We are still here in Tamale working on the project, today was a hot day but we had an afternoon rain that helped cool things off a little. Some of us have seen the clinic and have been working on health assessments of the children and staff at the Tamale Children's Home. We have found difficulties getting materials to the site as the Ghanaians run on what we call "Ghana Time". It basically means when you think you will get a pile of sand to make concrete that afternoon it still hasn't come by the next day. Not everything takes that long, but many things we have no idea how long we will wait for. Steve Teku, the city engineer of Tamale, came today and we were very excited to have his help and he should be able to speed things up so we can continue working on the project. The next couple days should move smoothly and we leave on Tuesday for Kumasi, where the next part of our adventure takes place. We are getting excited for the big market race! Toodles for now!
Natalie, Brandy, and Amber
The goal of the Ghana Project is to improve the lives of the residents of the Tamale Children's Home through low cost/high impact sustainable engineering solutions. The project is a collaboration between the University of North Florida, Engineers Without Borders-USA UNF, the UNF School of Engineering and the UNF Honors Program.
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