Ghana Guidebook for February 2014 Trip - Rotary District 7770...Figure out our goals for global...
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Walter Hughes will be taking a team of Rotarians to Ghana from February 10-22. The dates will be a little flexible to adjust to the best airline tickets on Delta Airlines. Our goal is to be in Ghana for approximately ten days. Our theme is a celebration of Rotary projects in Ghana. We want to encourage Rotarians in the Tamale and Bolgatanga Goodwill Rotary Clubs. We will have a good sized team on this trip. Several Rotarians from District 7550 in West Virginia and Anne Matthews will be on the team. We are going in the dry season. Summary of Trip Our goal has several components: 1. Celebrate Rotary’s Work The primary objective of this trip is to be what Rotary humanitarian projects have done in northern Ghana over the last seven years. 2. See Potential Future Projects and Get to know a few of Walter’s favorite villages. Figure out our goals for global grants for 2014-2015. 3. Encourage, Strengthen and Lift Up We will strengthen, encourage and lift up the Rotarians in Ghana. 4. See Borehole Being Drilled and have some time to spend in one or two communities to get to know people and their needs. Images of Northern Ghana The people are wonderful. The land will be hot and dry. The needs are great. Ghana Guidebook for February 2014 Trip 12 June 2013 Page 1
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Walter Hughes will be taking a team of Rotarians to Ghana from February 10-22. The dates will be a little flexible to adjust to the best airline tickets on Delta Airlines. Our goal is to be in Ghana for approximately ten days. Our theme is a celebration of Rotary projects in Ghana. We want to encourage Rotarians in the Tamale and Bolgatanga Goodwill Rotary Clubs. We will have a good sized team on this trip. Several Rotarians from District 7550 in West Virginia and Anne Matthews will be on the team. We are going in the dry season.
Summary of TripOur goal has several components:1. Celebrate Rotary’s Work
The primary objective of this trip is to be what Rotary humanitarian projects have done in northern Ghana over the last seven years.
2. See Potential Future Projects and Get to know a few of Walter’s favorite villages.Figure out our goals for global grants for 2014-2015.
3. Encourage, Strengthen and Lift UpWe will strengthen, encourage and lift up the Rotarians in Ghana.
4. See Borehole Being Drilled and have some time to spend in one or two communities to get to know people and their needs.
Images of Northern GhanaThe people are wonderful. The land will be hot and dry. The needs are great.
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How to Use this GuidebookThe guidebook will help you identify needs for our trip. It will help you know what to pack for yourself and for the efforts in Ghana. You will avoid problems when you are traveling if you use this guidebook. Please leave a copy of this guidebook with your family so they know how to contact us. Congratulations and thanks for joining the team. The Table of Contents is very useful.
This guidebook puts all of the information to have a successful trip in one place. It is useful to the people going on the mission trip and the family members back home. We will travel to starred cities of Accra, Tamale, and Bolgatanga on the map below. We will arrive in Accra and fly from Accra to Tamale the next day. We will drive to Bolgatanga from Tamale. The drive is three hours from Tamale to Bolgatanga. We plan to focus this team in Walter’s favorite villages of northern Ghana.
I’ve decided to show this team the far north of Ghana. The two major cities are Tamale and Bolgatanga. We can add a trip to the Mole Game Preserve if the team desires a day of “vacation.” The alternative trip would be to spend the trip in Sunyani in central Ghana.
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Walter Hughes is the team leader.
Estimated Cost for Trip CostsAirfare from USA to Ghana $1,500Hotel and Food and Water $ 800Transportation in Ghana $ 600Estimated Total $2,900
It is assumed that team members are sharing rooms. The lodging cost will increase for single rooms. We will better estimate the airfare costs around December 2013. The best airfare will be around $1,200. The highest airfare is usually $1,700. Pre-trip Costs include Ghana Visa and immunization shots.
