Build, build, build.

Day Ten, Eleven & Twelve

Wednesday, May 29, 2015 through Friday, May 31, 2015

Build, build, build. Buying materials, welding press parts, and testing and building graters and presses took up the next three days of the week.

We worked hard at the shop, even though the power continued to be an issue.  We tried to get lots of welding done whenever the power was on, but had to resort to use of a diesel-powered generator on Friday because we had so much welding to do.

Ken and Peter helped in the shop pretty much all day Thursday and Friday, filing, cutting, drilling, and more.  Wendy continued plugging away at the distributor guide and user manuals/binders.  The hard work did not happen without a bit of fun, however.  The team was able to go swimming on Wednesday night at the KNUST swimming pool, to let out some steam.

On Friday, we said our goodbyes – Francis collected everyone’s contact information that had not been exchanged already, and others from ITTU wished us the best as we prepared to distribute the graters and presses that we built.

We got back to the SMS Guest House and proceeded in a similar fashion, packing bags and saying goodbyes to the people there.  The weekend ahead was going to be very busy, and we did not want to leave anything behind as we moved on to the villages and to Accra.  We would be staying at an iDE office in Accra for the next few nights and would be able to settle in there, but there was still work to be done in between.