Meet a Past Volunteer
ROSIE SHEA (AUSTRALIA)
Volunteer: RVO GHANA TEACHING WORK AND HIV AIDS PROJECT
Age: 22 Years
From: Australia
Occupation: Student
Please Write about R. V. O – Ghana and staff
RVO Ghana is well established volunteer /travel organization with hard working and well trained staff to work with. They were marvelous, supportive, helpful, very kind and above all hard working. Thanks to you all for making my stay in Ghana a memorable one. Your good work would be forever remembered and hope you will continue extending the same spirit to volunteers who would be coming in the future.
I would be happy to recommend your organization to students and volunteers who want to come to Ghana.
Please write about your Host Family
My host mother and father were excellent.. I together with other volunteers in the house were treated as family members and we felt like been in our home country. I really love and remember their hospitality. God bless you all.
Please kindly write your overall experience in Ghana below:
I have just recently completed the 2-weeks language and cultural programme for Ghana. The first week we had Twi language and history lessons with a well trained lecturer, a qualified teacher in Ghana.
The first two lessons comprises of Ghanaian history, primarily regions and beliefs. The next five lessons Twi language lessons that at times l found to be quiet irrelevant when we were learning the part of the body, however i found it to be extremely helpful. I also feel as though the Ghanaians appreciate our attempts at speaking their language.
The second week two other volunteers and myself traveled to a village call Bonwire, where we were lucky enough to stay in the house of the queen mother.
We spent a day at the family's farm where we lean to differentiate between the crops that are mainly consumed in Ghana such as Yam, Cocoyam, Cassava and their leaves.
We found the day to be very enjoyable especially eating and drinking on palm leaves. We also walk back to town carrying logs on our heads as Ghanaian women do. People found to be quiet amazing, but we love it. I now have developed a lot of admiration for the Ghanaian women who carry large materials on their heads and carry a baby on their backs. Whiles we learnt a lot during the day it didn't stop in the night. At night we visited a local bar where we were exposed to Akpeteshie, which is a local alcohol which as Richmond claims to be 99% alcohol' was extremely potent.
We were taught how palm wine is extracted from the palm trees and of course learnt how the famous / colorful local clothe of kente is woven. It is an extremely tedious process however; the final product is well worth the hard work.
It was a very enjoyable week and Bonwire is a very beautiful and quite small village that when the time came we did not want to leave.
Upon arrival in Ghana, I felt very lost and overwhelmed. However, on completion of the language and cultural programme l felt a lot more in tune with my surroundings. This program really prepares volunteers for their respective projects.
HIV AIDS AND TEACHING PROJECT:
After the R.V.O language and cultural orientation programme did both the HIV aids education project and Teaching project.
I was placed with a local organization in Kumasi actively involved with HIV aids education. We had week orientation training and then beings the education.
We went to schools, communities, and market place, house to house education etc. I really enjoyed it.
I taught in a primary school. It was an amazing experience to learn and be part of another culture quite different to my own. The experience helped me to realize what l want to do with my life, which prior to Ghana l had little idea of what l wanted to do. I met many beautiful people; they were very hospitable and also very kind.
The country of Ghana is full of history and rich in beautiful landscapes. I traveled Ghana quite extensively and found traveling around to be some of my most memorable times.
Why do you think other people should VOLUNTEER IN GHANA THROUGH RVO-GHANA?
They have good well organized programs and always available to help volunteers with their project and host families issues. They also assisted me and some other volunteers with information’s and guidelines to travel every weekend.
ANY ADVICE FOR FUTURE VOLUNTEERS?
Choose RVO to travel and volunteer with ..
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