| This is a picture of the outside of Blue Skies'
factory in Ghana. The factory employs around 1800
people and supports many more in the surrounding
communities. |
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| This is a picture of some pineapples, fresh from
the fields, grown by local producers, some in the
Central Regions and some in the Eastern Regions,
about to be sent into the factory for preparation.
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| This is where they test the fruit for quality
before conveying it into the factory. |
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| In the factory the fruit is cut in a
contamination free zone. Blue Skies produce over 250
unique product lines in this area. |
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| Here the packaged fruit is cooled while it
awaits boxing and shipment to the airport. |
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| The fruit is finally on its way to the airport.
The route is difficult as not all roads are tarmaced,
and traffic sometimes moves anywhere on the road as
in parts there are no lanes. |
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| Here, a local disabled association has been
formed by Michael (right). You can see they are
working in a container. They were looking to buy a
new one to accommodate selling space for their 50
members so they could work for a living.
Unfortunately the cost was too high at £750. |
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| The Dr Julia Piper Clinic at Blue Skies is
opened. |
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| This was a rural school called Fotobi based near
Nsawam. The school lacked as did other provisions
such as exercise books, text books and writing
material for study. It did however have water, and
latrines, but no feeding program. |
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| This was a classrom from Nana Osae Djan.This
was the leading school academically in the area, and
had feeding programs, toilets and water, and
electricity from the nearby town. The ICT equipment
however was an unrealistic governent target. |
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| If you visit Blue Skies, them this is where you
might stay - the Blue Skies guest house. |
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| Here is a typical village scene from Ghana. Dirt
roads full of potholes, lush green surroundings,
homemade accommodation at the street side and
unfinished brick buildings. |
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| Some children from the hearing and speaking
impaired school near Aburi called, 'The
Demonstration School for the Deaf.' Apart from
lacking books and writing equipment the school had
feeding programs, water and latrines, though a 3
fold increase in rice prices meant that they were
becomming stuck for funds. |
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| In the distance, on the top of a hill some
example KVIP latrines in the Abor village. |
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| The site for a possible clinic in Abor. |
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| KVIP latrines built by Blue Skies in the
Techiman village. |
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| A bore hole built in Budukwaa by the Albert Hein
Foundation. Unfortunately it was later found that
the water was undrinkable. |
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| The site for a possible community centre in
Budukwaa. |
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| A room at the clinic in Nanabin. |
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| Issac cuts and distributes fruits at one of the
farms in Nanabin. |
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| The potential site for a school library in
Nanbin. |
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