When i say Kasa you say Pin...

My groups project was to build a community center which will consist of a library & post office once completed.

Teaching at schools was part of the program also. I was lucky enough to teach my own profession, art and design! This was difficult at times, but successful i will go into this later, but i believe pictures (in certain circumstances such as this one) describes words better, so take a peek of my time in KASAPIN in fabulous Africa...

Arriving in africa :-)

Warm, humid beautiful Africa! :-) We arrived in the airport and got greeted by a few of the volunteers from the last group. As there were two groups that went out to Ghana my group (village called Kasapin) and the other group (village called Tapamania) we both got onto the coach and went straight to Accra, the capital of Ghana where we would have an introductory week of our time in Ghana for the 10 weeks.

We discussed issues such as: Malaria, Aids, clinics, the project we will be doing out there and most importantly the customs and language 'Twi'

KASAPIN.

Hello guys,

So i am back from my epic travels from Ghana, apologies first and for most for not keeping you informed as often as i would have liked with whats been happening, but the Internet connection in Goaso (Bronf Ahafo region in Ghana) was pretty bad (which i have posted in my last blog) which in a way was amazing, i feel really and truly detoxed from the spiders web of the 21st century communication lol!

But what an amazing experience i have had, whenever i talk about Ghana and the Platform 2 project to my friends and family the best i can come up with is: AMAZING, EYE-OPENER, SOUL STRENGTHENING, HAPPY, FULL OF ENERGY, BRILLIANT... it was the best time of my life so far!:-) and i will give a break down what we have done for the 10 weeks we were out there!

Before i do so i want to say a big thank you to the PLATFORM2 people, for firstly allowing me to get chosen on such an amazing adventure, thank you to Department for International Development (DFID), Christian Aid and Bunac for allowing this fantastic opportunity to exist for young individuals like myself to be apart of and express what we have learnt, seen & experienced to others and increase our knowledge on development in developing countries such as Ghana:-)

So let me invite you to my wonderful time in Ghana (Kasapin) where i spent 10 magnificent weeks in a warm, hospitable community and with a group of 16 Brits (people i went out there with) who i can call my new found friends, miss you and love you guys, lets begin...

AFRICA

Hey guys so this is like the first time we have been able to get onto the internet...oh my gosh it feels amazing!! lol! I never thought i would miss technology so much lol!

Anyways, Ghana is going amazing! The peeps are amazing, the food is coolio...guys i have to make this quick but just to let you know everything is going well, the kids are so cute, the build is hard work and i start teaching on monday bring it on!

K guys peace out! x

Ghana here i come!!!

So not long now until i reach the home land :-) Very excited, i haven't been thinking about it too much as i have been so busy but now its sinking in wooh, I'm so excited, its hitting me hehe!

K guys, off to finish off bits and pieces so I'm set, I'm sure there will be something i have forgotten about lol!

Peace out!

Platform 2

If you are successful in getting accepted on to a Platform2 trip, you'll be given a login and password to sign in to the My Platform2 section of the site. In this section, you'll be able to find out information about your trip such as flight times and health advice as well as lots of other info about the country you'll be travelling to.

Platform2 is a global volunteering scheme for 18 to 25 year olds who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to visit a developing country and get involved with global issues of injustice and poverty.

I am so thank full that i was chosen to be part of this amazing program. The countries you can go to are, Africa- Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Asia- India or Nepal South America- Peru. I am going to Ghana, i am so happy about this as i am half Ghanaian. I feel that this trip i will be able to truly see the essence of human civilisation. It will be an eye opener and i hopefully will come back a different person. I am fully educated from both of my parents in the food, the culture, we often have African parties and i have been to Africa before so i feel i have a good basis of what to expect but do i? I will be there for 3 months (well nearly, it is 10 weeks) this is a very long time so i am sure i will learn loads more! I am very excited and i cant wait to go.

I have met my group they seem brilliant, a nice bunch of guys so all i need to do now is pack lol and get everything ready before i go!

Wooh AFRICA here i come! I'm going back to the mother land, the land of human civilisation!!!!

Be checking out my blog so you can see how my time in Ghana is going! You can also check out my twitter page http://twitter.com/vivionliveyoung

President Obama

I AM SO PROUD!!!!!

May this be the time for people from all around the world gain faith and hope for the new president for the United States! Who would have believed a BLACK MAN would become president, but that is the power of prayers and faith. People like Martin Luther King pathed the way for the victorious day!!!

Congratulations Obama! may your reign be victorious! All the best for you and your family! :-)