We need to move away from the veneer and address the fundamental issues confronting our educational system. For nothing much happens without a vision; the good book says, without a vision, people ‘lose the sense of direction’ or ‘perish’ (Proverbs 29:18). The problem as outlined in the foregoing paragraphs are not typical of the Adimadim-Kyenku Larbi community; it is a microcosm of what is happening in rural Ghana as a whole. TV 3 recently showed a documentary which depicted a similar situation in another community (TV3 News, Sunday, 11th October, 2009). It is not that we as a people do not have the power and the capacity to change the debilitating conditions that we often find ourselves; it is just that, like many areas, there has not been good leadership and clear sense of urgency and direction. Sometimes we just accept the status quo as the norm. We collectively fail to take any meaningful steps that will transform the situation that affect us as a people, especially if it does not directly affect those who are to take concrete action. For anything meaningful to happen, it will take visionary leadership, and a passion for change. It is true that the majority of the people in our nation are poor; it is also true that in spite of this fact, if all of us, especially those of us that are better endowed, will share what we have, the debilitating conditions of poverty, illiteracy, filth, and disease will be a thing of the past. It is hoped that this project will be completed and others will be will be able to replicate it in other parts of our nation and indeed our continent.

Without the collective efforts by all and sundry, especially the leaders and the privileged few, our nation and indeed our continent will continue to be numbered among the poorest of the poor. Come on Board!

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