Goodness I'm in Ghana: The children

The children in Ekotsi are joyous, creative, clever and friendly. Refrains of 'Sister Ruth' and 'Mister Tim' could be heard whenever we passed through the village. We made instant friends with some who followed us everywhere. School was let out for the summer holiday after our first week so the uniformed children were gone the following week and replaced by very small children, too young to farm. As the day wore on, the older children returned. The photo above is of Hinsou, a volunteer, singing with the children who had fetched water for us one morning. Here are some photos of some of my favorites.

On the last day of school, children helped clean up the school grounds. These kids were sweeping up litter (which is usually just tossed into a pile and later burned.)

A volunteer dancing with school children. Across the way is Juliana's restaurant where I usually had an afternoon Pepsi.

On the second to last day of school, children were treated to a 'feast' so here they are lined up. Normally school lets out by 1:00 and they are expected to eat at home.

The kids collected all of these rocks! They were sorting them into big and little sizes. The rocks are mixed with the concrete for parts of the building construction.

A volunteer plays a game with kids.

Jessie, third to the right, and her friends at the playground.

Marilyn helping sweep up the room after the potholes were fixed up.

My new best friend. Sadly, nobody could tell me her name. She is mute but communicates big time. She played lots of funny games with me, like hide and seek. She does not have use of her legs so she crawls around.

The Daystar International school had a celebration with lots of dancing.

Jessie's sister with her teddy bear wrapped around her on her back! So cute! This little girl sat on my lap during a football match and again the next day. Hardly said a word.