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Ghanaian teachers to give attention to individual children,
but also for the huge rewards felt in spending time with
shopped at the largest market in West Africa in Kumasi and
community called Dwabor and hopes to build a third in
meaning that many get left behind and struggling children
these wonderful children. But that is only half the story.
seen the tallest waterfalls at Wli. My personal highlight
a community called Egyei Krom. The charity desperately
are not identified until it is too late. There are a significant
While I spent the first term in school, my time in
however, has got to be visiting Akosombo dam on the river
needs funds in order to fully realise this dream. If you are
number of children in junior high school for example, who
Ghana from January onwards has been spent working as
Volta, a hugely impressive structure set against beautiful
interested in fundraising or volunteering for this charity
are still unable to read and barely know their letters.
community co-ordinator for Besease. Although I have
surroundings. I will most definitely be returning sometime
please visit www.sabretrust.org.
These huge class sizes mean that the teaching assistants
little time in school now, my days are still jam packed
in the future ! Firstly though to see my friends in Besease,
‘Medase papapa !’ or ‘thank you very much !’
Sabre provides often prove invaluable. Sabre volunteers tend
with organising and ensuring the smooth running of the
which has become a second home to me and a place I will
to take on roles such as working with individual children
volunteer programme in the community. Responsibilities
truly be sad to leave.
having difficulty in lessons, helping the Ghanaian teachers to
include leading weekly elders meetings to introduce new
After completing the building of a new kindergarten
Without their assistance volunteering for a year would
facilitate group work in the classroom, and helping control
volunteers and keep the community informed of the work
school in Besease in January 2009, Sabre Charitable Trust
have been near impossible. I look forward to returning in
the 120 kindergarten children through song and dance.
Sabre is doing, inducting new volunteers into Ghanaian life,
is currently building a further kindergarten school in a
August and thanking you all personally.
A further benefit of volunteers is that they expose the
ensuring that they behave appropriately and responsibly
children to greater levels of spoken English. English is not
in and around school and the community, liaising with the
the first language of Ghanaians, despite it being the official
Besease school staff and headteacher to maintain a successful
As the Ghanaians say,
I would like to thank the Old Wellingtonian Society
and the Bevir Trust Fund for making this possible for me.
language, and fluency levels
relationship between them
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are surprisingly low. In the
and overseas volunteers,
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