Construction in Duunyin Village

During the dry season when no farming is done the men work together to build new homes and repair old ones. This group is installing a grass roof on a new building. They have been building these huts the same way for hundreds of years using mud blocks from the local soil and grass from the fields. The block walls are plastered inside and out with a cement made from dried cow dung and mud. I hardens into a water proof surface. These walls will last a long time if the plaster is renewed from time to time. The grass is formed into long matts held together with rope platted from strips of tree bark. These matts are rolled up, positioned on the roof frame and unrolled to cover the roof in layers that are water proof for about 5 years. There is a strong sense of community and family in the villages, and they share the work and what they have with each other.

Village scenes from Duunyin

This is the home compound of Abraham and his family. Pictured are Abraham, his sister and his daughters and their children. These people live a simple life with very little in the way of material possessions.

Duunyin Village School

Here are some shots of the students and their classrooms

Duunyin Village Elementary School

We went with Emelia, from Anfaani Children's Home to Duunyin Village to visit the elementary school there. Duunyin Village was the birth place of the first baby to come to Anfaani. There are 180 students and six teachers in this small school. Duunyin Village is a Dagomba village, and the people are very poor. It is located 12 K South of Tamale. The children and the teachers were excited and pleased to see us. The headmaster is a man named James.

More from Anfaani Children's Home

Anfaani Children Home in February 09

Here are the same children that were photographed in November all looking well. In the second picture the little girl pointing is the one who had a sty on her eye last November. The white lady is Kate from British Colombia. She is a volunteer who will be working with the home for 9 months. We enjoy visiting with the babies, and the workers. Sometimes they have small repair jobs that I can do for them.

Makafui has wheels to carry the good news

This is Makafui Nyatuame a graduate of the Northern Ghana Baptist Theological Seminary. He helped us last spring in planting three new churches. He now pastors 4 churches and was walking to them each Sunday, a total of about 25 miles in all.
Now He can ride his Yamaha and save on the shoe leather. This will also make it possible for him to branch out and begine a work in other villages. Saturday several of us made the trip to Kadjebi to meet him and deliver the bike. The bike is not new, but still has many miles in it, and it was provided by some interested friends.