barrie_sax

TIME TO SPARE

Posted by barrie_sax | 13th March 2007

I retired in July 2005 and within a few weeks realised that something was missing from my life. Having worked since leaving school at 15 except for a short period of unemployment I soon found out I was missing the daily challenges of life and work colleges, so what could I do about it? Over a period of time I had heard about voluntary work so I thought it was worth looking into. But where do I start? The internet, after a few rejections because of my age (some organisations say you are too old at 55) I found a non government organisations (N G O) that took volunteers of all ages in a variety of occupations and trades and after contacting them and paying for my food, accommodation, innoculations and flight I was on my way to Ghana West Africa.
After leaving Manchester airport and a flight change in Italy I arrived in Accra 10 hours later on the 7th January 2006 at 10.30pm to start 3 months of voluntary work. I was met at the airport and taken to a hotel by Yaw a local Ghanaian who wor

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