Mission Together No. 17 2005/2006

An African Folk Story Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived in the Ashanti region of Ghana. They were hunters. One day they went to the countryside to hunt. They saw a spider. They sat down and studied how the spider used its eight legs to weave the web. They saw the beautiful pattern the spider created from the threads.   The cloth on the right is called Fathia Fata Nkrumah. It tells the story of the marriage of Or Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, to his wife Fothia. It ns 'two heads ore better than one'. People who wear this p.a. are telling people that they are friends The brothers went home and made a loom for weaving cloth. Strong threads were stretched across a frame and other threads were woven in and out. The threads were different colours. The brothers' cloth is called Kente cloth and is still made in Ghana today. The cloths have different designs. Each Kente cloth has its own name and meaning. The patterns on Kente cloth always tell a story, often about people.                       HELPING TO BRING HEALTH     Many children in Ghana am poor. Some have no clean water. They become sick. They need safe medicine. Sister Albertina in Tamale helps children. She looks otter mothers, babies and children in her clinic. This clinic is too small. She needs o new clinic She would like to give all babies a five-in-one vaccination to protect them from five killer diseases. She needs money to build the clinic. Last year children in Mission Together sent £15,000 to start the clinic She needs much more help. Will you live up to your motto CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN and be friends with children in Ghana? YOUR 'GIVE ME FIVE' CHALLENGES         HOW YOUR MONEY CAN HELP THESE CHILDREN   It costs £5 to give one vaccination - £1 for each finger on your hand. Can you and your friends raise £5?     £1 Diphtheria £1 Whooping cough £1 Tetanus £1 Hepatitis B £1 Flu type B                     Read more of the materials of Ghana where they print special symbols on their best cloths - these are known as ADINKARA Symbols