One of the highlights of my placement has been working with the Hope Givers She Butter Enterprise in Binaba, one of the most wonderful and inspiring projects that I have been able to support. It was only when I began to write my end of year report that I realised what an impact I've had on this project, and more over what an impact it's had on me. Here is what I wrote... "During my placement, one of the most significant changes occurred through my work...

So the votes are in and the officials are counting....will the country get a new president? The last couple of weeks in the run up to the elections have been absolutely bonkers with people rallying and hooting about the place dressed in their party regalia trying to influence voters and get support for their party. The all night parties have been legendary, and the rallies have been full on in every single little village and major city across the country. Ther...

You know it's winter in Ghana when... One day you wake up in the morning, and it feels a bit chilly, The next day you wake up in the morning and think 'I fancy a cup of tea', The next day you wake up in the morning and dread having a cold bucket shower! You decide to wear knickers to bed instead of going butt-naked, You upgrade from your 0.0000001-tog light pink sarong to your 0.000002 blue one, You wake up in the middle of the night because o...

So here I am...December has somehow snook up from behind the crops and harvests and is now marching ahead of me in a 'You're going home soon missy!' African dance. Wow. It is taking me a lot of time and energy to get my head around the fact that in three weeks time I'll be dancing at my leaving party, eating my last bowl of fufu (!!), and saying goodbye to all my World Vision colleagues and Zebilla friends. I've got the biggest lump in my throat even writing ab...

Because I'd had such a good time on our holiday...and kind of came back a couple of days later than planned, it meant I was straight back into it at work, without much time to even think about what to wear! Monday morning at the office and I was straight away invited out to the field to help on some community sensitizations for our communities where the sponsored children live. So I was right back on my moto in no time, whizzing out again to far out communiti...