Multimedia journalist Peter DiCampo shows us what it's like for people in northern Ghana to live in darkness 12 hours a day. See the video linked below.

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A man poses in the dark for a portrait lit with flashlights in Voggu, Ghana, February 20, 2010. In northern Ghana, 73 percent of residents don't have electricity. The lack impacts the region's ability to educate their youth and grow their economy. Around the world, 1.6 billion people live without electricity.