VOLU

I should probably have explained why I was in Ghana. Eventhough it is secondary to my experience and of less importance. As it was I came to join VOLU - a local organisation of volunteers from both Ghana and Europe. I suppose it would be for anybody else as well, but I only ever met europeans there. The purpose of VOLU is simple. To help locally with the projects they really need - not what some academic decided at his or her desk. They were very active at the time and had agreements with several different foreign aid organisations including MS in Denmark. As they must still do considering their noble cause. In the organisation of VOLU it was highly important to foster the spirit of volunteering and the breakdown of barriers of class, religion and gender.
I chose to fly straight to Ghana and join VOLU upon arrival. This was partly because I was very idealistic and wanted my joining fee to actually go to the right people. And partly, off course, because I allready knew people from VOLU - both ghanaians and europeans.
I arrived on my own, was thankfully met by Big, and therefore my adventure started without a prearranged group or plan.

I was on a blank page.