Kente Cloth Weavers

In Ghana, if you need to give a gift and you’re not sure what's appropriate, you cannot go wrong if you give cloth. One of the best known Ghanaian textiles is kente, a cloth that is woven in narrow strips about 5 inches wide and 4 feet long and costs 10 or 15 cedis depending on the type of thread used. Looking for a more dramatic gift? Bigger pieces of kente are made when the strips are sewn together. These are often used for making clothes. Really, really big pieces seem to have two popular uses: they are worn toga-style by Ghanians to ceremonies and celebrations, or purchased by ex-pats intent on owning a stunning bedspread!

If you want to learn a little more, hit this link for a nice description of why kente cloth is so important to Ghanaian culture.

These weavers are set up beside a busy road about 45 minutes walk from campus. 

All the weavers say they have a lot of low back pain...

... and calluses.

The warp extends from the loom and is tethered to a rock. Its also exactly 
high enough for dogs who want to scratch their backs to walk under. 

This freshly minted bride and groom wore traditional garments made of kente.

Our Favorite Little School Grows

One of the Children of God Community School's longtime supporters from the US raised enough to build and furnish two new classrooms. Applause, Sean!

Cudjoe, Sule and Ozzie with the new desks. The school is now running 

six classrooms staffed entirely by volunteer teachers.

The school's landlord, Jack, is a carpenter as well as a school supporter: Jack donated his labor to the build. His assistant demonstrates how to use a saw backhand.

Jack's assistant bangs it out.

The reno crew (from L): Jack's helper, Jack, Sule, Cujoe, Francis, Ozzie.