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How wonderful fun it was for all the children in Ghana who got to work with song and music, dance, drama, soccer and the writing contest!

A big thanks to all you fantastic teachers and children who donated money to our trip to Ghana this summer. We visited many different villages where Star of Hope assists children and families, villages where I am a Queenmother as you also know.

Thanks to among other things your contributions we were able to give all our schools footballs and goalkeepers gloves. You who have visited the exhibition Children of the Same Earth have seen the footballs we have there from Ghana, made of wrapped plastic bags. The new footballs we were able to give them now were appreciated a lot! People in Ghana were very into soccer this summer since their own Black Stars made the World Championship!

With help of the money donated we arranged Cultural Days in the schools. Before we arrived the children got to work with song, dance and drama. As we arrived we arranged for cultural days where they got to perform all they had learned for the whole school, village people and the visitors from afar.

The Cultural Days was ended with soccer games. It became really festive days for the whole communities where old and young celebrated together.

During the cultural work in the schools we had invited interested children to participate in a writing contest, to write about Ghana and Africa for our new Starkids Magazine nr V. It is going to cover Ghana and Africa. Many children participated and got nice awards for their contributions during the Cultural festivity.

Warm greetings and thanks to all of you!

Björg Farstad
Queenmother of Bolgatanga District and Akobima, Ghana
Responsible for Starkids and the Exhibition “Children of the Same Earth”

We visited villages in Bolgatanga where the children live. From 25-40 people can live in a familyhome. In a typical village in Bolgatanga the people live in huts made from dried clay. The big family have many small huts, where they sleep, where they keep their foodstuffs, and for animal protection. Some women makes the typical food called Fufu. The children get to share the bowl. Basket weaving is a typical business and the baskets are sold on the market to make some income for the family.



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Today there is festivities in Akobima. The preschoolchildren are ready to start the festivity and to show all they have learned during the cultural training in school. The soccergame was a perfect ending of the cultural day. All where happy with the result 1-1. The small children recited poems and riddles. Dancing and drumming is a must where there is festivities in Ghana The Queenmother and the Royal Family participated Happy children received awards from the Queenmother for their contributions to the writing contest. Even the elderly had great fun and enjoyed themselves for a day, free from the hard work on their farms. All schools received footballs and goalkeepers gloves, something they appreciated a great deal. These boys had become real experts on the local drums during their lessons and entertained the audience! Ampe is a popular childrens dance in Ghana. Here children in Bolgatanga is dancing at the Cultural Day. Ampe is a popular childrens dance in Ghana. Here children in Bolgatanga is dancing at the Cultural Day. All the children wanted to be on a picture with the Queenmother Björg and her daughter Frida. Another womens project we visited was the Garifactory in Moree. Another womens project we visited was the Garifactory in Moree. The children wanted to be photographed with Björg and Frida. The preschool in Dachio is simply under the shadow of a tree. We also visited the Grasscutter farm in Abuakwa. We also visited the Grasscutter farm in Abuakwa. The children in Abuakwa also enjoyed receiving footballs and goalkeepers gloves. In the city of Bolgatanga the schools are a little bit nicer, with furniture donated by Star of Hope. Even women receive assistance from Star of Hope. We visited many womens projects. One of them, the Palm Oil Factory in Ajumako Mando. Even women receive assistance from Star of Hope. We visited many womens projects. One of them, the Palm Oil Factory in Ajumako Mando. In Dachio the children got to meet Starki.