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LINZIE, THE WOODWORKER, IN GHANA
Well, a picture is a thousand words!. The electric table saw is assembled and in Alhaji’s workshop. Linzie’s comment, “Alhaji will be able to make a whole lot more money with this and he’ll last longer too.” Linzie, who celebrated his 75th birthday continued by saying: “I wish I was a young man. I’d be […]
Happy Day-3 LITTLE GIRLS OFF TO SCHOOL, NGO AFRICA NEWS and DUMMIES BOOK!
October 26, 2009
1. Hearing the sound of happy children, I looked over at the plot next door, at the uncompleted building, at the stacked blocks and the pile of sand, at THE THREE CHILDREN OF THE BLOCKS. And there they were in school uniforms! They were finally off to school! 2. On October 5, I e-mailed the […]
MOLE MADNESS!
October 23, 2009
Know where this is? Mole National Park, Northern Region, Ghana’s premier game park. At Mole, they sure aim to please! Just set yourself up with a cold one by the pool and the animals come to you. Often there are pesky baboons that might snack with you if you’re not careful. There’s a wonderful site […]
OH HAPPY DAY AT FOUR VILLAGES-20-10-09
October 22, 2009
Well last Tuesday was a momentous day! First there was a new review on TRIP ADVISOR written by Scottish Volunteer (a V.S.O. here for two years) a.k.a. Rana Keane, an experienced education consultant advising headteachers in schools in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Rana and her fellow volunteer Anna, a science consultant, who work […]
FOUR VILLAGES INN…A LIVELY WEEKEND AND A NEW LIFE
October 22, 2009
Our motto “Much, much more than just a place to stay.” Innkeeping has got to be the best profession in the world. Just read about a typical weekend at Four Villages Inn capped off by something very special! We were full. Three of the rooms were with returnees, a common phenomenon at Four Villages. First […]
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE-AFTER A 30 YEAR TEACHING CAREER
October 19, 2009
They say that every journey begins with one step…this one is for three little girls on the next plot! TIME Facebook – we need your questions for singer Shakira. Leave a reply with your name and hometown (we need the hometown) and you may end up in a future issue of TIME Magazine. Ask Shakira […]
GHANA’S SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS AND THREE LITTLE GIRLS….
October 19, 2009
Again, I copy an article that unfortunately hits too many nails on the head describing life in this country.. In a recent post, A PLAYGROUND FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE BLOCKS, I wrote about three little girls not in school who face days,months, and years of sameness. Actually, last Thursday was an eventful day. I […]
‘SOMEHOW”
October 11, 2009
Chris and Tammi Martin are Peace Corps volunteers here in Ghana . They aren’t your typical P.C. volunteers fresh out of university. Both interrupted successful careers in the U.S. to make a difference in the world. Charity and I met them when they came to Four Villages Inn , first with his parents and then […]
A PLAYGROUND FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE BLOCKS
October 9, 2009
From Facebook: Hannah Dickenson We’re on a fund raising drive for play equipment to our project in Kumasi,Ghana. The kids have NO playgrounds in the whole town. If you’ve got any pennies please give a little at http://thesafefoundation.co.uk/index.php/donate/ Fleur Timmer No money but could pull a crowd to go out and build stuff??? Wed at […]
GHANA: “A FRAGILE SUCCESS IN AFRICA”… FOUR AND A HALF YEARS ON….
October 7, 2009
Years ago I had copied this article from my favourite news web site THE NEW YORK TIMES. I had used the article as a spring board for a commentary on another governance issue impacting Four Villages Inn. Believe it or not, you have not read about that issue on this blog. You are probably saying […]
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October 26, 2009
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