Photographing Mummy Barrow and Mammasaurus taking photos of Davina, taking photos of a 3year old boy whose mum has worked at the Virtutious Women’s Bakery for 7 years and trains other women how to make and hawk bread.
Today’s visits to projects here in Ghana has been amazing, inspiring, exhausting, hot, but more than anything full of stories I am bursting to tell, from talking to Davina about motherhood and women’s rights, to experiencing first hand some of the amazing ways projects funded by Comic Relief help to change lives and empower people.
Here is a little video I made to unpack my day, it talks through the pictures I have included below it:
Children singing in the creche as their mothers work in the bakery across the courtyard
Dough arrives carried in by Veronica, who featured in the Comic Relief Great British Bake Off
Inspiring and caring teachers
Preparing to grease 200 tins
Expert hands get to work on the dough
Production Line
Proudly showing off her chalk board
Watching mum at work, while looking after the little ones
Blowing bubbles at the end of our visit
Assante, project worker in Agbogbloshie Slum takes us on a tour, he tells me of the challenges of lack of sanitation, running water, drugs, prostitution, HIV and the amazing opportunities created by Comic Relief funded projects.
Ground floor of the school in the midst of the slum, originally a shack with 20 students, it now educates over 200.
Older children learning more formally upstairs in the school
View over Agbogbloshie slum from the school building
Assante introduces Aishetu who came to the city slum from a small village after her parents died. Training as a hairdresser has brought her financial security and pays for her younger sister to attend school.
Mercy set up her bead making business with support from Comic Relief funded projects.
Tuesday 4th February was Comic Relief’s 25th birthday, so much to celebrate, believe me today I saw it first hand.
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Totally agree – considering we are so “advanced” it sounds like we’ve got a lot wrong in comparison!
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I agree with Helen.
That was really inspiring. Must be such an incredible experience to see what a difference can be made, and how people can just be so positive.
#GoodWork can’t wait for my postcard – thank you for all you are doing x
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Can see that you are a bit overwhelmed by so much good work going on and the real impact comic relief can make. Love you so much and glad you are having such an amazing experience.x
Amazing Penny what a lot to take in and so much for us all to learn. Big hugs x
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Wonderful! Can’t wait to hear more about it all.
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Oh Wow, sounds like you have seen a lot in one day. Bug hugs to you all. Can’t wait to read/watch more. xxx
Thanks for the fab updates, think it almost feels like we are there with you! An experience of a lifetime, and you are doing such #goodwork by sharing x
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Absolutely inspiring to hear. I will be showing my tutor group this in the morning. I can’t wait to hear more.
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Sounds so amazing Penny! What a wonderful experience! X
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Isn’t it just amazing? Watching and listening to you, it reminds me so much of being in Ethiopia and the awe I felt meeting all those amazing people and finding out about the community way they live their lives and how much they all look out for each other.
Rock on Penny! Mich x
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Thanks so much for sharing a little bit of your day to tell us what’s been happening. There is so much to take on board, your brain will be buzzing for weeks!
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Fantastic to hear all about the day. The community project sounds amazing. What an experience.
Keep it coming!
Maggy
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Inspiring – so inspiring and obviously so much more to tell….
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Shared, shared – amazing, inspirational – bet its very hot and tiring! Xx
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Thank you so much for sharing all that you have seen. It really puts things into perspective x
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What a learning curve for the UK. Great summary of the comparison. Sounds like such a worthwhile trip. Can’t wait to see/ read more.
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Sounds like a wonderful
Experience, we are so blessed in this Country but there is so much we can learn from the spirit, drive & determination to be self sufficient from poorer countries, can’t wait for my postcard, would love to have seen the Bakery Nursery! xx
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What, you didn’t get to taste the bread? After all that? It’s an outrage! Really insightful and detailed report, giving such a useful glimpse into the projects that Comic Relief is funding. Coming from Africa, I love the spirit of enterprise out there and can agree there’s a totally different attitude to schooling than in the UK. Loads to learn on both sides. Can’t wait for your next update! x
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What a wonderful experience. I think you will be able to come back here and make a positive difference after seeing and learning so much. You will be talking about it for years to come!
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Amazing photos x
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Wow, again what amazing images, it really brings the project alive!
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