On Friday afternoon, February 6th the Koo Tufoo AA Meeting sponsored a public information forum on alcoholism in the town of Kukurantumi, Eastern Region. For those of you who don't live in Ghana, this is about a two hour drive from Accra. With the support of the new chief for such a forum, the chief’s palace was secured as the site of the forum. The town elders were informed of the meeting and a town crier was sent through the town early Friday morning to announce the forum. In addition to the above publicity for the forum, each of the AA members sought to bring several people who would benefit from information about alcoholism.
At three thirty in the afternoon the public forum began with King David, a speaker from the Accra AA groups, giving background information on the disease of alcoholism. Over thirty five men and women attended, with a slight majority of the attendees being women. After King David’s talk the floor was opened for questions, and a number of attendees asked pertinent questions about alcoholism and drug addiction.
Next, some of the Koo Tufoo AA group members shared their struggles with alcoholism and their current sobriety. Pamphlets about alcoholism were distributed as well as two humorous and informative pieces of literature written by a local recovering alcoholic.
The forum lasted for an hour and a half. Several members of the audience expressed the desire during and after the forum to attend the Koo Tufoo AA meeting so as to receive help with their addiction.
Kirt Bromley
Koo Tufoo AA Meeting
Kukurantumi
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