SIOBHAN:
I met with Naa Otua for more coffee and chat today – perhaps Costas could provide us with some sponsorship? Buckets of free cappuccino at least! As always I came away feeling completely inspired – Naa Otua has an infectious personality – it is impossible to meet with her without feeling uplifted.
Anyway, after marvelling at how far we had come since our previous meeting – a website, a blog, an article in the local paper and a launch party at Waterstones no less – we set to figuring out the next stage of our operation, fund-raising.
Coca Cola and Guiness are among the companies with interests in Ghana so we figured, what the hell, why not approach them for some kind of sponsorship. Watch this space for details of how we get on…
Naa Otua and I also talked about how determined we are to make this project a success. I will be going to Ghana with her in the new year, to see for myself just how badly this literacy programme is needed. But already, just talking to her and doing some independent research, I am shocked at the disparity between our two countries. Here in the UK the ability to read and write are taken for granted, but in some parts of the world literacy is a luxury. As a certified book worm I find it hard to imagine a world without the written word.
More news next week as the countdown to the launch begins…