The Road Ahead

While I will continue to post here regarding the continuing progression of the Omenako School Project and The Larabanga Project I am trying to put all my story in one place.I would also like to acknowledge the deep debt I have to the people at www.ghanacommunity.com . They have helped me to steer my life in a new direction and for that I will be forever grateful. I have created a website that will centralize my progress in the areas of giving and traveling as well as a blog about my own hometown. If you want to follow me on my next journey please go to www.goyestoeverything.com

The Omenako School Project

All of the Omenako images and videos posted below are courtesy of the good people at www.ghanacommunity.com Thank you! If you want to know more about the Omenako School Project click here Now that the roof is completed the next phase will be plastering and cementing. The total cost of the roof was around $500 U.S. To all who contributed you can see the results of your efforts below. The next phase however will be more costly, probably in the $1500 dollar range. If anyone wishes to contribute using Paypal or a credit card it is easy to do by clicking on this link and clicking the "Donate Link" at the top of the page. This is how I have transferred money to the project and it all works very well. Also any contributions received are acknowledged on the forum. Total disbursements to the project so far from Canada are about $1200 CDN and I believe the worldwide contributions come to about $2500 US, minus the cost of the roof, $500 US. To all who contributed, give yourselves a pat on the back!

Interviews With The Headmistress

Three short interviews with the Headmistress, Ms. Theresa Manso.

#1 Why do we see your pupils carry stones? Here

#2 So what have you been able to do with the stone revenue? Here

#3 How may we best help you? Here

The Headmistress Ms Theresa Manso

Omenako Faculty and Students

Before Pics

Old and New Roof

After Pictures

Omenako School Project

I just wanted to post some amazing news. Phase one of the school project is completed! A proper roof is now in place. The children have taken it upon themselves to jump ahead of us and have begun plastering the walls. The next move will be installing doors and windows, so that the building may have some security.

To be honest, I got very emotional when I saw the pictures of the new roof. I started the idea that led to this and for reasons I cannot fathom a "small army" was created to fight for this idea. Make no mistake, while I may have helped create this army, I do not lead it. All credit must go to others who created the financial infrastructure, and to those who are doing the work within Ghana, and all of the generous donors. I will be posting some pictures from Omenako shortly. For those unfamiliar with the Omenako school project you can read the whole story here