An early return

       I will be making a short return trip (3 weeks) to Ghana this October. I hope to make plans for my lengthy stay next year and take some steps towards self-reliance with the organization while I'm there.
       For roughly $500USD we can start using the industrial oven purchased late last year and they can start selling bread.
       I would also like to offer Beatrice, the woman who cooks for all the volunteers and children most days, $500USD to kickstart her own business by funding her first purchase of phone credit to sell to the volunteers/around Dodowa. Beatrice works exceptionally hard and could really use this extra income to help keep her young daughter Gifty in school.
       They can also, as always, use any donations for food. If you'd like to donate to any of these causes or if you're interested in contributing towards my cost of travel any donations would be much appreciated. I'll update more when as plans develop.

Film Camera

Peace

Hannah, Cristobelle and Tiahn (volunteer)

Goodbye hugs

Akos

Yaya with Chrissy (volunteer)

Chalking faces

Etonam with his new book

Mercy is happy to be done with school! This little charmer has the best giggle in the world

School grounds

Kofi

Silly faces from Akofa, Kojo and Felix

Israel

Faustina doing laundry

Beauty

Bridget

Sharing treats

Sophia and Magdaine

Tiahn and Israel

Manuela(volunteer) and Kojo

Kwobe found some stickers

They love having their picture taken :)

Walking home from school

Abena

Outside the orphanage

Looking at pictures on my camera

Joseph playing drums

Foster on the drums

Bismark 

Resting in the shade

During the queening ceremony-white powder symbolizes victory 

On the royal stool with Top-Anita and Juliet Bottom-Yaya and Sophia

Happy kids

The culture group performing accompanied by the drums purchased this year by Bruce Hering and his North High School students

Maxwell being awesome. This guy ROCKS it on the drum

Mama Jane, John and myself

Rosemary

During the queening

Yvonne and Peace Venya 

Beauty

Abena

Shadarack, Moses and Bismark

Gifty

Mercy carrying water 

Courage and I on my last day 3/12/2012

Emmanuel and I

Mercy and I

Bismark and Emmanuel

Foster-the sweetest, oldest soul I've ever encountered

Akofa

Cristobelle

Courage and Emmanuel

Singing songs with Akofa

More songs

Refusing to smile with Madgaline

Ezekiel

Malwine reading to Mercy

Prince

Yaya and Gifty

Gifty, Yaya and Victoria in their fancy dresses

Resting

Playin' the drums

Attack!!

Reading :)

Thanks for visiting, I'll post more soon!