{"id":10594,"date":"2025-02-01T15:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T15:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/?page_id=10594"},"modified":"2025-03-21T18:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:14:45","slug":"volunteer-projects-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Projects in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10594\" class=\"elementor elementor-10594\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14ad85d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"14ad85d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f243c57\" data-id=\"f243c57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8feeed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8feeed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ghana<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85663ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"85663ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1801b20\" data-id=\"1801b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5335c wpr-ticker-slider-columns-1 wpr-ticker-slides-to-scroll-2 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit wpr-ticker-arrow-style-vertical wpr-ticker-heading-position-left wpr-ticker-heading-icon-position-right wpr-ticker-slider-columns--tablet3 wpr-ticker-slider-columns--mobile1 wpr-ticker-arrow-position-right wpr-ticker-effect-hr-slide wpr-ticker-gradient-type-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-content-ticker\" data-id=\"4d5335c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;slider_amount&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:2,&quot;slider_amount_tablet&quot;:3,&quot;slider_amount_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slider_autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;slider_autoplay_duration&quot;:3,&quot;slider_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-content-ticker.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Content Ticker Slider -->\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-content-ticker\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-heading\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-ticker-heading-text\">Latest News<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-ticker-heading-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"far fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-content-ticker-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-slider wpr-ticker-gradient\" dir=\"ltr\" data-slick=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:3000,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;prevArrow&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;wpr-ticker-prev-arrow wpr-ticker-arrow\\&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-angle-left\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;nextArrow&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;wpr-ticker-next-arrow wpr-ticker-arrow\\&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-angle-left\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;}\" data-slide-effect=\"hr-slide\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-luke-hogan\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Luke-hogan-1.jpg\" alt=\"English lesson in progress\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-luke-hogan\/\">Volunteer Story &#8211; Luke Hogan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/fantastic-volunteering-opportunities-in-ghana-apply-now\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02.png\" alt=\"Fantastic Volunteering Opportunities In Ghana. Apply Now.\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/fantastic-volunteering-opportunities-in-ghana-apply-now\/\">Fantastic Volunteering Opportunities In Ghana. Apply Now.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/st-marys-holy-faith-glasnevin-in-kumasi\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ghana-1.jpg\" alt=\"St Mary\u2019s Holy Faith, Glasnevin &#038; Street Advocacy, Kumasi\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-ticker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-title-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/st-marys-holy-faith-glasnevin-in-kumasi\/\">St Mary\u2019s Holy Faith, Glasnevin &#038; Street Advocacy, Kumasi<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-ticker-slider-controls\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15c9fac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"15c9fac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3541693\" data-id=\"3541693\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b88c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81b88c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Overview<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85d2aab\" data-id=\"85d2aab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accdfee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"accdfee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-ghana\/#projects\">Projects<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f04489c\" data-id=\"f04489c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bea6ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bea6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-ghana\/#volunteer-stories\">Volunteer Stories<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddff41a\" data-id=\"ddff41a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdfee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdfee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-ghana\/#impact\">Impact<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e21ea43 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"e21ea43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf63b9\" data-id=\"1bf63b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b164b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b164b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccdb7ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"ccdb7ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45d3226\" data-id=\"45d3226\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3c9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d3c9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf48e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4bf48e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75e616a\" data-id=\"75e616a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf8896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bf8896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) volunteers travelled to Ghana in 2016. Since then, many have volunteered at the Street Advocacy Project run by the Daughters of Charity in Kumasi, the second biggest city in the country. Ghana is located in West Africa, bordering Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo. It has a population of nearly 34 million people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b3518\" data-id=\"68b3518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa106a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fa106a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/map-of-ghana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3565\" alt=\"Map of Ghana\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Map of Ghana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-913d53a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"913d53a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-505182a\" data-id=\"505182a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb7fec wpr-advanced-text-style-highlighted wpr-animated-text-infinite-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-advanced-text\" data-id=\"8eb7fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;anim_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-advanced-text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-advanced-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-advanced-text-preffix\">Some facts about<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"wpr-highlighted-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-highlighted-text-inner\">Ghana<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 500 150\" class=\"wpr-highlight-underline\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M.68,28.11c110.51-22,247.46-34.55,400.89-14.68,32.94,4.27,64.42,9.74,94.37,16.09\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cbedf elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"05cbedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kofi Annan is probably the most internationally known Ghanaian. He was the UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006 and is Ghana\u2019s only Nobel Prize Winner, receiving the Peace Prize in 2001 for his \u2018work for a better organised and more peaceful world.