Team MembersName
Cell & Email Address BirthdayPassport
No. Depart CitiesReturn Date
Walter Kahnrad HughesCell: 540-493-4715 [email protected]
12/13/60 160429648Expires 8 Mar 2015
Roanoke, VA to Atlanta, GA to JFK, NY to AccraFlier #: 2091789483
Anne MatthewsTom GreenstreetHerb McClaugherty
Delta and Starbow Airline InformationDate Time A/D Day Flight Seat Airport State
12 Feb 4:00 PM Depart Wednesday Delta 3371 Raleigh NC12 Feb 5:42 PM Arrive Wednesday Delta 3371 JFK New York12 Feb 8:40 PM Depart Wednesday Delta 26 JFK New York USA13 Feb 11:55 AM Arrive Thursday Delta 26 Accra Ghana14 Feb 7:00 AM Depart Friday Starbow Air Accra Ghana14 Feb 9:45 AM Arrive Friday Starbow Air Tamale Ghana21 Feb 8:45 AM Depart Friday Starbow Air Tamale Ghana21 Feb 9:45 AM Arrive Friday Starbow Air Accra Ghana 21 Feb 10:10 PM Depart Thursday Delta 27 Accra Ghana 22 Feb Afternoon Arrive Friday Delta 27 JFK New York
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Note: Starbow Airlines is a wonderful airline that flies within Ghana. We will save time by flying to the Northern Region of Ghana.
Tentative Itinerary in Ghana
We will be in Ghana for roughly eight days. We have two days of travel at the beginning and end of the trip.
Important Contact InformationThese are the names of the team members and the key contact at home. The Ghanaian phones can be reached by dialing 011 233 and removing the first zero (0) in the number. For example, the cell phone number for Mary Kay drops the zero and adds 011 233. You family can call our team cell phones as well as Michael’s cell phone. It is possible to text us as well. Email will probably be a good way to reach us since we will have a wireless modem. www.tel3.com has a decent calling card plan for calling us. Be careful just dialing us from your home or cell phone without checking on the fees ahead of time.
Michael Anyekase Cell Phone: 0244035000 . We will be with Michael most of the time. We will also have our own cell phones, too.Walter Hughes Email: [email protected] Cell: 540-493-4715 Home Address: 451 Highland Lake Road, Union Hall, Va 24176
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Ghana Cell: 054 547 2296 or 011 233 545 72296 from the USASusan Hughes Email: [email protected] Cell: 540-493-8715Jim Niquette Ghana Cell: 024 365 4634 email: [email protected]. Ampadu Ghana Cell: 020 816 7962Dinah Bondzie Cell: 020 818 3938 Email: [email protected] in AccraSamuel Obour Cell: 020 811 4082 Email: [email protected] in Sunyani OFFICE: +233-61-24924 Bishop David Donkor Cell: 028 732 5557 or 020 742 3649 in Sunyani
Winifred Tienaah Asunafo South District Health official Kukuom Hospital - Buruli http://www.click2recharge.com/products/international_topup/tigo.aspx
Emergency ContactsKenny Lovelace (Prior Mission Team Member) email: [email protected]. His cell Phone is 276-732-1901. Kenny has traveled to Ghana three times with Walter. He can help with any questions. He will also know how to reach us.
Walter & Yvonne Hughes, Sr. (Parents of Walter) Their email is [email protected]. Dad’s cell phone is 540-493-4567. Yvonne’s cell phone is 540-493-5567. Their home phone is 540-576-3715. Carrie Hughes cell phone is 540-493-9415. Jessica Hughes is 540-493-9615. Her email is [email protected].
Charlie and Mary Kay Jackson live in Accra, Ghana. Cell Phone from USA is 011-233-24-656-0145. Cell Phone dialed within Ghana: 024-656-0145. Email is [email protected] . Their address is PO Box LG 824, Legon, Ghana. Their house address is House No. 115/116, Adebotor, Accra, Ghana.
