Program Reviews

I had an amazing experience with SFLIG volunteers. From the start, the coordinator, Sally, was very helpful and welcoming. Before arriving, any questions or concerns were quickly answered. Throughout my stay, Sally continued to be friendly, showing me around, sharing the culture, and making some amazing Ghanaian dishes. I volunteered in a few different centers that all welcomed me and were super friendly during the time I spent there. I learned so much from my experience and had a lot of fun teaching and playing with everyone at the centers. I highly recommend signing up for a volunteer program with SFLIG volunteers as you will have an eye-opening, fun experience that you will never forget!

The staff members of SFLIG are doing great work. They see what people need and try to give them what they need. As volunteer I was allowed to be part of that. Sally invited my friend and I for all the projects. When we needed anything from her, she gave it to us.

The host family we stayed with feels like family to me. Just like the other volunteers. It's one big family. We made a lot of trips and visited sights. We got enough free time to do what we wanted to do.

I really enjoyed my time with SFLIG. I'm proud to be part of the SFLIG-family!

We (my friend and I) have been volunteering with the organization SFLIG from July - August 2023. We have had an unforgettable experience and we are very grateful to Sally for all the help and support. We were well guided throughout our entire process. For example, there was someone who accompanied us to the orphanage for the first few days, until we knew our way around and felt comfortable. Sally gives you all the space to make it your own experience. In addition to working in an orphanage and at a school, we also did community work. Sally has a big heart for others and is completely committed to those less fortunate. As a volunteer you will be involved in this and you can help where you want. We felt completely at home with Sally's family and are grateful for all the care. We could go to Sally with all questions and problems.

It was a valuable and unforgettable experience for us. Do you want that too? Then sign up at SFLIG!

I spent five weeks at SFLIG volunteers. Sally, the director, is a wonderful and very supportive host with two lovely kids. Furthermore, I got a lot of support from Emmanuel, who would show me were I worked and help me with anything I needed. He is also a great guy to chat with. In the program, I worked two days per week at a Rehab primarily for drug addicts. This was very fascinating as I also got the chance to go into less fortunate areas to provide food and drinks. In general, I enjoyed the chance to talk with the people there and help them in the many ways needed. Apart from the Rehab, which I signed up for, I also did some maths and science teaching at an orphan school. In general, SFLIG were very open for me to work in various projects that I found interesting and where I thought I could help. The teaching itself was also a great experience as there were always some students who very much enjoyed the classes and asked me questions ranging over all sorts of topics.

I must say SFLIG is a home for volunteers and a great place for supporting people who are financially handicapped and other disabilities. I never regret working with SFLIG.
All the programs we organized were impactful, especially supporting girls in their puberty with sanitary towel every month, and feeding orphanage kids sometimes. I also like the fact that we helped volunteers and guided them through a support system for this journey. Volunteers support help improve the learning of kids most of the time.

For the arrival, the family was on time to pick me up and directly really joyfull about me being here and it was touching.
The orientation before the program start was I think necessary for me. Being aware of the city’s context and how people can react with they see me is important. Know about the money and how to buy staff and bargain too. Also, about the orientation on getting to my placement, a week with a person going with me every day to the orphanage and step by step going alone was perfect. I had time to know the places and how to tell people where I’m going.
As for the accommodation, the room is really nice and the bathroom too. The food was also really well prepared and the host always wanted me to feel comfortable. The proportions were regarding my appetite.The garden is a real plus to the accommodation itself!

To resume, for me during these 3 months everything was great! The fact to have been able to go to 2 different school is great to really see the difference they can have between them, and to get to know more people also. I never felt insecure alone in the streets or in the common transportation. The sanitary pads donation was also a part that I enjoyed so much while doing it! It was really heart touching to speak with those girls and to see how they can be greatfull to you for what you do without knowing you. I didn’t hope anything from this stay but it gave me so much of life knowing that I am really greatfull for going with this organisation to Ghana.

My experience with this facility was tremendous, from the staff to the children they take care of. They have a lot of challenges but face them and take care of the children. The love and respect that the children showed has impacted my heart for years to come.The staff was extraordinary in welcoming me to the facility, very awesome place.We brought hygiene supplies which were very badly needed and the girls were so receptive and thankful all of the children that were in class were combined with 2 grade levels due to a lack of space and even as difficult as that sounds they had paid teachers for all levels to accomplish this and they were amazing to bring me in and introduce me and the children were very thankful for me just being there. The love that showed me at all levels was phenomenal and will impact my heart forever.

Words cannot describe how life changing my experience in Ghana was. The support I received, the warm welcoming, the friendly people, and most importantly, the sweetest kids. Being in Future Stars Organization through SFLIG was the best decision I ever made, so happy with the outcome and how I was able to help them, because they extremely need our help. Hopefully I will be coming back soon!

Words cannot describe how life changing my experience in Ghana was. The support I received, the warm welcoming, the friendly people, and most importantly, the sweetest kids. Being in Future Stars Organization through SFLIG was the best decision I ever made, so happy with the outcome and how I was able to help them, because they extremely need our help. Hopefully I will be coming back soon!

This program surpassed all my expectations!
Amazing place where a few local people are creating magic for almost 100 orphan kids. Working with children is pure pleasure as their desire to study and finding out new things is indescribable. During all my stay, I was taken care by the host family who took care I would always feel safe and satisfied, and showed the most beautiful places in Ghana.
The orphanage is a wonderful program with positive children who are eager to learn and dedicated teachers who know what they are doing. I cannot wait to come back.

I spent 2 weeks in Ghana where I stayed with Sally and her lovely family.
During my time there, I was able to work at a Mental Rehabilitation Centre, Anwiam Clinic and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The program was tailored to my experiences and interests so I was really able to get the most out of being there. The residents of the rehabilitation centre were so grateful for a new face and someone to take an interest in them and their lives, and it was so eye-opening to get an insight into the Ghanaian mental health system, an insight that only could have come from the hands-on experience enabled by this program. The nurses and other staff at Anwiam Clinic were also the kindest people I have met, eager to make me feel welcome and teach me everything I wanted to know that was in my remit of clinical capability. The time I spent at the KATH was also very valuable, as I was able to work on the emergency resus ward which was also being used as an ICU overflow facility. There, under the supervision of the deputy ward manager, I was assigned my very own patient who had been involved in a road traffic accident. I had to check vitals regularly, administer medications, change the drip when needed, empty his catheter bag and even use a suction machine to respirate sputum to ensure that he didn't choke. Every healthcare professional I came into contact with, including other volunteers, was so supportive and happy to teach me. I got so much more out of two weeks in Ghana than I could have got out of a practical work placement here in the UK, and the exposure really consolidated the fact that I want to be a nurse, so I am now heading to university in September to study adult nursing with a view to using this clinical knowledge to contribute to the health of many different patients around the world.
As a culture, people were so friendly, and it is common practice for them to share with you their food, company and language (people love it even if you just say 'medase' which is 'thankyou' in Twi). This was the case with Sally and her family; they were so hospitable and went above and beyond to ensure I was safe and happy, advising me on the best way to spend my weekends and helping me to organise an Easter celebration dinner for the residents of the rehabilitation centre.
There is so much more I could say but overall, I really had an amazing time and came back a better person than when I went, and I really do feel that my time spent in Ghana altered my perspective which has already influenced decisions in my life and will continue to do so in the future.