You’ll start each day with breakfast
with your host family. Get dressed in semi-formal, conservative clothing before
heading off in a tro-tro or shared taxi. On your first day, your supervisor
will accompany you to ensure you know your way around.
Your day will start at 8am and
you’ll finish up at 4pm, Monday to Friday. However, your hours may be longer if
you’re doing outreach work. You’ll get an hour each day for lunch.
On an average day, you’ll arrive at
the office and meet up with your supervisors before heading to a community
outreach. At the outreach, you’ll interview community members, collect data,
and raise awareness through educational talks. After returning to the office
around midday, you’ll review the information you collected. Once you have analyzed
the information, you and the human rights staff will be better able to assist
and advise community members.
In the afternoons, you can use you
time to conduct independent research for current initiatives. You can also plan
presentations for educational campaigns, attend meetings, or assist with
project planning for future outreaches.
Once you are done for the day, you
can spend time getting to know your host family. Over the weekends, you can
explore the beautiful countryside and learn about the slave trade at one of the
many national museums. You’ll also have the chance to visit Cape Coast and walk
through the old fishing town or relax on the beach.
