We have been holed up in the office most of the day. It is time to turn in the Child Center’s Social Welfare report. The Child Center is licensed through the Social Welfare department. We have been going over charts and counting patients trying to compile the figures we need for the report. We are going back to Tamale tomorrow and if we work real hard we hope to have the report ready to take with us and turn in.
We got to worrying about this Tax Clearance Certificate and the GRA people dragging their feet; trying to get us to register a company when there is no company. Steve decided to call the lawyer today and get his advice. He said that we were correct; there is no company. We are to meet with him tomorrow morning and he will look over all our documents to be sure everything is in order. Later this morning, Steve talked to a different lawyer. The lawyer that we talked with at the Land’s Commission called and said that he had had a look at our papers and the land papers. His conclusion was that it was not a business and therefore not taxable and there was no need for the Tax Clearance Certificate. We are to meet with the Land’s Commission on Monday. We are anxious to talk the Child Center lawyer tomorrow; we would love to be able to put this matter to rest once and for all.
Steve took Mr. Iddrisu up to the bank again today to make a deposit by himself. Steve was just there for moral support and to pick up withdrawal slips. Mr. Iddrisu had not written down all the numbers on the account so they had to look up the account number with his voter’s ID. I am sure he will get the hang of it. The banking is foreign to us too. So many things are different from what we are used to. When Steve asked for withdrawal slips he was told that he needed to get a withdrawal book. Without the book the bank charges 10 Cedis for each withdrawal. Steve ordered a book but who knows how long it will take to get it. That seems a little steep for making a withdrawal from a savings account. 10 Cedis is $1.72; that is a lot for a Ghanaian when the minimum wage is only only $2.00 a day; that is $2.00 a day not $2.00 an hour. It costs a day’s wages to withdraw money from your savings account if you forget your passbook! Crazy!
We sent Nazo back to Tamale this morning on public transport to get his test results. They called him yesterday afternoon and told him that he had to pick them up in person. We were happy when he got back and he did not have the Covid virus! He is still waiting on his TB test. He feels better but not fine yet. We sent him home to rest for the rest of the afternoon.
Take care and have a great day!
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
