I first heard of Gemma Rice while in Ghana last year. A Melbournian volunteer from World Vision was telling me the incredible story of how this rural Aussie woman opened a school in Tanzania. Last night Gemma was featured on ABC’s Australian Story and so I thought I would write a little something as well.
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Late last year I left my receptionist position at Beach & Bay Realty for Ghana – West Africa for 3 months where I worked as a volunteer with Antipodeans Abroad at a primary school, teaching English to Year 5 students.
Initially realising that there were no toilet facilities at the school (in fact there was no [...]
If you think you have it tough, what about Beach & Bay’s staff member, Rachael, who has temporarily gone as a volunteer to teach English in Ghana, where real estate doesn’t come with a toilet. Here is her story as at September 08.
“Started teaching this week 100 students in total and no toilets. So far [...]
