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Elections

the presidential elections which took place on December 7, has been feverishly opposed throughout Ghana. Even before the election it was clear that there is a head-to-head race would be two major parties - namely, the incumbent party, the NPP (New Patriotic Party) and the opposition, the NDC (National Democratic Congress). The NDC was once ever in power, but that was some years ago.
for both parties was run a large advertising hype. The streets were hung huge election posters that seemed beside the shabby stalls rather pretentious and out of place. At least once a day, a van drove through the city, its loading area was full of NPP supporters. Equipped with trumpets and drums, they were shouting through the streets and have been heard from afar. From time to time we also saw equipped with large megaphones, jeeps, which should convince the people with election slogans. In the larger cities, there were still huge added mass events, which were of course supported with a lot of loud music. Of these great events, I am absent for security reasons. On television, there was much about it but to see the commercials as the various parties. In addition to regular commercials, there was also a music video, which was a bit strange. In Germany, you are in life never rapping leader (Angela Merkel) to present. The lack of talent would be one thing, but generally it would make them seem completely untrustworthy. Well, but here is Ghana ...

to the election itself: the public authorities were very tense and ready for anything. Some teams of international observers were on site. If this election without excesses come to an end, for all of West Africa, Ghana would be a great role model. Of the embassies and the Foreign Office were still extremely currencies. Our volunteer organization, has advised us on the day of the election not to leave the house to provide ourselves with the necessary food and not even once with the Neighbors to speak. When the day finally came, the city was deserted. I left, despite the (probably exaggerated warnings) the house and went with another volunteer colleague to a nearby polling station to observe the action. Of course we are not blind started walking, but since you already knew at the time that there were no major incidents, we went out and even have to take some pictures. The polling station was guarded by a (well-built) female police officer and four or five staff members were responsible for the correct procedures. Unfortunately, most people were already very early in the morning was when dialing, so we could actually took place not observed, namely there was no more. The cop was so nice and told us and how the individual steps of the electoral process went from Amsterdam. Actually, the system is no different than in Germany, but to prevent that someone is cheating, and possibly twice, and selected, you have his little finger in a black liquid (most likely ink) plug, which turns the nail for at least a week dark . Officials such as firefighters or police officers had two days earlier chosen because they had the actual election day on call.
were on the third day after the election finally announce the final figures. The result was, as predicted, very close - unfortunately so scarce that there was no clear majority for either party. This meant in turn that on 28 December had to be elected again. Many people were very disappointed, but it remained quiet. Also very disappointed that there was no result, my host mother. Even in the time before the election, people bought a less material in their business because they feared for their money, which would be after a change of government, possibly less value. As had extended the period of "uncertainty" with the 2nd choice now, they could not normally benefit from the upcoming holiday season. During the period up to 28 December, one of the elections barely spoken. In radio and television while still running the commercials, but we did speak with excitement to the air.
On December 28 we were not Swedru (home town) as we drove through New Year's Eve at a beach resort (see blog entry "New Year"). There you have only occasionally heard anything from people who came from outside. One concern, however, had a radio, so we asked again and again to the intermediate level. Even in this election, it seemed again very pleased to be very close. Against later it was learned that in northern Ghana in a village, the polling stations were attacked and sabotaged the ballot boxes and stolen. For this reason, then be re-elected, but to Fortunately, only in the said village. The new date was 2 January. As is already in front of it turned out, the NDC was minimal front, and even if everyone had voted in the village for the NPP, the projection would not have been obtained. NDC won the runoff election with 50.23% final. Both parties have subsequently accused each other of voter intimidation. "According to the Electoral Commission but there was not enough evidence of manipulation in order to declare the election invalid. Another told me that there was a coup attempt on the part of NPPs, by disseminating bogus numbers. For details, but I could not learn. Now, at least the whole election fever back around and we are excited about what the NDC will honor their promise ...

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rainy season

Now is also a record before our Christmas vacation, go home to nearly all volunteers from 20:12 to 05:01 to Germany!

First: In the photo album can be found at shorter intervals, every now and then pictures from everyday life, excursions or for example, now the group photo showing all the volunteers and the director!

When I heard that home is snow, I could not believe it-when the sun shines you can get out of here go even now with the T-shirt, in the common room is a pair of trousers but pleasant and even now I sit in a sleeping bag in front of computer but at noon I'm usually in shorts while eating!

Just because the snow here can still coming, but that is not that we do not get the winter time feel-better, the rainy season. Throughout the summer, is a telling how hot it is to drink three times a day with cold water showers and 5-liter has all now turned into its opposite: It is a telling it not to rain stops, the current will always again from (record: 5 hours Riesi was quite dark, we drove through the city for fun and then still have the Coop supermarket emergency had to go shopping :-)

Frantically we see in such rainy days, people across the Servizio building next sprint. A couple of days it has even hailed the meantime. As much as the plant world benefits go hand in hand with serious problems with the continuous rain. This is what so many of us with water stains, mold and musty smell faced in his room, Adrian relates to this week's guest rooms one floor below (with a better bed and TV:-P).

The sad thing is that until the summer, a similar Water damage was taken as an opportunity to ask a company to repair the ceiling. This more-days brought the water-repellent Coating silver paint on all ceilings Servizios obviously not the desired effect.

Even our current project in the Caretaker, the huge cracks in the school flat roof working, every day. Engineers and structural engineers these days are permanent guests and we had to work last Saturday and Sunday to a temporary sloped roof over the cracked ceiling to make. In summer this is temporary and then away again to make the blanket properly-not the first time noticed. Let's see how our room after the two and half weeks holiday in Germany Find ...


