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Building a School in Ghana

Roll up your sleeves, slap on some suntan lotion and get to work building a brilliant new school for a rural village in Ghana. Spend your gap year learning new skills, experiencing a different culture and leave knowing you’ve made a real, tangible difference. Just customise this patchwork and share your gap year plans with friends and family, so they can help make it happen - piece by piece.

  • Bananas

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    A mid-afternoon snack to keep my strength up, please.
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  • A few beers

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    This would be a real treat after a hard day building.
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  • Sturdy shoes

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    I'll need some strong boots to work in. I'm a size 6 - does anyone have any I can borrow?
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  • Bricks

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    Lots of these, please. There's a whole school to build.
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  • Coconuts

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    Please help me to keep hydrated when I'm building in the sun.
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  • A good old wash

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    Building is sweaty work. Please buy me a bar of soap so I can freshen up at the end of the day.
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  • Happy colours

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    Pots of paint to make the school look happy and bright.
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  • Hammer and nails

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    We'll need a lot of these to keep everything together.
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  • Painting

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    Once everything is up, we'll need to paint it all. This will pay for a day's painting.
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  • Playtime

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    We'll spend some time getting to know the local community and playing with the kids between putting up walls. Does anyone have any toys or games they can lend me? Just click 'Do'.
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  • Tools

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    I'm sure I'll find out what all those tools are actually for....
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  • Heavy lifting

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    This will pay for all those journeys lugging bricks from the truck to the school.
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  • Windows

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    Help us to get all the materials we need, so we can build the windows and let the light in!
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  • Trying the local food

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    If you know me, you know I love food. I'd be so grateful if you bought me this piece!
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  • Mole National Park

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    If I have some spare time, I'd love to head up to Mole National Park for a safari. Elephants, please!
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  • A bed for the night

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    Your contribution will help me pay for a place to rest my head.
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