In September I traveled to Ghana with one of my best friends to take part in a humanitarian project after we graduated from high school.

Through my stepmother I came into contact with Sabine, who made it possible for us to work for two months at the Midnight Sun International School in Langbinsi (a village in the north of Ghana).

The school offers school education for the children from the village from kindergarten to junior high school. The donors sponsor one child at a time to cover the school uniform, school meals and school fees.

Not every child who attends the school is sponsored, only those who come from financially difficult backgrounds.

I traveled to Ghana with the western arrogance that I could significantly improve things and have an influence on the children and the school climate.

To a certain extent I was able to make a difference and was very happy about the changes that Noah and I brought about. We built a waste incineration plant and a basketball hoop, taught sports and tried to help with every little thing as best we could.

After my time in Ghana, however, I realized that I hadn’t really taught the people in Langbinsi much, but rather the other way around. After all, I’m a high school graduate with almost no work experience, let alone any practical skills.

Accordingly, I learned something every day, how to do bricklaying, mix cement, make bricks, raise chickens, lay tiles, etc.

In the end, the people in Langbinsi, especially Richard and Laminsi, helped me more than I helped them.
It was a positive experience throughout and the short time in Lanbinsi gave me a lot to take with me.
I am very grateful to Richard, Labinsi, all the teachers and Sabine for the great opportunity to have an authentic experience at a Ghanaian school and to advance the project as far as I can.