Trip to Ghana July 2013

In July 2013, I travelled with 4 others to Ho in the Volta Region for just under a month. As qualified primary school teachers we had asked to experience the education system in Ghana and as a result were placed in two different schools. Although we really enjoyed the experience in the schools the best part of the trip for me personally was the Remar orphanage where we lived with Papa Olivier and twenty of our brothers :)

During the time in the orphanage we took part in daily activities like cooking, going to the market etc. We also did some little projects with the children like painting the walls with murals.I really felt like part of the Remar family and will always feel like a part of it. The boys and Olivier took such good care of us every minute of our trip and leaving was very emotional.

Volta Aid were an amazing organisation to travel with and every step of the way they were there to help us with questions or worries. Eric was always just a phone call away and even before we arrived he reassured us about any worries we had and answered endless emails which probably repeated the same questions again and again! When we were in Ghana they were on hand to collect us from the airport, show us around, come with us to the schools on the first day of our placement and help us to organise trips or anything else that we needed. Volta Aid do great work in the community of Ho and really make a difference to the people in the Volta region.