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Martha’s just back from Ashanti, where she visited a new village, exceptionally poor. It’s a community of settlers from the north, and one of the pictures below shows buckets of the water they’re drinking. We need some new village sponsors as a matter of urgency.  

Here are the photos of the commissioning of Mpantuase’s water project, described below. Martha was present at the ceremony, and said it was a wonderful day and all the people were so happy.  

Tuesday May 19, 7.30pm   Ashanti Concert St Pancras Church,  Euston Road, London NW1 2BA Tickets £10 from http://ashanti-concert.eventbrite.co.uk or 0207 837 3172 – Henry Roche (piano), Jonathan Reid (piano), Matthew Tosca (violin) and Nan Atichatpong (tenor) perform music by Bach, Moscheles, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Faure and Chabrier. Saturday May 2, 7.00-10.00pm    A Taste of Ghana […]

The second phase of Mpantuase water project (see below) is 98% complete and it will be commissioned by the sponsors on 7th April, when Martha will be visiting. It includes a bedroom for the caretaker, kitchen, store room, shop and waiting area, which will also serve as a community area for the people of the […]

These photos are of the moringo tree. It’s apparently terrifically nutritious, and Martha recognises it and hopes she’s seen it in Ashanti. If so, it might make a world of difference.  

For many years now, Ashanti Development has received grants from a Swiss charity, based in Basle. From time to time, they’d send someone to Ashanti to inspect the way we’d spent their money, and – since the work was carried out by Nicholas – the result was always great satisfaction. One of the inspectors retired […]

… and speaking of drums, here are a couple of photos of the ones Goldington Green Academy bought for Gyetiase Primary School.