The Eid-ul Fitr Edition: Adnan Abdulai

Adnan Abdulai on Curate Tamale

Seventh Edition

Curate Tamale 18th July,2015.

Experiencing the Northern Region of Ghana through individual stories.

Adnan

My name is Adnan, Abdulai. I'm a banker, with Tizaa Rural Bank, Gushegu. I'm a resident of Tamale, and so, commute between my base (place of work), and home.

Greetings from Tamale, Northern Region. This is yet, another edition of #CurateTamale and, I'm your curator for today. #CurateTamale

Today is Eid Fitr. We just finished with Eid prayers. #CurateTamale

Just after Eid prayers, with the guys. Trust you me, it's a helluva fun. #CurateTamale

Adnan and friends after the Eid prayer.

                                         

The multitudes of Muslims at the Tamale Jubilee Park, where Eid prayers are usually observed. #CurateTamale

Chief Imam and his entourage leaving the prayer grounds. #EidFitr #CurateTamale

Tamale is arguably, the best place to celebrate Eid. The love, and excitement is indescribable. The day looks promising. #CurateTamale

Indeed, home is where the heart is. #TamaleGhana is a nice place to be. It's almost time for Dhur. #EidFitr #CurateTamale

Still, it's #EidFitr, with my sis. #CurateTamale

Adnan and sister

I will be attending an Eid party at a friend's place after Dhur prayer. #Curator

Awesome display of our identity, even on Eid days. #CurateTamale

Beautiful cultural display

Eid mini party underway at my friend's residence. #CurateTamale

Adnan chilling with friends

Lots to eat

And drink

There was law enforcement to make sure everything went smoothly.

An officer of the law

My name is Abdulai Adnan. My handle is @Add_None I must admit, it's been a great time curating. Tamale, indeed, is a nice place to be. Cheers!

You can curate too @Tamale_Ghana Just email us at tamalenorthernregion@gmail.com

Soccer Fiesta: Tamale are you ready?

Event: Soccer Fiesta

Venue: Nobisco Football Pitch, Tamale

Date: 25th July, 2015.

Time: 8:00am till you want to go home.

#SoccerFiesta is the hottest thing happening in Tamale this month. It is a social event hoping to bring people together through sports and recreational activities.

At #SoccerFiesta there will be games like football, scrabble, wali/oware, ludo, FIFA video games, draught, etc.

Make #SoccerFiesta the first event you take part in after the #Ramadan. This event will support charity with proceeds and donations from participants. You will not only have fun, you will be contributing meaningfully to society while burning off some calories and networking. 

The event will open with the highly anticipated exhibition match between #ThinkAfrik and the Northern Education Support Initiative (NESI); two groups making strides towards social change.

Come watch smart women from the aforementioned institutions pit their wits against each other in football. 

Here are some of the teams that will be represented at Nobisco this 25th July. Come cheer your favourite team and meet new people.

Follow @soccer_fiesta on Twitter for more information and updates on the event. If you are in Tamale, do well to take part in #SoccerFiesta

The Funky ReadWrite Clinic: Promoting Child Literacy

                                                                                                                                                                                     

The funky ReadWrite clinic is an intensive incubator grooming clinic that lures children to read and write through play activities/games, AYWO’s curriculum and technology.  The aim of this clinic is to groom children to pick up pleasure reading and creative writing as quality leisure activities hence, in the long, run making them avid readers and prolific writers.

The Funky ReadWrite Clinic has two key distinctive features;

 A funky reading clinic where children are exposed to a wide variety of books.  Children are taken through an exciting journey of reading via play activities/games and technology.

     A mentoring creative writing clinic which systematically stimulates the imagination of children. Here, creative writing is used as a therapeutic tool to help children open up, be confident and become more vocal about their emotions.  Children are taken through intensive writing courses and also mentored by top African writers around the world via online programs. 

Why the need for this?

Ghana’s educational system has undervalued the importance of pleasure reading and creative writing for children in schools. Over the years, emphasis has been on ‘text book’ education and story books have been subtly pushed to the back.

 Children are constantly reminded, “you must read to pass your exams!" as a stern warning making most children view reading and writing as ' a dreaded monster.' Thus, reading and writing is often promoted as a means to an end, which is for exams only. Hence children miss the opportunity to explore and stimulate their creative minds.

The above worsens the already high illiteracy rate among children. UNESCO clearly says that more children are illiterate in world's poorest countries than believed.

Although a national problem in Ghana the situation is worse in the northern region of Ghana. For instance, whiles the rate of illiteracy in the Greater Accra Region  is 21% Ashanti  40%, 54% in the Brong Ahafo Region, it rises to an alarming  76% in the three northern regions(http://tadmi.org/)  

 

Volunteers teaching kids to make nets using empty packets of sachet water

Why children from deprived communities?

   Children in deprived communities have no access to good schools with good educational facilities. These children are usually very timid, less vocal, their reading and writing abilities are low and therefore find it extremely difficult to understand their lessons in the classroom.

 Their parents earn below the minimum wage hence would never be able to afford extra reading & writing lessons or buy enhanced reading materials.

SELECTION process

  School children are selected from schools within deprived communities; they would be groomed in this intensive clinic for 4-5months.   After which the second batch will be enrolled.

