So here’s a special Holiday challenge for anyone willing to do it! Our village has a building that was built specifically for a library. The District Chief Executive (a.k.a. The Big Man in Town) took the districts’ desire for a library and made this structure, but it continues to sit empty. When we were walking by the building with Cameron’s supervisor one day, we asked what it was. With tremendous pride and excitement he told us that was the “library”. We decided we had to look into this “library” more. Thus, we went to the Ghana Education Service team and talked to them about what their intentions are and where they want this project to go (if anywhere). They told us they want this library, but don’t have the books to fill it (and they’re willing to help pay if there is an organization willing to support us). Being in our regional capital with two secondary schools within a 2 hour radius and multiple elementary and middle schools, it’s the perfect location to reach a large amount of people. If this project was initiated by us, with me and Cameron providing the money and books without their desire for and contribution to this, it would fail. This has to be a project that doesn’t need us, just our assistance to jump-start it. Therefore, we want to propose a book drive. We’re sending out this challenge to anyone who wants to help fill our library. Clean out your shelves; look in your attics and basements for those old books you don’t read anymore. If you’re interested in helping us, we’d love to have your support. We’re already being sent a large box of books from Darien Book Aid and are speaking with the Ghana Book Trust to help us, too. We have lots of failures, few tangible successes and a great deal of frustrations. Now with all that said, we think this project is worthwhile. This library can be a success, we truly believe it. Thanks for your constant support….we couldn’t do it without you!
Our address if you want to help:
Cameron and Kymberly Tuckfield
Peace Corps
PO Box 962
Tamale, Northern Region
Ghana, West Africa
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