Day 4--Don't Show My Wife this Photo

This morning Brando and I toured St. Kizimo Basic School in Bandai.  It's quite a remarkable school, as it is woefully under-supported but has an excellent reputation and is turning away students at the beginning of every school year.  For example, there are three teachers for about 350 kindergarten students who are in four classes.  But the schools is the top district performer in its exams, and students walk up to ten miles a day, passing many other schools, to attend it. To the right is Brando Akoto inspiring the Form 3 students.
Then it  was off to Tamale, which turned out to be a harrowing four-hour ride, with plenty of mi

niature lakes to negotiate (see below), along with the potholes.

Ghana's horrible road system is a major drag on its economy and life  Goods in isolated regions (where the standard of living is relatively low) routinely cost twice as much as they do in Accra, as the great majority of goods have to be hauled across roads like this one.   Getting to school or work is often time consuming.  NGOs commonly flock to the Accra Area  because travel in the North is so difficult.  A massive loss of time is inflicted  by the inefficient road system.

Anyway, we arrived safe and sound in Tamale, where we'll meet with Mr. Chris and his fine staff, who head up the Evangelical Church of Ghana School there.