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The Richbone Foundation & Sarfoa Memorial School, Accra, Ghana.
Well, I have to say I take my hat off to Madam Florence! She is the Principal of Sarfoa Memorial School, which is one of the projects supported by Richbone Initiative. But she is not only the principal of the school but also does the job of "bursar" and administrator and sometimes mother to the children as well. When she had a break in her busy day, we were able to sit down together and go through the school accounts. Not easy, as they have no computers and everything is entered in a multitude of account books!
But we will definitely be able to streamline and make the job a bit easier for her!
While waiting for Madam Florence, Madam Mary (that's me by the way!) took a class - Junior High 2! It was a delight to be able to talk to the students without thinking how inadequate my teaching skills might be. They were simply happy to tell me about their country and to hear about mine. I also spent time in the creche but when several of the children started to cry (they were frightened of my white skin - which I found a bit disconcerting!) I beat a hasty retreat.
My treat for the day was a trip with Isaac to the Kwame Nkruma Memorial Gardens where we had a pleasant evening stroll before the sun went down.
Well, I have to say I take my hat off to Madam Florence! She is the Principal of Sarfoa Memorial School, which is one of the projects supported by Richbone Initiative. But she is not only the principal of the school but also does the job of "bursar" and administrator and sometimes mother to the children as well. When she had a break in her busy day, we were able to sit down together and go through the school accounts. Not easy, as they have no computers and everything is entered in a multitude of account books!
But we will definitely be able to streamline and make the job a bit easier for her!
While waiting for Madam Florence, Madam Mary (that's me by the way!) took a class - Junior High 2! It was a delight to be able to talk to the students without thinking how inadequate my teaching skills might be. They were simply happy to tell me about their country and to hear about mine. I also spent time in the creche but when several of the children started to cry (they were frightened of my white skin - which I found a bit disconcerting!) I beat a hasty retreat.
My treat for the day was a trip with Isaac to the Kwame Nkruma Memorial Gardens where we had a pleasant evening stroll before the sun went down.
First Day - First Impressions
04 October 2010
Well, I have to say that I already feel very much at home here! I have been made to feel very welcome and my first day of work has been more "fun" than work has been for a long time! As you can see from the pictures, Hannah and Isaac have thrown me in the deep end and we have already got excel set up for the current year's accounts. This will be the first time the accounts for the Richbone Initiative Foundation have been on the computer, which will make it so much easier for Isaac to do reports for funders and apply for grants. Isaac has just come back with a plate of fried fish (yum yum) so I have to go now! More later.....
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