Mondo's volunteers in Ghana

At the beginning of December I had an opportunity to visit my hosting organization KoCDA in Kongo village in the North of Ghana. The trip from Accra to Kongo took over 15 hours by car. As the time of my stay was limited, I had a planned schedule. Kongo is a small village and it felt very familiar and welcoming. Even though I was there only for a week, it felt very “home-like”. I was staying in the mission house, which was surrounded by green, with a big baobab tree at the front. The first day I was very cordially welcomed by Victor Mort, the CEO of KoCDA.  Kongo, in the North of Ghana. The grey looking trees are two big baobabs. With Victor Mort, COE of KoCDA. The North was so different from the South, as if I were in a different Ghana. The air was drier, it tasted different, and it was hotter during the day and cooler at night. The landscape and the architecture were different. Many households were built from sand bricks and had traditional structure, with special houses f...

When I received the confirmation about going for the mission to Ghana, I cried, feeling emotional, happy and grateful at the same time. I had about three weeks to get ready. That meant putting together a detailed plan and working it adaptable as time demanded. Little time and a lot to do. I was checking off the calendar days, changing the “to dos” from the list to “done”. In the same time, remaining cautious, that between all the arrangements, health checks, and other, I do not contract the virus. Parallel I was dissolving my flat, reducing and detaching from my possessions.  On the way... Two days before the flight, I was half an hour earlier before   the Covid testing booth was set up to be the first in line. The   test was relatively   fast and the results available online the  next morning. I was scared to   check them… I only had a   suitcase, a backpack, and what I had on me   left. Flat left to   clean up and th...