BooksMatter

Since I started putting my all into the Larabanga Life Project, I always said that great things would happen and so many great things have, the support from people all over the world has been really overwhelming. I have very special people to thank, those who have believed in the project and that have helped me to achieve what I set out to achieve. It has now been around 1 year and a half since I first went to Larabanga, non the wiser about how it would shape my life until now and the Larabanga Life Project is going to be a very big part of my future also. I have an amazing development to tell you about...
I'm very excited to announce that after being contacted via this blog by Keith Goddard, we have had fantastic news for Larabanga Primary School. After a couple of months of sending emails back and forth, there are now almost 1,000 books on their way to Ghana, for Ibrahim to collect and transport to Larabanga. Keith runs a non-profit organisation that donates books to schools and libraries in Ghana. They sort through every book they receive before they pack them to make sure they are suitable for the destined school. They are then scanned into a data base, each school has their own data base so that they know exactly which books they have got to use and enjoy- this is through their connection with LibraryThing. Check out BooksMatter's website here: https://www.booksmatter.org/home.html
- There is lots of information about what they do, the book situation in Ghana and their successes so far.

One classroom at Larabanga Primary School

The benefits of these books are going to be priceless. I remember the moment I received the message from Keith via the contact form. I was sat at my dining table here in China, just checking emails and then I saw it. I was absolutely over the moon. It was one of those moments when you think to yourself... "Wow, I really am doing this." When the books arrive at the school, I can't begin to imagine how excited the children will be, I only wish I could be there to see their faces.
Something I also wanted to mention was that, Nathalie has organised a fundraising event on the 1st August to be held in Reading. There will be live music from Elasea, check them out here: http://youtu.be/l2U64nO5zU8
We hope that it is going to be very successful, I will be there with Nathalie and Huw to talk and answer any questions and most importantly to inspire all of our guests to share our dreams for Larabanga.