\u2019 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ghana was previously known as the Gold Coast due to the large amounts of gold found there. Today, Ghana is the largest producer of gold in Africa and 6th biggest in the world.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In Ghana, the day of the week a child is born will form part of their name.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Ghanaian flag is a simple horizontal tricolour of red-white-green with a central black star. The red signifies the struggle for independence, the yellow the wealth of the country, and the green represents its forests and farms. The black five-pointed start is known as the \u2018Lodestar of African freedom\u2019.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef0e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cef0e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghanaian-flag.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghanaian-flag.jpg 845w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghanaian-flag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghanaian-flag-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ghanaian Flag<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24a0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f24a0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"projects\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8ea68 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"ce8ea68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e940c3\" data-id=\"0e940c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9310e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9310e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ea3de7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2ea3de7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5ff39a elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"d5ff39a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89006c2\" data-id=\"89006c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31730bb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"31730bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/icons8-ghana-circular-96.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10596\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kumasi<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5a87c elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a5a87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects: Safe Child Advocacy Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893be9c elementor-tabs-alignment-center elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"893be9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1433\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>The street children project is located in a suburb of Kumasi, which is the second largest city in Ghana. Getting to Kumasi involves flying to Accra, the capital of Ghana, and then an internal flight from there to Kumasi. The climate is dry and hot, roughly between 20 and 30 degrees.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Details<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Many children from poor families in the city and in the north of the country end up on the streets in Kumasi. The Daughters of Charity set this project up primarily as a response to this. They work mostly with girls who have been on the streets. The project has three parts to it \u2013<\/p><p>Vocational training centre \u2013 this caters for over 50 girls providing training to enable them to gain employment. Classes in sewing, life skills, personal development, IT, etc.<br \/>Drop-In Centre \u2013 children can come in here to seek support in trying to get off the streets<br \/>Day Care Centre \u2013 this kindergarten caters for children of young mothers who have become pregnant living on the streets<br \/>The project also does outreach work on the streets daily. This enables staff to have educational conversations with street children and to invite them to the drop-in centre.<\/p><p>The project has a website and a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SafeChildAdvocacy\">Facebook page<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>Volunteer accommodation is with the Daughters of Charity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Suitable for<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1433\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>This placement is suitable for volunteers with a wide variety of skills. It would suit primary and secondary school teachers with the possibility of teaching English. Also running sports, games, arts, music, etc. The VTC also has computers, and it would be possible to teach IT to the girls. The project would also be suitable for social workers.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2eeaa elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"cf2eeaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6fb00 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8f6fb00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3b3252\" data-id=\"a3b3252\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbb07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"dbbb07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"volunteer-stories\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d8d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8d8d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09a35d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"09a35d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c530153\" data-id=\"c530153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5294ff3 ekit-image-accordion-mobile-vertical ekit-image-accordion-horizontal ekit-image-accordion-click elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-image-accordion\" data-id=\"5294ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-image-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-image-accordion elementskit-image-accordion-wraper\">\n\t\t\t                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3\" id=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_0\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion--input\" checked=\"checked\" hidden>\n                <label for=\"ekit_ia_5294ff3_0\" class=\"elementskit-single-image-accordion ekit-image-accordion-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Luke-hogan-1.jpg)\">\n                    <span class=\"elementskit-accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-accordion-title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer Stories - Luke\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementskit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ekit-image-accordion--btn elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-story-luke-hogan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37ef92 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a37ef92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2b5f0c\" data-id=\"c2b5f0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9bc7f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a9bc7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"impact\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7848e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7848e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231dd78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"231dd78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fedd57c\" data-id=\"fedd57c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14b690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a14b690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read about our impact in Ghana with the help of volunteers and donors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005dbf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"005dbf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e83f6e\" data-id=\"6e83f6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7371d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-magazine-grid\" data-id=\"fc7371d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-magazine-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-magazine-grid-wrap\"  data-slide-effect=\"\"><section class=\"wpr-magazine-grid wpr-mgzn-grid-3-h wpr-mgzn-grid-rows-1\"><article class=\"wpr-mgzn-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-11474 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-twentytwenty category-ghana\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap\" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ghana-1.jpg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ghana-1.