Volunteer reports

Assignment 10/2005 – 04/2006 D.E. DESMYTER (Belgium) It has been quite an experience to work in Africa! My professional life in Europe is mainly focussed at streamlined efficiency, a maximum productivity rate and swift return of investment. Major difference of course between my home professional activities and those of Ghana with the Health Directorate is...

Hello everyone! I am a Finnish girl who visited Ghana and know I want to tell you something about my stay there. I have been in Ghana twice before this trip. When I was studying I did my work practise in Ghana. So everything wasn.t so new and strange. I was dreaming to travel to...

Tamale, Ghana… In October 2006 I traveled from Finland to Ghana to work as a volunteer. The city, where I was working, is called Tamale and it lies in the northern part of Ghana. Tamale isn’t a big place but it’s a good place. People are friendly and they welcome you with open arms…what is...

Dear future volunteers, It seems a long time ago that I stepped out from the arrival lounge at Kotoka airport in Accra., Ghana. The director of the organization was there to meet me at first hand. And after a couple days of rest, sightseeing the capital and the cape coast we headed up to Tamale...

Hello everyone, I have just arrived home from a 5-months stay in Ghana. Now I would like to share my experience with everyone, but where do I start? I will start by introducing myself. I am a 24-year old nurse, specialised in social work, from Belgium. Since I was little I had the dream or...

Report by Margreet Sangers, The Netherlands When I was studying to become a general nurse, I always knew I wanted to work for a while in Africa. In REVSODEP I found a good local NGO where I could both experience working in a regional hospital and doing fieldwork in the rural communities. I decided to...