Kwahu-Tafo is one of a group of towns on the high Kwahu plateau, about three hours' drive to the North West of the capital Accra. It has approximately 5,500 inhabitants with an unemployment rate of 80%. This means that many children cannot attend school for lack of money for books and uniforms. Also many of the schools are in a poor physical and financial state. The indigenous tongue is Twi, one of the Akan family of languages.
Kwahu is the name given to both the area and the local tribe, the Kwahu people having established their identity when they separated from the belligerent Ashanti Empire and removed to the mountain range that lies between the Ashanti capital Kumasi and the great expanse of the Volta Lake.
The Kwahu Ridge contains some of the highest ground in Ghana, and some remarkable geological features such as Buruku, a towering sacred rock.
In Ghana, there being no written historical culture, the wisdom of the ages is enshrined in the oral tradition of proverbs.
It is the human being that counts. I call gold; it does not answer. I call cloth; it does not answer. It is the human being that counts.
Tafo kids
Tafo children
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