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I am a woman and I want to teach and travel in Ghana - is it safe? Has anyone been there recently? |
Travel Info I am a woman and I want to teach and travel in Ghana - is it safe? Has anyone been there recently? Travel Tips Hello, I am a white American woman living in Ghana and have been for 3+ years. While I do live with my family, I find Ghana to be exceedingly safe. It's schools would welcome someone from abroad to come and teach. I am sure you would enjoy it. Today is Ghana's 50th Independence Day, and the country is wild with patriotism and happiness. It really is a wonderful place. Barb Others My girlfriend travels to Ghana regularly for work- she loves it and thinks its a great place. Its one of the fastest emerging markets in Africa and so a good place to be at the moment Go for it! I would think very carefully about going there, or anywhere in Africa as a woman alone. If you have company then it wouldn't be so bad. Why not try VSO? The only experience I have had with folk from Ghana is not positive. I know it is wrong to generalise, but the people I had experience with told humungous lies, were not trustworthy and did not have a positive attitude to work. But these were immigrants to the UK, not in their natural environment. A lot of internet scamming comes from Ghana. I have not actually been there, however. if you want to teach in ghana please try this website http://www.lincoln.edu.gh/ they will give you a house or apartment to stay and is very comfortable and is an american school called lincoln community school so please register yourself i goes to school there please belive me madam i flew over it does it help The only thing worse than ghana is a nigerian peter k is an ignoratn bigot, look at his other answers to Africa questions...some people! Anyway, I went to Ghana last year with an NGO and taught and travled, but mostly in groups. I loved it so much I'll be returning this summer. I would suggest that you teach through some sort of reputable organisation and that if you live totally alone you make sure that you're living in a nice part of town. Ghana is pretty safe, but if you're white you will be an obvious 'I have money mark' so some may try to take advantage of that or always ask you for money. The country and people are wonderful though, I prefer village life over the big cities (especially villages in the Volta Region!) |
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