Orphanage project

I've spent 3 weeks in Ghana doing the orphanage project with PMGY. The trip exceeded my expectations and everyone was so welcoming. What I loved the most was how laid back things were, the culture, the projects and life in general. There was still structure which was good as I like to be organised.

The project itself has taught me so much. Working with the children in the orphanage has filled my heart completely. I cannot describe how much love I felt everyday from the children. Any negative worries or feelings were always forgotten about when 10 children were calling your name, hanging onto you and running up to you to give you a hug. I am so truly humbled after this project. And I feel that my life has changed forever in the way I view things. I know to appreciate everything I have because I've seen now first hand how happy people are when they don't have very much.

The orphanage staff were at times challenging, and the mothers weren't always the most welcoming. But this made me want to be there everyday even more to give the children love and affection they craved. During my time at the orphanage I spent donation money on taking the children swimming, fixing the slide and painting it, buying everyone ice cream and booking an operation for a child to have his hernia removed. All of the above felt so rewarding.

I feel so lucky to have been blessed with the opportunity of this trip by PMGY. I think it's absolutely amazing what the company does and the support you receive. I had people joking to me before coming to Ghana - don't get kidnapped & be safe. I couldn't have felt safer. There were times I thought wow in the uk I would never do this, or in the uk you couldn't walk in busy places without someone trying to steal your bag. In Ghana it's so safe and everyone is so kind.

The house itself was the perfect home to live in to experience the Ghanaian culture with a few western luxuries. The powercuts were part of the experience and lifestyle and although at the time I wish the power was on, I'm grateful to have experienced how people live there. Seth, Florence, Christie & Kwame were all so helpful. Seth was always there to answer any question within seconds. Bringing us home ice creams, taking us to see the village children to hand out clothes & showing us the compound houses they lived in, random trips to KFC and sitting with us in the evenings. He was so professional as well as a friend you could talk to about your day. Everyday he'd ask us all how placement was, and help us if we had any concerns. As for Florence she's amazing and works so hard. She would make sure the house and our rooms were clean and that we felt at home. We went out on many occasions with flo or with her directions. She was so much fun and on my last night made it so special by getting up and dancing with everyone at daddymens bar.

I could go on forever about how amazing the whole experience has been. PMGY are truly an amazing company and have thought about every answer to any question you may possibly have. All the information I needed before my trip was in the handbook and any advice I needed was always answered quickly.

I would recommend PMGY ghana to anyone and encourage them to book. I can't wait to carry on exploring different countries through PMGY.

Thank you Seth and Flo for making my time so memorable, forever thankful!