Deprived village of...

On Friday we travelled to a village that previously had no education system. With the aid of the SOS Village, they were able to create a primary school for the villagers. The school has 6 teachers and 250 students. It is extremely basic, but atleast they have something. When we arrived we were met by about 30 of the villagers. It was set up as if we were a panel of judges looking straight at the villagers. We were instructed to sit down on the panel and wait for the leader to come. Once the leader of the school arrived we were then introduced to the village elders and their chief. We once again sat down and a women who spoke both English and Twi began the presentation. She informed us of the hardships that the village has encountered over the years. She also spoke to us about how the community has come together to form the school. We then took a tour of the village and then enjoyed some Fanta! It was a very interested and also intimidating day!