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-out wpr-anim-size-medium wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/st-marys-holy-faith-glasnevin-in-kumasi\/\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bottom elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-category elementor-repeater-item-c7fe3cb wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade wpr-grid-tax-style-1\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-40\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/twentytwenty\/\">2020<span class=\"tax-sep\">, <\/span><\/a><a class=\" wpr-tax-id-18\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/category\/ghana\/\">Ghana<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-c94c851 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a  target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/st-marys-holy-faith-glasnevin-in-kumasi\/\">St Mary\u2019s Holy Faith, Glasnevin &#038; Street Advocacy, Kumasi<\/a><\/div><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d2926 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"37d2926\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5090928\" data-id=\"5090928\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b28587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b28587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to get involved? Visit &#8216;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteering-with-vlm\/\">Volunteering with VLM<\/a><\/span>&#8216;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7adcd43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"7adcd43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69fb25d\" data-id=\"69fb25d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ffab9 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d9ffab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c9bbc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"0c9bbc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7dde55\" data-id=\"c7dde55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814f449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"814f449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit other countries we work in<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b536085 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"b536085\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8049b85\" data-id=\"8049b85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de04ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de04ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethopia<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7855604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7855604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-ethiopia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2267\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia.jpg 2267w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ethopia-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2267px) 100vw, 2267px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfe4163\" data-id=\"bfe4163\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430e670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"430e670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kenya<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bdfc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6bdfc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/index.php\/volunteer-projects-in-kenya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1896\" height=\"1237\" src=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10999\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489.jpg 1896w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vlm.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ken02-scaled-e1729870188489-1200x783.jpg 1200w, 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Apply Now. St Mary\u2019s Holy Faith, Glasnevin &#038; Street Advocacy, Kumasi Overview Projects Volunteer Stories Impact Overview The first Vincentian Lay Missionaries (VLM) volunteers travelled to Ghana in 2016. Since then, many have volunteered at the Street Advocacy Project run by the Daughters of Charity in Kumasi, the second biggest city in the country. Ghana is located in West Africa, bordering Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo. It has a population of nearly 34 million people. Map of Ghana Some facts about Ghana Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule. Kofi Annan is probably the most internationally known Ghanaian. He was the UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006 and is Ghana\u2019s only Nobel Prize Winner, receiving the Peace Prize in 2001 for his \u2018work for a better organised and more peaceful world.\u2019 Ghana was previously known as the Gold Coast due to the large amounts of gold found there. Today, Ghana is the largest producer of gold in Africa and 6th biggest in the world. In Ghana, the day of the week a child is born will form part of their name. The Ghanaian flag is a simple horizontal tricolour of red-white-green with a central black star. The red signifies the struggle for independence, the yellow the wealth of the country, and the green represents its forests and farms. The black five-pointed start is known as the \u2018Lodestar of African freedom\u2019. Ghanaian Flag Projects Kumasi Projects: Safe Child Advocacy Project Area Details Suitable for Area The street children project is located in a suburb of Kumasi, which is the second largest city in Ghana. Getting to Kumasi involves flying to Accra, the capital of Ghana, and then an internal flight from there to Kumasi. The climate is dry and hot, roughly between 20 and 30 degrees.\u00a0 Details Many children from poor families in the city and in the north of the country end up on the streets in Kumasi. The Daughters of Charity set this project up primarily as a response to this. They work mostly with girls who have been on the streets. The project has three parts to it \u2013 Vocational training centre \u2013 this caters for over 50 girls providing training to enable them to gain employment. Classes in sewing, life skills, personal development, IT, etc.Drop-In Centre \u2013 children can come in here to seek support in trying to get off the streetsDay Care Centre \u2013 this kindergarten caters for children of young mothers who have become pregnant living on the streetsThe project also does outreach work on the streets daily. This enables staff to have educational conversations with street children and to invite them to the drop-in centre. The project has a website and a Facebook page Volunteer accommodation is with the Daughters of Charity. Suitable for This placement is suitable for volunteers with a wide variety of skills. It would suit primary and secondary school teachers with the possibility of teaching English. Also running sports, games, arts, music, etc. The VTC also has computers, and it would be possible to teach IT to the girls. The project would also be suitable for social workers. Volunteer Stories Volunteer Stories &#8211; Luke Read More Impact Read about our impact in Ghana with the help of volunteers and donors. 2020, Ghana St Mary\u2019s Holy Faith, Glasnevin &#038; Street Advocacy, Kumasi Want to get involved? Visit &#8216;Volunteering with VLM&#8216;. 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