SEaRcH Program Blog Happy & Frey Dec-2016
SEaRcH Program Blog After years of research into girls’ education, including a series of interviews with key people in the District and communities, as well as focus groups with teenage girls, the poor performance of girls and teenage pregnancies were highlighted as being closely linked to one another. The question was - What could GHEI do to help with this!? The answer was - let’s talk about sex and reproductive health with kids in the local communities, because teaching i
What I am thankful for….
When I got stepped off the tarmac to the warm humid air at the Kotoka airport in October of this year, the smell of burning rubbish in the air, the faint sound of beating drums, and the huge “Akwaaba” sign greeted me in the most familiar way. I reminisced to 9 years prior when that same step, from the plane staircase down to the tarmac gave me a sense of jitters, adventure, unsteadiness and wonder as I stepped out unto a world of general unknown. Now, when I step off the plan
My Atypical Volunteer Experience
What do people say after a one-time two-week volunteer experience to a country in Africa? Basically people just throw words into the garbage: "The experience changed me." Usually followed by platitudes about who they are now and why visiting Africa was so necessary. "I had no idea what things were like there before going." Which seems to just point out how well off the speaker is compared to the people they saw. "I recommend everyone go to Africa at least once to experience t
