The road to my new home....

Diary of a Volunteer

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July 1st 2007
Diary of a volunteer Ghana 2007 ‘This volunteering is bloody hard work! Both mentally and physically.’ This entry from my travel blog more or less summarises my 8 weeks of volunteering. On 6 January 2007 I left behind the cold weather in Scotland and the comfort of my home and set off for Ghana in West Africa. My voluntary trip was organised by Cross Cultural Solutions, an ... read more

Africa » Ghana » Volta

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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