The final week in Tarkwa has started. A heavy week, next to the deliverables to the customer we are involved in evaluations, press messages and pre-, final- and final-final presentations to all different stakeholders. It seems that our final team-drink has to be in the bus back to Accra next Thursday. The past days the presiential elections preparations are around Tarkwa. The current president was around, his staff was in the Hilda. Last friday and today there were large groups of people in the streets singing and whistling for their party. We were at the assembly just too far away to make pictures.
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| Mr. President's car (?) |
Last sunday before the work started I made a walk from our hotel to Tarkwa (±4 km) while some others of the group joint a (finally) three-hour church service (See Bill's blog, following the link on the right). I bought a coconut from the people next to the hotel (0,5 cedi), shot some pictures of our local store (a sea container) with real Dutch stuff like Mentos, VIM. Also Sunlight soap (liquid or a block) as well as local peanuts and plantainchips can be bought everywhere.
One can argue that the people are poor, true, but in those weeks I spoke a lot of people as well as last sunday while walking down to the city. The people here work hard and earn a fair price for what they sell. There are a lot of small scale shops and sellers. Those people see business in everything.
They seem happy with their life. But yes, there is also poverty around but much less then I expected. This morning, while we drove to the assembly I saw a poignant example. Some girls went to school, next to St Matthews an other girl (not in uniform, and with some goods on her head) spoke with the girls. They tried to sell some and then she asked for some money. She did not look well. Yes poverty exists. I expect to see more of those examples when we are next week on our holiday trip in the inlands.
Just some picture impressions ....
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| The local shop. |
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| Look: mentos (left)! |
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| Delivery of fresh meet to the shop below my hotel room. |
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| Every kilometer an other telephone-card shop. |
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| Fresh coconut 50p ... he earns it |
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| ....no ned for .... no trains |
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| Trackmans's house....... |
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| Dutch milkcar, today a watertank. The truck is Swiss. |
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| I've seen this before ...... yes, China! |
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| Mmmm, the drain pooring over the fresh water .... that's why you should cook it. |
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| As soon as they see a camera ......again, the yellow MTM Telco colors on regular houses. |
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| Yes, this is the name of the shop. |
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| That's why I have a BMW. |
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| Life is different here |
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| But Angela is very happy. I spoke some time with her. |
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| Seen before .... must be Dutch design, but who? |
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| Even the moon is different ..... |
