I just found out how the local names works
The local Twi/Akan names
Correspond to the day of the week they were born
Those are the names for boys or girls
Based on the day of the week that they were born
And also they have a western name
Edward, Joseph, etc.
Usually they have British names
And both of them make their name
This is update on our project
We are between the first and the second layer of blocks
We finished this first layer
and now we will begin with the second one
We began by doing these two
but we can fill the gap cause these two blocks are still soft
If we fill the gap, compact the rammed earth
We will break the blocks next to them
and we will see cracks
we were thinking on moving the formworks
compact and level with the block next to it
We have the concrete foundation
and it´s making steps
We had to fill that gap there
with a little formwork
And then we did this block of rammed earth
After this block we prepared the formwork for the next one
There is a cover at the end
And we will fill the formwork up to this level
We will continue with the block at this level
until we reach the next step
What we will do is fill, open the formwork and move it to the next concrete step
Fill and compact this new block
We will have a new level
From here
Up to there
The same at the other side
We can move this form work
And put it on top
and make another layer
and reach up to there
so then we will take us a few days
so then those two
they will be cured/hard enough
so we can fill with blocks the space in between
on the long sides we have to
Another layer
Because the level of the classroom is down falling
But when we level the classroom with earth
It will reach to where my hand is
to the middle of this first block layer
on the sides we want to have 1,2m(4ft)
That correspond with the eye level of the students
when theyare sitting down
And on top of that we will have the wood structure
that it will be open and will have a screen
and this short wall
We will have to do 6 more layers/levels like this one
It will reach this point more and less
Yesterday we finished
that we just finish opening
the formwork for this concrete foundation
The reason why this foundation is lower
On this side and that side
Is the level of the ground floor
This foundation is lower
That level over there
The top surface of that concrete foundation
Are the door openings
On that grade is where the floor classroom
it will begin and continue flat that way
until it reaches that point
we fill all these area with earth
So this foundation will be lower so it matches the classroom floor level
and then it is flashed with the floor
and here will have the wall where we have the chalkboard
Here we have Joseph
He is finishing the rammed earth block
So It will be flashed with the previous one
And the guys over there
while this is ready
and this one is almost done
they are making more mix
when we go eat, they can continue there
we wlll come back and we will move this one
and that´s where we are
The biggest problem we ever have until now
was how to access our money
We had a couple of sponsors for this project
as well as crowdfunding
BUT
the difficult part was
how to bring the money from Spain to Ghana
The foundation NKA
which is the one that organized the competition
Proposed me a few options
The sponsors will write a check
addressed to the Foundation
the foundation will provide me a letter
like a recommendation letter
so I can go to the black market
and cash the check
OBVIOUSLY, that wasn´t an option for me
that I wasn´t going to do
another option was bringing the money as cash
I withdraw the Euros
bring it as euros and exchange it here to Cedis
at the airport or a currency exchange office
but it was risky
Since I was coming alone to the country
If I got robbed
I would lose all the money for the project
and the 3rd option
which is the one I chose
the sponsors would donate to NKA foundation
to their account
The sponsors will donate to the USA account
The foundation, with the director Barthosa
Transfered the money from NKA USA account to NKA Ghana account
The problem is
This is not a serious/professional foundation/ngo
The problem was
The only person authorized to withdraw the money
from the NKA account in GHana
he doesn´t work for NKA anymore
and he doesn´t live in Ghana anymore
so we tried to contact that person
and he said that until October can´t come to Ghana
to withdraw the money from the account
it could be true or a lie
the thing is the following
We tried to contact with the director, Barthosa
So he can wire/transfer money from another account
to Frank
who is the person in charge of coordinating the project here in Abetenim/Ghana
Bathosa only sent/wired us 500 US dollars
500$ will last only 4 days
The first 4 days we spent 500$ already
We ordered sand, cement, steel rebar,..
We had to pay the local workers
So that was doesn´t work
So until now, Frank was using the money that we are giving him for meal and accomodation expenses
to pay for materials and worker´s salaries
until we can access our own funds
This is not a serious foundation
if you reach the point
a foundation/NGO
has only one person in charge to withdraw money from that account
if that person doesn´t work anymore
you switch/assign to another person
instead of giving the bank account details
to sponsor so they will donate
and then you can´t withdraw from that account
it doesn´t make any sense
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