This is a video clip of the school in Sekyer Krobo. We took supplies to the Jr. High students and they sang for us. They are singing my favorite Ghanian song--"You are the most high God"! The parents and other children came out of the village to see us "brawnies" (white people) The chief even came and showed his support. I have never seen people so excited about paper and books! We also gave them pencils, math supplies, chairs, clocks, and a bell. They didn't have one clock in the school and when we presented the bell to them, they stood and applauded. Wow! We should be ashamed of ourselves.
All public school children wear peach and brown uniforms. It costs about $20 per year to send a child to school and not everyone can afford it. Some families send one child to school for a few hours, then the child comes home and gives his/her uniform to their sibling and then he or she goes to school for a couple of hours.
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