Friday, September 18, 2015

Kofi Larbi on Curate Tamale

Fifteenth Edition


Curate Tamale 18th September, 2015.

Experiencing the Northern Region of Ghana through individual stories

Kofi Larbi























Bio
Kofi Larbi is a disaster officer, social blogger, and fun seeker. 

Follow him on Twitter: @Nuttykola
Email him at kofilarbi30@gmail.com

Tweets of Curator

My name is Kofi Larbi, relocated to Tamale 3yrs ago from Accra, a volunteer, social blogger & Disaster officer. I Luv Tamale

Despa! To everyone worldwide. Its an honor to be yo curator for today. Welcom to edition

September 21 is Founders Day is a day earmarked by & to just do an activity for society

Currently with @jawardmatiti on Kesmi Fm107.1 talking about mentorship &

Platforms like this are available for some of these perceptions to be modified..showcase tamale to the world

The first thing one notices when gets to tamale is the friendliness of the people. The town welcomes strangers

People in Tamale smile easily and will go out of their way to voluntarily make sure a person is comfortable

Northern people are very passionate about thoughts& what they believe in and would stand by it. This makes them seem loud.

People in the south have various perspectives with regards to the north of Ghana &changing this was my motivation for writing

Founders Day is a holiday to urge youth to volunteer for events all over Ghana. Check

In Tamale there are 3 events: Reading/Writing clinic, Tamale Regional library by & league of young women

Event 2: clean up of Tamale central by youth starting from the taxi rank at 7am Health is wealth!

Event 3: Donation to the orphanage home at Nyohini on Monday spending time with the children

In Nankpaduri organizing a unifying cleanup at market square & drama on peace at chiefs palace

Respect for the elderly is a high note of culture with the people esp youth in Tamale. Most elderly people command respect

Northern chiefs are custodians of culture so much so that a chiefs palace is a rich avenue for any tourist to the north

When the chief sits in state the rich culture is displayed from praise singers to his whole entourage just colorful

several festivals also depict the history &heritage of the people. Notable r the Damba &Fire festival


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Ministry of Tourism has recognized the cultural importance of chiefs and their palaces up north as tourist destinations

Witness a colorful durbar of chiefs processing during a festival & the energy will hold you spellbound

Tamale is arguably the fastest growing metropolis in Ghana w/ its attendant waste issues. clean up gets a thumb up

Pizza places and pubs such as Tacorabama, Wooden &Chucks hav sprung up to take care of such tastes
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More businesses &people are relocatin up north to the much laid back life. This also calls for 'stuff' as exist in the south

Waakye is on every road junction & thru out the day available somewhere in town.. you just have to find it

Tamale is so ethnically diverse yet people coexist peacefully despite negative perceptions. Social relations mostly cordial

Som sayings wil knock yo socks off when u hear first time. Northern sales people say 'it will enter u!' when buying a shoe.

In Tamale this is breakfast not aside the early morning koko & koose
         


So I'm a krobo & every time I greet response is 'Naa' which in my Lang means cow. funny huh? Thats cultural diversity for u

Today being a Friday Jummat prayers will be offered all over Tamale & its beautiful seeing the faithful say their prayers

With back roads pretty motorable in Tamale, its possible to avoid crowded areas using other routes to a destination

may Allah hear our prayers and supplications as we seek his face this Jummat

life in Tamale reflects life outside the capital. Thers not pressure on infrastructure like roads so less traffic

Apart from Espresso, all the other networks work effectively depending on signal strength in the metropolis& surroundings

with Glo, MTN, Tigo, Vodafone, Airtel networks work just fine. Tamale is connected to the rest of the rest

Obviously with signal strength high internet data connectivity is also available, making it possible to work anywhere

There are more storey buildings in Tamale now in tandem with the development of the metropolis as urban center

Housing projects in Tamale has also moved from the thatched compound house to apartment duplexes with a shared courtyard

Zoomlion is supporting the clean up campaign on Saturday in Tamale as part of

There are 2 markets: central market and Aboabu, a few mins from each other which serve most of the metropolis

Tamale has a vibrant market that gradually has also become a social tourism site..

Several estate housing units have also sprung up in some suburbs for renting and buying

Telecommunications in Tamale sometimes get erratic but Telco companies are always aim at good service

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Financial services are provided round the clock for investment. Most of the major banks have outlets in Tamale

The Tamale Regional library is the venue for Read/Write Clinic with League of Young Female Leaders for Saturday

The aboabu mkt is undergoing construction that will see it becoming a modern day market with ultra modern shops

The buildings there are replica of the architecture in areas like the DuBois Center &Cantonment area in Accra

On Monday activity will be to spend time with children and help out at Nyohini orphanage.

Volunteerism is a selfless act that is done not for rewards but help make the world better place



Check out for the over 54 registered activities and volunteer for a good cause

Volunteering starts small but like you don't know where it will take you

The landscape of Tamale has been changed in recent years with high rise offices and shops too

The old concrete architecture is phasing out to synthetics and glass. Check out the several plazas in Tamale

There are motorbikes than cars in Tamale and almost every household has one.

Volunteerism is setting one’s self apart to do labor, usually unpaid, so others can benefit.

Sometimes yo life lessons wil come from the most unexpectd places like inside a cab
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The Ahmaddiya mosque in Tamale

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Pavement market on Tamale high street. clean up route
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Contributing our quota to developing Tamale will mean we're contributing to the greater good of Ghana


as Ghanaians lets revive the patriotism our forebears left as legacy. We celebrate Founders Day by volunteering

When you see young people in droves carrying melcom bags its indication that service persons have arrived

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Just as urban foods/goods come up north, so services hav to be upgraded even in barber shops
                                     

When I first came to Tamale I tot cloth was cheaper here cos Thats what all the women wore, even market women

Northern fashion is a blend of traditional and trendy and some guys dress dapper especially for Friday Jummat prayers

A recycling culture is needed to reduce the waste in a fast growing metropolis.

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The central taxi rank in Tamale, venue for Clean for Life on

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Zaratu plaza
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At every turn, there was a highlight on activities of around Ghana& why one should volunteer

Please read the other blog articles at to learn more about Tamale as I I've chronicled it


And please read other articles too at for issues on how to make Ghana better.

Its truly been an honor & its such a shame I cant tell you everything but you'd hav undiscover Tamale for yourself


Thank you for being a part of this and hope we all take part in


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Location: Tamale, Ghana

4 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 22, 2015 at 4:08 PM

    this is nice piece. funny how i know a lot o f the curators.

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    1. UnknownSeptember 22, 2015 at 4:17 PM

      That's interesting. Small world, huh?
      Email us (tamalenorthernregion@gmail.com) if you would like to curate.
      Also, follow us on Twitter (@Tamale_Ghana) for more on the Northern Region.
      Thanks. Have a good night!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 22, 2015 at 4:09 PM

    kola forgot to add the basketball court where we play

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  3. UnknownOctober 12, 2015 at 3:38 AM

    Interestingly was on the court when I signed off curating

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