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Rest In Pieces, Pizza

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So here we are week 6 – half way through. Work continues apace, we have hosted our first Bolgatanga International Craft & Arts Fair (BICAF) Steering Committee meeting, and the ticks on our to-do-list are increasing. I’m still flabbergasted that we are half way through already; it barely feels like we’ve arrived! Still we’re all into the swing of things and the rhythm of life in Bolga, and some have even (slightly) adjusted to the heat. Our Fra-fra still needs work judging from the merriment that ensues when we use it. Some words you pick up quicker than others “Solmia” was one we got quickly – when a kid sees you, there is a chorus of “Helloaa Solmia!” accompanied with rapid waving – it means you’re white, which is useful in case you forget. The Bolga Brigade Work wise we divided into Marketing, Research, and Admin subgroups and are rotating between them, divide and conquer and all that. Some of the highlights so far: we’ve contacted a shedload of sponsors, renewed the con