You learn something almost every day here to-for example, how does the bee rearing us Pepe explained in detail in the basement of the Ufficio in which we brushed the bee boxes for next year with paint. He was home made and bee boxes, which are much better than here because they are homemade and not bought.

So I now know, for example, one family of bees costs about 100 € and you can sell a kilo of honey for about 6 €-organic honey, mind you, as the honey in the shop comes from bees that are treated with antibiotics as a precaution so that a large die absent. In such stories from his private life can be a little Insight into the mentality of the people here get the joy of domestic production and agriculture is predominantly in Riesi! So it's no surprise that so many (Pepe, Tano and Marco included) a small olive grove at home, has she parallel to the harvest time in the Servizio, at home or harvest a few € to earn extra in the pressing plant or for their own use.

A big change in the Servizio is initiated by us waste separation. Of course, separating the kitchen, we volunteer and daily cleaning team for a long time the garbage. However, the separated waste is then thrown into a common warehouse behind the kitchen, rest / organic waste into a trash can several times the week will be emptied. was to do

times as non-urgent Clemens and I began to clean up this Müllager and drive away the waste with our Manutention car. Pepe has shown me the day before the landfill outside the city and so we went there the first carry, the man took the black plastic bags for some to hesitate. The second was when we arrived he said, but we can unload this here non, he had become food debris and the like in the previous charge discovered and would not accept the rest. He gave us the hint, however, the garbage bins in several publicly positioned to scatter.

said than done, we distributed the Serviziomüll to 4 tons of large, we are at a distance of several hundred meters in the flash procedure completed. Once we caught a resident woman who swore at us loudly, and once we started to unload prematurely because several men on the opposite side of the street lined up ostensibly to observe. At the last ton of us was still a herd of goats on horseback against Schaefer, together with that blocked the whole road. Home and the garbage loszusein glad we started with the division of the depot in glass, paper and plastic!


nurnoch are now Zoran, Adrian and I regularly at the gym, and so we can organize together to be flexible to go there. Also, there have been two major joint Pizza-eating, even in the restaurant Pepe & Maurizia, which is quite close to the Servizio become one of our favorite restaurants. Not only because the family that has fuehr spent some time in Germany and therefore German speaking, no, partly because the Atmonsphaere true, it is not far away and really very delicious and cheap! The second dinner was held at the restaurant Charlie Brown that, as the restaurant Orchidea has been restored and where you can eat in a cozy atmosphere.

Most restaurants and bars in Riesi are we, after five months residence now known by us and visit us regularly, the owners and employees know us, as parents of children in our to school / nursery or young people go from the gym greet us on the road.

informed because we the last weekend night life but not in Riesis auserhalb, or have in Acireale Catania, or merely at home, we were even asked öffters why we can not see for more ;-) A few people from the fitness us that live bands play every Friday in the rock / Internet bar and Saturdays are all young and young at heart in the pick-up meet at the Piazza Bar. This tip followed Adrian, John and I last Saturday and were amazed at how many unknown faces we came in and before the pick-up bar! After the bartender with us wanted to move ball pyramid and a trick dice to a free round, we were once again last who left the scene (Incidentally, we have the Logikspielchen not have got done, but we do not give up and try the next time :-) It is observed always funny that the number of guests from 22 bis 0 clock in the climax is at once and is no longer there then-and at half 1!

Since 8:12 am was a public holiday (Mara Conception), we took advantage of the long weekend for us to arrange a meeting with the Pachinofreiwilligen in Catania! But according to the motto: Work hard, then pleasure, we helped my uncle in Acireale on Saturday morning wood for the to procure winter. It took us longer than expected but then, yet we also came after the barbecue did not want to let fly :-)

Ultimately, we went by train to Catania, Acireale and have Benni, Ann-Kathrin and Sarah Catania made. After a stroll through the Via Etnea, a Christmas-lit shopping mall, we gradually got the run around hungry and no-see-Christmas .. Near the Piazza del Duomo, we found an apparently small Mexican restaurant that surprised with a huge back room! Then it drove us to a jazz bar in the city, according to program plays a live band and really, in the middle Samstagnachtgetummel we discovered the small bar, in which, together with another band instruments had been forced. But even we had 8 is still room and have fun until the wee hours. Now the LG failed wiedermal than it should lead us out of town, we were still at home.

With the set of Benni "Why is the trunk door is not really-but I've been locked out" even the shock front was going to sleep. Someone had broken the bus from behind and stole the backpacks! Fortunately, the three had all the valuable things all day with him, anyway, the thieves are likely to throw away the clothes, which have after all their individual value.

on Sunday adopted we are of the three and went back to the woodwork, then we went home to Riesi!

the holiday we took advantage of the day with a trip to Syracuse, where we are 3 hours "untenrum" used to Gela, Modica and Rossolini have evening and then in under 2 hours "obenrum" of Catania, Caltanissetta were at home (compliment Clemens; -)

From Tuesday Clemens and John exchanged for one week the work area, Clemens was able to enjoy the daily lives of educators and the cleaning team while John had the time of probably the most stressful project to begin mending the school roof.


We spent the Christmas season in a Christmas mood, then For example, Frank made a wreath and around the downtown boxes are installed from the Christmas music is playing (more or less adjacent to noise, but that counts and it attracts more people into the streets). Also, colorful lights in crazy Blinkrythmen decorate the houses and restaurants!

So now I have to pack and clean up more room, next we go to the performance of school children and for Christmas dinner with all of the Legal In places together with family!

Ciao a Presto in Germania!