Revolution at Jachie

One might be tempted to believe that as a volunteer in Ghana your efforts to help improve society, education and give hope and opportunity to the next generation, would be welcomed with open arms. But you would be wrong.

The situation in Jachie is currently thus: There is a fully stocked computer room with approximately 30 computers. Also, provided by the truly wonderful NGO, TACCO, are two computer teachers/experts, software especially designed for the education of children and all bills such as electricity are fully paid.

Now all the schools have to do is accept TACCO's invitation to use the computer room free of charge - which they all have. All good so far you may think.
Enter the District Director of Education AKA The witch: She has decided that the computer room is a disruptive influence on the children's timetable and all computer lessons must therefore be stopped until she decides they are no longer disruptive.

This is laughable. Just small knowledge of the Ghana education system will tell you that rarely do teachers turn up on time for lessons, if at all. Children will have their lessons cancelled on a whim so they can weed the school grounds instead and often they have timetabled lessons, such as music and dance, but with no teacher to teach it. Yes, she may have a point; the lessons will be disrupting the usual school timetable but in a POSITIVE way.

Anyway, we are glad to report that one of the schools is openly defying the District Witch and are insisting on attending computer lessons anyway!
1 - TACCO
0 - The Witch