Day 20 - Monday

IThe final day of the project started with a 6.20am wake-up and on site by 7.15am with the aim of getting as much done as possible so that we can take advantage of the sea, sun and surf in the afternoon. The building was starting to resemble a building as the locals continued to work tirelessly as we provides them with the bricks and mortar. The majority of the group worked on finishing the painting of the outside of the school and the mural of the school logo. The floors of the classrooms were sealed with cement to ensure some longevity to the work that we have done. There was also a select group on brick making as they produced the final few bricks required to get the building up to roof level.

Mr Abbott installed the solar panel system to the main school which will provide light and power to charge the laptops.

Nathan experienced a very strange and impromptu request from a local boy who wanted his socks. He duly obliged removing them from his feet and presented them to the delighted lad. This wasn't his first experience with clothing in Ghana as he went to the local market in his work clothes, he then encountered something I think no westerner has ever had when he was donated clothes by a local based on how scruffy he looked!

After lunch and a brief rest we went back to the village to do the official farewell and commissioning ceremony for the work that we had done. The community turned out in force and were very grateful for the work that we had done at the school. The very generous donations that we brought from Stortford along with the solar panel system which is going to be used to start an Internet cafe for the village outside of school hours was tremendously well received. Mr Abbott spoke on behalf of the school and explained that it was important that the community finished the work that had been started and that we would look to raise some additional funds to assist with finishing the medical centre.

A fantastic 10 days in Cape 3 Points is coming to a close and so much has been achieved by a dedicated group of people from TBSHS working alongside a community highlighting how much can be done in such a short space of time!