These children would become reading ambassadors and change agents for their schools and communities

Start DAY: 20th June 2015       

Time: 9:00-10:30

Days: Saturdays***

Venue: At children’s library premises

  

 

 

  

Samuel Harunah on Curate Tamale

Samuel Harunah on Curate Tamale

Sixth Edition

Curate Tamale 10th July,2015.

Experiencing the Northern Region of Ghana through individual stories.

Bio

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Tweets from Curator

Dasiba Mma Bihi and Jummah Mubarak to my Muslim friends. My name is Samuel Harunah and I will be your curator for the day.#CurateTamale

Did you know Tamale has an airborne unit next to the airport where paratroopers are trained? You might be lucky to see it live #CurateTamale

Tamale is a city with people from different ethnic groups coexisting peacefully. Don't believe all those warmongering stories #CurateTamale

The smock is native to #Tamale and the Northern regions. We wear it proudly. Get one when you visit #CurateTamale 

Sam  rocking his smock

The Central Veterinary Laboratory 32km away from #Tamale in #PongTamale is the centre for vaccine production #CurateTamale

The Central Vet Lab in Pong-Tamale

Do you like beautiful scenery and free wifi like me? Then wooden restaurant is the place to be #CurateTamale

The Wooden Restaurant

In #Tamale we break our fast with 'Kooko and Kose' its not about money, it's just a #Tamale thing. 2 hours to go #Ramadan #CurateTamale

Signing out with a bowl of fufu. Yes in #Tamale we love fufu too. It has been a pleasure #Nitikonyurim #CurateTamale 

Sam's mouth-watering supper

Email us at tamalenorthernregion@gmail.com to be a curator.

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Albin Korem Jacob Alhassan on Curate Tamale

Albin Korem Jacob Alhassan on Curate Tamale

Fifth Edition


Curate Tamale 3rd July,2015.

Experiencing the Northern Region of Ghana through individual stories.

Albin

Albin Korem Jacob Alhassan is a writer, poet and environmental activist. He lives in Tamale though he is mostly in Accra because of school. He blogs at: aalbinkoremjacob.wordpress.com

He's @Albinkoremjacob on Twitter 

Tweets of Curator
Beautiful morning today in Tamale! I just came back from morning mass. #funfact Tamale has a monastery. The Carmelite Monastery.

My poem about Gurugu, a place in Tamale. It's an old poem! aalbinkoremjacob.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/home/ …

Do e-zwich cards expire? Going to ask at Stanbic Bank Tamale. #CurateTamale

Stanbic Bank Tamale

E-zwich cards don't expire according to the woman at the enquiries desk in Stanbic bank Tamale. #CurateTamale

The real name for Tamale is Gulkpegu. Prayers at Jubilee park. # CurateTamale

Shekhina clinic is a beautiful place in tamale where people access healthcare for free! #CurateTamale

The owner of Shekhinah Clinic is Dr David Abdulai, 2012 winner of the Martin Luther King award for peace and social justice #CurateTamale

Shekhinah Clinic in Tamale

Shekhinah Clinic also feeds mentally ill people through their food program

HIV and AIDS patients at Shekhina clinic live in these beautiful houses!

Shekhinah Clinic

I am @Albinkoremjacob. And I will be signing out soon...It has been exciting!


I am signing out now pals. Enjoy your weekend and watch out for next week's curator.

Email us at tamalenorthernregion@gmail.com to be a curator.

Derrick Rexford Kpogeh on Curate Tamale

Derrick Rexford Kpogeh on Curate Tamale (Fourth Edition)

Curate Tamale

19th June, 2015Experiencing the Northern Region of Ghana through individual stories.

Derrick

Derrick is an author and a teacher at Business College International in Tamale.

My name is Derrick Rexford Kpogeh. Today, you'll see Tamale through my eyes. Hope you have fantastic time. #CurateTamale

That's my kid brother. I was born and raised in Tamale. By birth, I am a Voltarian but I'm a Dagomba boy by bond. #CurateTamale

I teach literature and English language at Business College Int.

Derrick with his students

I believe in creativity. I believe in design. Tamale is a fertile ground to grow our talents.

My Fridays are frequently hectic. It's easy to get around because Tamale doesn't have heavy traffic!

I have published four story books. My aim at the moment is to see people unearth thier talents. Thus, I created a group of creative thinkers. #CurateTamale

A storybook co-authored by Derrick

I was in a meeting. Let's go see my favourite places. #CurateTamale

At Sagnarigu. I love places of this nature. Away from people, noise and any form of perturbation.

I've sold over 8,000 books since I started publishing my works. I've visited almost every school in Tamale. #ilovetoread #CurateTamale

A storybook by Derrick

Today, the sun is blistering hot. Ideas seem to vapourize into thin air. #CurateTamale

Met @SParinjani at Gumani. like always,dude had a book on him like. #CurateTamale

Derrick with his friend Sadick

We run a creative company called H.o.T Whisper. #CurateTamale

Works asociated with the creative company H.o.T Whisper

Donating blood. I'm a super hero, all I need yet is a cape #CurateTamale

Derrick donating blood

H.o.T Whisper is a multi faceted company. It's a home for all creative people. With @yakoto_DHorible

Listening to the inharmonious blend of chirping crickets and croaking frogs. Just parked my bike @ Kakpagyilli. Home sweet home

My life resonates in perhaps the boring crevice of inspiration and aloneness. #CurateTamale

It’s been wonderful sharing my day with you. Join us next Friday for another edition. I’m Derrick Rexford Kpogeh #CurateTamale