Kolby and I have officially booked our trip to Ghana! We are taking a three-week volunteer placement at Village Exchange Ghana, a small NGO that strives to "empower Ghana's disadvantaged women through poverty alleviation strategies and reproductive and sexual health programs". VEG's main instrument for poverty alleviation is micro-credit, which is my main interest and focus within my graduate study (M.S. Economics at Baylor) and is also the topic of my thesis. So I'll be working with the micro-credit efforts and Kolby will be working with youth-- teaching English, improving literacy, and aiding the reproductive and sexual health programs.
We will be leaving on July 27th and returning on August 16th. The VEG website is villageexchangeinternational.org if you want to check it out and learn more about the work they do in Ghana.
2 comments:
Had so much fun seeing you this weekend! i can't wait until the next get together! love ya sis!
Your trip sounds awesome! Even though you're going there to help others, I know that God will teach you and Kolby so much more through your experience there.
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