Ghana to Africa: March 2015

Monday, March 2, 2015

Boat trip on the Volta River 2-17-2015

We went in a small canoe on the Volta River. We road down to where the river meets the ocean and then up to Pediatorkope Island to see the empower playground. The island does not have electricity or running water. The school has a merry go round and swing set set up on the playground to generate all the electricity the school needs. The kids can also recharge a lantern to take home and do homework. The village also has a recharging station where they can pay 400 cedi to be a part of. Then they can get up to 3 lights installed that are 3 watt bulbs. If they run an outdoor one all night and the 2 indoor ones for a few hours in the evening-the battery will last a month. Then they exchange it for a charged one. The charging station has solar panels on the roof.

these big crabs were running all over the beach

Fishermen bringing in their nets on the river

oyster shells everywhere

Getting in the canoe

riding up theriver

bathtime

some pretty nice looking areas

a friendly hello from natives

The beach

A cultural event at the school

The village on the island

the merry go round to generate electricity for the school

The battery charging area

basket making in the village

A wall for a bathroom at school

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Making Batik Cloth 2-14-2015

We were able to learn about how to make Batik cloth and make our own.

next we choose stamps

First we dye our fabric a color

3rd we dip them in wax

then dye it a second color

then stamp the wax in a pattern on the cloth to protect that area from 2nd color

it does not look right

but as it dries it turns the right color

then they put it in boiling water to take off the wax

finished product

Sis Peck, Smith, Pack, Me, Hill, Barrett

Health Fair 1-31-2015

Dr Hill and his wife, Larry and I presented a health fair in the Kaneshie stake. We presented health topics and then did screenings. It was successful and the elders got some referrals out of it.