The ribbon was cut, the dignitaries delivered long speeches, mango and orange trees were planted in the school grounds, gifts were exchanged. We received endless compliments from everyone. We were told that “it is the most beautiful school in the area”. A contractor who is building a school in Ho, asked for copies of the plans, he would like to propose a similar design on his next school project.
We aimed, at the beginning, to change the learning conditions of over hundred children by providing them shelter from the environment, four classrooms pavilion style. We ended up with an integrated structure, three buildings, eight classrooms, an administrative building that includes a head teacher office, teacher’s common room, Library, storage room and complete toilet system with septic tank (no running water). We also provided an imbedded conduit system in preparation for electricity and water harvesting system since there is no running water available in this area.