |
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