Hassocks Junior Football Club which provides footballing activities to over 300 youth players of Hassocks and the surrounding communities recently donated all their previous football kit to children and young people in Ghana, Africa. The Street to School project where football plays a big part for children in helping them access education and healthcare is […]
As part of the VSL ongoing sustainability programme, VSL founders Sam and Dommie Gill spent a week working for Akwaaba Volunteers in Accra, Ghana. Here is their report on their week supporting these projects…. Akwaaba is a charity supporting children and their families who cannot afford an education, sponsoring 60 children through school and providing […]
Over the past couple of years, reading has been one of our main focuses for our education projects. We want every child to have the opportunity to learn to read but the lack of access to age appropriate reading books was always a challenge. At the beginning of August, we set about building a […]
In early June a group of BPSCITT trainees travelled to Ghana to volunteer in a school. One of our Primary trainees, Lawrence has written an article about his experiences whilst there. In early June I took advantage of an opportunity presented by the Buckingham Partnership SCITT in partnership with Akwaaba Volunteers to travel to Accra […]
In October 2022 a group of past volunteers, friends and supporters took on a challenge of a lifetime. Our mission reach the top of the highest mountain in Africa and raise as much as we can for the ongoing running of Akwaaba Volunteers. In high spirits we left Heathrow and embarked on a journey […]
Afenhyia Pa 2021 has been a huge year of growth for Akwaaba Volunteers. Whilst the world is still a bit up and down and Covid is continuing to affect the running of our volunteer programme we have been blessed with the opportunity to put more time into growing our projects to make a bigger […]
I spent so many rainy Sunday afternoons researching a million different volunteering organisations looking for a sustainable, ethical, transparent organisation that actually makes a lasting impact. With Akwaaba volunteers I found exactly that. They work mainly with one community and approach their work from multiple angles like sports, education and health. This ensures that they […]
The volunteer work I did in Ghana was one of the most incredible things I ever did. I went to volunteer in Accra for two weeks and did the education and teaching project in the Future Leaders School for underprivileged children. When I was packing my stuff the night before my flight I was very, […]
Hello from Ghana! Hello All, I have been staying with Akwaaba Volunteers for four days now. Here’s a little update on what I’ve been up to in Accra, Ghana. Akwaaba Volunteers is a not-for-profit volunteering scheme run by Jordan Palmer and King Boateng. Volunteers like me from overseas come and stay in the volunteer house […]
In Ghana, ‘Akwaaba’ means welcome, and from the moment I arrived it was clear to see why Jordan and King chose the name ‘Akwaaba Volunteers’. Five of us volunteers arrived on the same flight and were greeted at the airport before travelling the short journey to the house. A house which had dogs, cats, other […]