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IA's Impact On Me
Rita Akyere Bonnah-Boadi
22 Apr 2008
Enabling others to do great works has been a source of joy to me, says Rita Akyere Bonnah-Boadi.
Impact of InterAction (IA) on me
IA has enabled me to be congruent, I have grown, learning to create space before I react or respond. Enabling others to do great works has been a source of joy to me. My passions have grown stronger for the community. The TICing of others and myself I hold up high in my dealings with others.
Impact on others
Amomaso was the community I had my community engagement in module II of IA. After the powerful conversations we had, it came to light that the women engaged in farming were challenged with their little kids being with them and farming. The community already had a crèche, which we all agreed should be utilised. Parents were to pay 2000 cedis per child. This was to cater for food and toiletries.
Some community members volunteered to run the crèche, and the community leader (Maame Yaa Kumi) a retired nursery teacher was also willing to assist. The crèche started a while after our visit and after two months; parents said the daily fee (2,000 cedis) was expensive and this lead to its closure. I kept contact with the community leader and had this feedback. I appreciated their effort and knew that “in every organisation something works”.
This feedback was communicated to the IA Ghana and we shared ideas and suggestions evolved. I was to visit the community with other IA participants. People Involved: The community members, Francis Bohen, Mansa P. Ackaa Gyasi, Akyere B. Boadi, Mohammed Bun Bida (IA-II), Dan Inkoom (IA-I) Ben Brako (BC- Kumasi), We visited the community on Sunday February 4, 2007; our objective was to identify other funding sources from the community and to encourage them of our “Passion for the Community”.
Proposals
Through powerful conversations and deliberations, we “enabled each other to do greater works. We all proposed that:
· The Chief and elders will call a community meeting, to raise funds of which every member was to pay at least 2000 cedis. Francis will be there to monitor and give us feedback
· Farmland will be allocated (Francis and the Chief assigned) in cultivating all seasons products and others of which earnings from sales will go into the running of crèche ONLY. We (IA – Ghana) will support in the initial purchase of seeds and labour
· Fund raising from various denominations at Amomaso ( The Chief and Elders assigned)
· An account will be opened with Maame Yaa and the Chief as signatories
· Conversation was held between us, the caterer, caretaker and Maame Yaa. We agreed that we will take care of their allowance, of which will cost 50,000 cedis per head per month
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