Participatory Mapping Workshops in Ghanaian Communities

The Energyscapes project – funded via The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers grant – is led by William Otchere-Darko and Raymond Abdulai in collaboration with UK and Ghanaian research partners Deborah Darko, Austin Dziwornu Ablo, Helen Akolgo-Azupogo and Pauline Destrée.

The project’s participatory mapping component seeks to uncover the often-hidden lived experiences around energy infrastructure sites using spatial visualization approaches. It stems from a key question:

What insights and value can emerge from impact maps created by community members themselves?

In August 2025, seven participatory mapping workshops were conducted in Ghana, led by Postdoctoral Researcher Albertini Nsiah Ababio and the project team.