People Profile
A look at the people on the ground in Ghana who have made a difference in my placement. By providing details and info about them, I hope to bring you closer to the day to day interactions I encounter with the people of Ghana.
Luke Brown
Luke is a Long-term volunteer from the University of Western Ontario, in London. He is on a working Partnership with EWB Canada, and works for the CWSA (Community Water and Sanitation Agency) based out of Tamale, Ghana. He greeted us at the airport along with LTOV's Monica, Eli, and Robyn. For the first few days Luke showed us the ropes in everything from finding a cab to buying mangoes (which by the way are awesome). He also was our guide to Accra, and accompanied us back to his Ghanaian home of Tamale.
James
A teacher from Jamestown, at the southernmost tip of Accra on the coast. He lives in the village area and commutes into town each day to teach. He spent several hours with us discussing Ghana and the various aspects of the region. You can read about our full encounters with him in the Day One Indepth.
Monica, Robyn & Eli
LTOVs from across Canada, who greeted us at the airport and successfully managed to get 23 stunned volunteers to their rooms in under an hour. From arguing for cabs to venturing out into the market with us, it is these LTOVs which made our first few hours on a new continent less overwhelming. Each accompanied a different group of volunteers across Ghana to their placements.
Emmanuelle
the hotel-keeper at the Maacos hotel in Tamale, where we spent several nights before heading out to our more permanent rural villages. Emmanuelle was the last person to sleep everynight, and the first one up. He was incredible to talk to and always provided great insider knowledge about Tamale. He was very excited with our stay, and I am sure I will be staying at the Maacos during my frequent trips to Tamale over the next few months.
Luke Brown
Luke is a Long-term volunteer from the University of Western Ontario, in London. He is on a working Partnership with EWB Canada, and works for the CWSA (Community Water and Sanitation Agency) based out of Tamale, Ghana. He greeted us at the airport along with LTOV's Monica, Eli, and Robyn. For the first few days Luke showed us the ropes in everything from finding a cab to buying mangoes (which by the way are awesome). He also was our guide to Accra, and accompanied us back to his Ghanaian home of Tamale.
James
A teacher from Jamestown, at the southernmost tip of Accra on the coast. He lives in the village area and commutes into town each day to teach. He spent several hours with us discussing Ghana and the various aspects of the region. You can read about our full encounters with him in the Day One Indepth.
Monica, Robyn & Eli
LTOVs from across Canada, who greeted us at the airport and successfully managed to get 23 stunned volunteers to their rooms in under an hour. From arguing for cabs to venturing out into the market with us, it is these LTOVs which made our first few hours on a new continent less overwhelming. Each accompanied a different group of volunteers across Ghana to their placements.
Emmanuelle
the hotel-keeper at the Maacos hotel in Tamale, where we spent several nights before heading out to our more permanent rural villages. Emmanuelle was the last person to sleep everynight, and the first one up. He was incredible to talk to and always provided great insider knowledge about Tamale. He was very excited with our stay, and I am sure I will be staying at the Maacos during my frequent trips to Tamale over the next few months.
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