Day 5 Today was half project, half exploration. It felt good to get a lot done on the playground – we all really want to get it finished. The afternoon was spent looking around Elmina castle with our buddies. We all feel like we are making really good friends. We were quite a tourist attraction...Read More
Day 1 Arriving in Ghana was surreal: we hit a wall of heat and humidity as soon as we stepped out of the plane. The following day we were all slightly apprehensive arriving at school in Brenu but as soon as we got there we were welcomed with open arms. They were all insistent on...Read More
Chesham Team 1 arrived at Brenu JHS on Tuesday afternoon and, after setting up camp, spent an enjoyable afternoon getting to know their host community. Brenu organised an official welcome ceremony yesterday with drumming and dance and work on the poultry farm and playground is due to start today. Watch this space for more updates!...Read More
Day 12 by Sean Today was the 2nd to last day of project work. In the morning, the sports day was planned to the finest detail. The swings were finally finished which felt like our first triumph. The classrooms were given their final lick of paint. It all looked incredible. As we finished, we took...Read More
Day 12 by Sean Today was the 2nd to last day of project work. In the morning, the sports day was planned to the finest detail. The swings were finally finished which felt like our first triumph. The classrooms were given their final lick of paint. It all looked incredible. As we finished, we took...Read More
Day 10 by Holly Today we made a start on the second classroom which will be another science room. We managed to make great progress and decided towards the end of the day to add more decorations to the room as we have plenty of time. At the playground, we painted the frames in Ghanaian...Read More
In the last three days a lot of progress has been made regarding the project work and morale within the team is good (especially after the discovery of flushing toilets at Brenu Beach, this lifted everyone’s spirits so much that on Sunday evening we all sat in a circle of joy singing songs from the...Read More
Day 3 – 3rd July 2012 – I pooed on a gecko!!! by Charlie Ward This morning we were up bright and early thanks to the crow sliding down our tin roof at 5.00 am! Our Welcoming Ceremony with the local community started two hours late in true Ghanaian fashion. We were treated to cultural...Read More
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