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[okokoroko]

Charcoal. Afram Plains, Ghana. November 26, 2021. Photo: Francis Kokoroko 2021 #ghana #accraphoto #iphone11pro #climatechange #charcoal #aframplains #climate #landscape (at Ghana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXBGsH2Ik-L/?utm_medium=tumblr

[africashowboy]

We could wait for the days of laughter When our souls are lit on fire And all our prayers are answered And we have not a single sickness To say thank you. We could wait for a bounty harvest When our flocks and stocks overflow And all our enemies are ashamed As we celebrate with thousands of friends To say thank you. We could wait for our coming ascension When we wear our sparkling crowns And dance on those streets of pure gold And sing and shout with joyous voices And say thank you. Or we could pause right this moment And fish out the beautiful seconds Hidden within sands of drudgery And lift our heads in gratitude And say thank you. We’ll thank you in this season Whether we do or have no reason We’ll thank you right this moment Here. Now. We say Thank You. Photo and Words by Nana Kofi Acquah (www.nkacquah.com) @africashowboy (Copyright: 2020) www.nanakofiacquah.com. #aframplains #ghana #poetry https://www.instagram.com/p/CHmhggvr1Wh/?igshid=17hr384acwmdm

[africashowboy]

A school girl gladly carries a bench out of a classroom where they had converged to hear a talk about why they should not share naked photos of themselves with friends on social media. Her school has neither electricity nor computers. In a country where “Sexually Transmitted Grades” are endemic from junior high schools to universities, teachers, not some stranger on the internet, are the biggest threat to female students. Photo and Words by Nana Kofi Acquah (www.nkacquah.com) @africashowboy (Copyright: 2018). #aframplains #ghana #africa #education #onassignment #unicefghana #iphoneography

[africashowboy]

The Students’ Version of Ghana’s National Anthem and Pledge. #AframPlains #onassignment #ghana #proudlyGhanaian #ghana61

[africashowboy]

ICT Class Test: “Draw a keyboard, monitor and mouse”. #kayera #aframplains #ghana #education #ict

[africashowboy]

I WANT TO BE A TEACHER- ALIA’S STORY: In another life, Alia should have been finishing Senior High or be in the university already but she’s not complaining. In fact, she is very happy she’s made it to class five, and she says nothing is going to stop her from achieving her dream of becoming a teacher someday. Alia was born physically handicapped, at a time when such children were often labelled “spirit children” and “given back to the gods” either by drowning, suffocation or abandonment in remote places. Families that lacked the courage to kill their disabled children often hid them from the eyes of society, not necessarily out of fear for the child’s life, but because of the stigma the whole family suffers. A family that has disabled members is not one that others would like to marry into or even do business with; as they are considered cursed. In cultures like Alia’s, a child is the parent’s pension. In fact Alia’s father’s dream is that some of his ten children will become successful so they can build him “ a proper house” instead of the mud one he currently lives in. This is his reason for pushing them all to go to school. His dream for Alia, though, is simpler: “I want her to grow into an independent adult so she wouldn’t have to depend on anybody, especially when I am no more”. Shot on assignment for UNICEF Ghana. #education #disability #inclusiveeducation #aframplains #ghana #africa https://www.instagram.com/p/BqHYuP6ButP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sm89etwhghy2