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    • Ghana
      Day 2

      First footprints in Kumasi

      February 6, 2023 in Ghana ⋅ 🌩️ 24 °C

      We have arrived to Kumasi!
      Amazing Flo (friend from Marilyn from her time in Ghana) picked us up at the airport and we have arrived at the beautiful new home of Sunshine Volunteering Organization.
      We have spent the day exploring Kumasi and started our journey at the local orphanage. Lots of the kids are either left behind as the parents can’t or do not want to keep them for different reasons (poverty, disabeled child…) or the kids truly become orphans. The youngest baby was two weeks old and oh my we all did our best to hug as many as we could and not cry.
      Afterwards we continued our journey to the Kumasi market, one of the biggest markets in the country to explore, buy some textiles to make some clothes from later and also buy some school supplies for the schools that Sunshine volunteering org. works with.
      As busy as the place was, it is a place where so many people meet to sell everything you can imagine and we quickly learned the most important lesson: DO NOT STOP. 😁
      Even tho we are in a city, we spent half of the day in cars commuting or being stuck in traffic. Our driver is a passionate dj so the rides were always very loud and funky. (To Yasmins pleasure)
      We finished the day at the semastres to put down our orders for some clothes we wozld like to have made, just when a tropical storm hit. Usually, the rain season here stars in around March, but with the climate change, nothing is certain. Therefore we got to experience our first blackout - the wind was so strong the power was cut to prevent fires. We got to have dinner with Flashlights and have quite the memorable first day!

      (K.)      Read more

    • Ghana
      Day 3

      A taste of Ghana 🍛🧋🎶

      February 7, 2023 in Ghana ⋅ 🌩️ 33 °C

      After experiencing all the welcoming laughters from the school children in the various public and privat schools, we received an amazing refreshment drink called “Sobolo” from Flo’s godmother.

      With new strength from the ginger in the Sobolo, we made our way back to the house, after stopping quickly at the market again to buy essential medical supplies for the local hospitals.

      Once we were back home, it was time for a cooking lesson from Flo: We prepared the local dish “Redred”. It is a spicy (🥵🌶️) dish with ginger, garlic, onion, red pepper, black eyed peas and most importantly fried plantane. It is served with rice from the north of Ghana. For dessert we had amazing local papaya.

      We finished the day with listening and dancing to popular songs, such as “it’s plenty” from Burna Boy and “45” from Black Sherif. We had a blast! 🇬🇭🤩🙌🏾

      (Kev.)      Read more

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      Day 6

      Traditional Ghanian Dinner

      February 10, 2023 in Ghana ⋅ 🌩️ 29 °C

      After the hospital visit we struggled through over an hour of traffic with hungry stomachs to visit friends in the outskirts of Kumasi. They had invited us to make the traditional Ghanian dish called Fufu. After a quick introduction to the Fufu preparation process, they allowed us to try and make it ourselves with a small ‘trial’ portion. After miserably failing, it became clear that they weren’t expecting much else and we were kindly served the portions they had already prepared for us. While for some of us it was easier to eat up, others struggled more, but we all went strong as we wanted to show our appreciation to the family and for the traditional local food.
      After dinner, the girls were very interested in the texture of our ‘weird’ hair und the exploration from their side felt like a good head massage on our side. When talking about school, they proudly presented their report cards and drawings and left us really impressed - what a great and kind hearted family ♥️

      (M.)      Read more

    • Ghana
      Day 6

      Footbal match

      February 10, 2023 in Ghana ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C

      Shortly before 12, the teachers organized a football game for us with some of the students. We do not know why but we always get to do the most intensive activities right at noon here! As you will see in the pictures and videos, we all suffered as you can imagine. 😁
      The youngest students were all shouting “obruni” eventho we were playing against each other. We loved the support, because we all visibly struggled with the heat. Yasmin and Kevin did strike and Marilyn and Kamila were holding the base. We had lots of fun but were fully soaked when the game was over. Little did we know that the day will be still very long, but somehow, by now we got used to being sweaty ALL THE TIME. 🫣😂
      Enjoy 😎

      (K.)      Read more

    • Ghana
      Day 6

      Visit at Kids Masters Comunity School

      February 10, 2023 in Ghana ⋅ 🌩️ 35 °C

      Today was a busy day!
      We have visited the Kids Masters Community School near to where we live and have spent some time there talking to the kids, giving out our donations and playing sports with the kids. Because we have done much more afterward, we will separate the day into 4 parts - this is part nr. 1.

      The private school in a poor neighborhood has been kind to welcome us and let us spend some time with the kids. We have started off the day with a dancing session with some of the younger pupils and have loved the joy that everyone carries. Later we have visited all of the classes to donate some supplies and books to. The students particularly enjoyed the darts that will help them practice calculus in a fun way.
      We have never been so blessed as every kid told us “thank you and god bless you” after reaching the books and supplies to them.

      (K.)      Read more

    • Ghana
      Day 7

      Traditional Ghanian Funeral

      February 11, 2023 in Ghana ⋅ 🌩️ 36 °C

      Yes, you are reading it right - we visited a traditional Ghanaian funeral and no, we do not know the deceased. 👀
      In Ghana, the funerals are big social events where up to a few hundreds people can attend. It is enough to know someone from the family and friends and then you can invite your friends as well. This time, we knew the daughter of the deceased who is our seamstress. We did not really blend in, as we never do here, but we tried to be as respectful as possible. Little did we know that this would include going around the whole place, waving and eventually dancing in the middle of the huge „stage“. Watch some of the videos to see how it looked like - approximately 200 people attended and watched as we tried to follow the dance of the natives. We sure were able to make the crowd laugh, which was highly appreciated. In Ghana, you show your sorrow and respect for the family with a dance. So we just went with it 😎
      All in all, it was a very impressive event - the sad part is in the morning where people can go to see the body and take part in the burial. That part is there to express your sadness with tears and cries. In the afternoon, it feels much more like a party. Everyone is dressed in black, those who know the family closely wear a special textile that is orange-red with black print and the close family wears red.

      Enjoy the video for a feel of what we were lucky enough to witness from within.

      (K. & Y.)

      FAQ:

      Who died?
      -> The father of our seamstress, we do not know him and we met her just two times. We were invited even before we got to Ghana.

      Does everyone get a funeral like this?
      -> Yes, virtually everyone get‘s this funeral. Of course it is even bigger the more famous or important you are.

      How do you dress?
      -> If you do not know the family closely, you just dress black. If you know the family, you dress in red with black print and if you are directly related, you wear red.

      Can anyone come?
      -> No, you have to be invited by the family or by someone who is invited. Another option is if you knew the deceased directly, you can come to pay your respect.      Read more

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