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April 9th 2007
You may have noticed that everytime I write 'Buduburam' I spell it differently! I did this because every signpost I see around the camp has a different version of it. I'm hoping that the way I'm spelling it now is correct! Spelling correction out of the way, I've decided to write a little more about the actual camp rather than simply a day by day journal of where I've been. Buduburam refugee c ... read more

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Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the ... ... read more

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Cat Kirton

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My name is Cat, I'm a 22 year old writer living in Southampton. I love to travel and am always dreaming of far away places. I have a very long list of countries that I feel I absolutely have to see! I just returned from a month long stay in Ghana volunteering at Buduburam, a Liberian refugee camp. It was wonderful, terrible, chaotic, intense and an absolutely amazing experience. It opened my eyes, and I hope my blogs give you some idea of what it is to do voluntary work. 'A destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.' Henry Miller. Here's to the next trip!... full info

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