Dec 09
On Monday the 11th of November, our Sports and Physical Education volunteer Joanna and the Ghana uVolunteer coordinators went to the Kingsby Girls’ Senior High School in Koforidua. The girls at the school are between the ages of 15 and 19 years, which is the “senior high level” in Ghana. The Headmistress, the administration staff and the students welcomed us upon arrival.
The volleyball team and sports teachers of the school need training on how to play volleyball properly. So the headmistress told the students during her welcome speech that Joanna was there to help the team to improve their Sports skills.
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Dec 09
During the last weekend a lot happened in mere 2 days; Joanna always wanted to travel to the South-Western coast of Ghana since the beginning of her volunteering. She was very interested to see elephants, monkeys and crocodiles.
So Annette, Joanna, and I decided that it would be a rewarding expedition if we go and travel to Cape Coast together. Friday 18th of November we ventured off early in the morning and left Koforidua at around 4:30 am to catch the first “tro-tro” to Cape coast.
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Nov 04
The Odwira Festival is celebrated by the people of Akropong-Akuapim, Aburi, Larteh and Mamfi in the Eastern Region of Ghana, 30 miles from the capital Accra.
The Odwira festival honors the traditional myths and legends of the people. It is also a period of remembrance of ancestors, a thanksgiving to the gods, and a period of renewal for families and society. Odwira Festival is a week-long series of traditions and rituals performed to purify the town, the people and most importantly, the ancestral Stools of the Chieves. It is also a festival to celebrate the harvest of “new Yams”.
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