A House for Fanta

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Paul Woods

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Paul and Fanta met in Makeni in the north of Sierra Leone, fell in love and got married. Paul managed a project to improve the quality of English teaching in Sierra Leonean primary schools for the British Council, whilst Fanta over in neighbouring Guinea supervised the construction of their dream house by the sea. In the mid 90s, the house was seized by the wife of Guinean President Lansana Conte, who claimed she owned the place and installed Presidential Guards in it. By the time they got the house back several years later it had been completely trashed, so they sold it for what they could get and then took the President's wife to court a second time for damages. The story of how they struggled for many years to get justice is one of endurance and perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds.

Author Biography:

Following a year as a VSO volunteer in Nigeria, Paul Woods taught English and trained teachers in Brunei and Tanzania, then spent six years as a primary teacher trainer and British Council KELT Professional Coordinator in Sierra Leone, where he met his wife Fatmata (Fanta). After Sierra Leone he worked for the British Council's Overseas Career Service in a variety of posts. He has two grown up children and a Labrador retriever named Luna. At the last count he had visited 117 different countries.

Release date Australia

March 4th, 2018

Author

Paul Woods

Pages

140

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

152x229x8

ISBN-13

9781984163424

Product ID

37281024

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