Hikmat Baba Dua Curate Tamale

Maiden Edition of Curate Tamale 5th June, 2015 Experiencing the Northern Region of Ghana through individual stories. Curator: Hikmat Baba Dua Hikmat Baba Dua Hikmat Baba Dua is the Executive Director of THE LEAGUE, an education ambassador, a women's rights advocate. Follow her on Twitter @mizzydua Tweets from Curator

Such a great honour to be the first person to #CurateTamale ...Hikmat Baba Dua is the name and I am the Executive Director @theleagueghana I choose to brand myself as a product of Tamale. Born, bred and still reside in the beautiful city with a beautiful people #CurateTamale It’s a very cool and calm day in Tamale so let's get the day started & if you want to know more about Tamale, be my guest #CurateTamale Tamale is home to some of the best schools in Ghana such as Tamale Senior High and Ghana Senior High Schools. #CurateTamale Tamale Senior High has produced the likes of the late Veep of Ghana Alhaji Aliu Mahama & Dr Bawumia #CurateTamale Ghana Senior High produced the current president @JDMahama and the first lady of Ghana as well as the legendary Abedi Pele #CurateTamale Can't go a day without sobolobo/bissap. We love it in Tamale. Drink to change...cheers! #CurateTamale

Hikmat enjoying her sobolobo

Can't go a day without sobolobo/bissap. We love it in Tamale. Drink to change...cheers! #CurateTamale

Tamale is also known as a conservative Muslim society in Ghana. #CurateTamale Despite the dominance of Islam in Tamale, there is no record of any religious clash or disagreement with other religions. #CurateTamale Just arrived at the Tamale Central Mosque for Jummah Prayers...it is beautiful! #CurateTamale Tamale Central Mosque The most widely spoken language in Tamale is Dagbanli. 'Amaraaba' to Tamale anytime you drop in the city. #CurateTamale Tamale is also cosmopolitan with different people from different backgrounds #CurateTamale My neighbours are Yoruba's all the way from #Nigeria. We share a lot in common making our differences less important. #CurateTamale About to begin my litclub session with @theleagueghana litclub girls in my community #CurateTamale Litclubs are safe learning centers for girls to build their literacy and to receive direct mentoring @litworldsays #CurateTamale As Tamale Regional Coordinator for the 10,000 global girls initiative, I currently have 2 Litclubs @litworldsays #CurateTamale My goal is to have as many #litclubs as possible in order to touch the lives of lots and lots of girls in Tamale #CurateTamale Girls welcoming each other with the litclub 'hello' song @litworldsays #CurateTamale Girls welcoming each other with the litclub 'hello' song @litworldsays #CurateTamale Girls welcoming each other with the litclub 'hello' song @litworldsays #CurateTamale Mariam (10) has never been to school. The litclub @litworldsays gives her a place to learn too #CurateTamale The clouds are darkening. A possible rain in Tamale. We hope there will be no floods. Please keep safe #CurateTamale And don't forget, tomorrow is National Sanitation Day. Let's keep Tamale clean #CurateTamale Clean all choked gutters in Tamale. We can't afford another flood in Ghana. #CurateTamale It has been an amazing day as a curator. It is refreshing and humbling to share a day in Tamale with the world. #CurateTamale Curation by Hikmat Baba Dua (Executive Director at The League)