Wednesday December 2, 2009
Today I had the opportunity to visit Madina Primary School. Medina is located in the Greater Accra Region. The afternoon I spent at the school went very well. I had the opportunity to speak with the Head Mistress and her Assistant - they were wonderful to speak with. Our conversation was in depth and very informative, but I will just summarize my findings for you.
Today I had the opportunity to visit Madina Primary School. Medina is located in the Greater Accra Region. The afternoon I spent at the school went very well. I had the opportunity to speak with the Head Mistress and her Assistant - they were wonderful to speak with. Our conversation was in depth and very informative, but I will just summarize my findings for you.
1) The following is a list of what the school needs:
- First Aid supplies: for cuts and scratches that happen during recess and lunch
- Notebooks and writing materials: many students cannot afford these
- Funding for students to buy uniforms: most students only have one that is torn and worn out
- Shoes: many students come to school with no shoes, shoes that are too small or these plastic shoes they have here, because they are cheap to buy. These shoes create blisters, cuts and sores - especially in this heat.
- First Aid supplies: for cuts and scratches that happen during recess and lunch
- Notebooks and writing materials: many students cannot afford these
- Funding for students to buy uniforms: most students only have one that is torn and worn out
- Shoes: many students come to school with no shoes, shoes that are too small or these plastic shoes they have here, because they are cheap to buy. These shoes create blisters, cuts and sores - especially in this heat.
2) The Case of Salome
There is a little girl in the school, Salome - she is in Grade 6. She has poor eye sight, and also some problems hearing. I am very concerned about her because her Aunt (whom she lives with), is not responding to the Head Mistresses and teachers request to come to the school and speak with them about the situation and agree to take her to the eye doctor and get her glasses. Salome has had eye problems for 3 years now - she cannot effectively learn and I am very concerned that her eye sight and hearing it getting worse because it is not being taken care of. There is much more to this case but this is the gist of it. I have arranged for this unfortunate situation to be made a case here in the office and the school has agreed to follow up with my supervisor on the the status of Salome. We need to get this girl in to see an eye doctor and determine what the problem is and solve it. I hope glasses will correct her sight problem and it is nothing more serious. I'm so happy I was here to bring attention to this situation.
There is a little girl in the school, Salome - she is in Grade 6. She has poor eye sight, and also some problems hearing. I am very concerned about her because her Aunt (whom she lives with), is not responding to the Head Mistresses and teachers request to come to the school and speak with them about the situation and agree to take her to the eye doctor and get her glasses. Salome has had eye problems for 3 years now - she cannot effectively learn and I am very concerned that her eye sight and hearing it getting worse because it is not being taken care of. There is much more to this case but this is the gist of it. I have arranged for this unfortunate situation to be made a case here in the office and the school has agreed to follow up with my supervisor on the the status of Salome. We need to get this girl in to see an eye doctor and determine what the problem is and solve it. I hope glasses will correct her sight problem and it is nothing more serious. I'm so happy I was here to bring attention to this situation.
Thursday December 3, 2009
On another note: Today I submitted an article on Education Rights to a paper here in Ghana (Daily Guide) - We'll see if it gets published!
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