Possible Hotels or Guest Houses for TeamAccra: Dinah Bondzie’s Family Home 10 Pineapple Loop, Accra, Ghana Cell: 020 818 3938 ask to go near American House Taxi
Transit Lodge (near South Korean Embassy or Home Touch Restaurant)No 6 Abokobi Road, East Cantonments, Accra Tel: +233-21-775 164, or +233-21-761-943, or +233-21-761-946 Email: [email protected]
Continental Plaza Hotel Cells: 011 233 208 98 7899 or 011 233 209 38 4835
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PO Box 3787 Accra, Ghana Telephone: 011 233 21 784565 or 011 233 21 784566
Central Hotel PO BoxCT 4444, Cantonments in Accra Location: 16th Lane Osu Oxford Street & Woodin Down +233 21 677706 / 766696 / 782641 Email: [email protected]
WaleWale Musgari Lodge is the hotel that we usually stay in Wale Wale. The rooms are air conditioned and they have a small refrigerator. The rooms have very large queen beds. We will have two people per room. Cell 0240383652 or 0207388582
Tamale, Ghana Treasure Lodge PO Box 918 Tamale Location: Water-sin near SSNIT FlatTelephone Number is 011-233-22421. They have very nice rooms with King Size beds.
Bolgatanga, Ghana Sand Gardens Hotel, P.O. Box 47, Bolgatanga, Cell Phone: 038 202 3464
Afia Beach Hotel 2 Liberia Road, Extension Osu P.O. Box 14131Accra Phone: +233 (0)302 681462 or 681465
Eusbett Hotel Berekum Road, Sunyani, Phone: +233 35 202 7116
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Survival Twee (Ashanti Language near Kumasi)
Yesu Do Wo Jesus Loves YouMe Do Wo I Love YouMe Do I Love you, singular
Eta sein Hello, or How’s LifeEye (Aaaeee ahh) Response to Eta sein which Means very good.Pa? Are you good?Oh po po po po po Very, very good! Say it with happiness & excitement. It is a response to hello/Eta sein.
Maakye (march eeeee) Good morningMaaha (Maa ha) Good afternoonMaadwo (Maa jo) Good eveningYaa eson (ya eh son) Response to good morning, afternoon, or evening. It means thank you for asking.
Medaase (May dah see) Thank youMedaase pa (May day see pah) Thank you, very muchMedaase pii (May day see pee) Thank you, so muchMepa wok yew (May powel cho) Please or I beg you.
Nyame (Nay yah me) My GodOnyame (On yah me) GodOnyame Adom (On yah me a dome) God’s GraceOnyame Adom nti By God’s GraceOnyame Ne Hene God is KingOnyame ye (On yah me yeee) God is GoodOye mame (Oh yah me mommy) God is Good to Me. O’Brunei “White Man & White Woman”Aane (Ah knee) YesDabi (Dah bee) NoWo de sein? (Oh dah sein) What is your name?Me din de Walter (may den knee) My name is Walter.Medeese ma aduane no I thank you for the meal!Aduane no yede! (Ah duo a knee no yeah day!) The food is good!
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Woho eye sere (Ohay silly) You are funny and make me laugh.
ImmunizationsTetanus booster – every ten years, Hepatitus A – injection consisting of two shots. You must wait months for the booster shot. Hepatitus B – injection consists of three shots. The second shot requires waiting one month. The third shot can be given six months later. Malaria Prevention –Pills, taken before traveling, while there, and shortly after return. Follow your doctor’s instructions and preference of drugs. We discourage using Lariam. We recommend Mefloquine at 250 MG taken once per week. Malarone and Doxycycline anti-malarial0 drugs are fine daily drugs. Typhoid Fever can be oral Ty21a or an injection. Oral vaccine lasts longer than the typhoid fever shot. Yellow Fever, IPV or Polio, Mumps, Measles, and Rubella (MMR), Meningococcal (Meningitus), Tuberculosis (TB) . Please tell the health department that you are going to Ghana in West Africa. The list of shots may change due to new recommendations.
Checked Bags for GhanaThe maximum size for checked bags is 62 inches. The height + width + length = maximum dimension. For example, if your bag was 30 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 25 inches high, it would have a maximum dimension equal to 30+5+25 or 60 inches. We will take one checked bag and one carry on. The checked bag must weigh 50 pounds or less. Please pack as close to 50 pounds as possible. It helps if one of the bags can fit in the other bag for the trip home. Please make sure that all of your bags are labeled on the handle and inside the bag.
Carry-On Weight Limits (are shrinking)Please carry at least one change of clothes and your toiletries in your carry-on bag. The carry-on bag must be 45 linear inches such as 22”x14”x 9”. The weight must be below 40 lbs. The carry-on limits are reduced. Purses and SMALL briefcases will be permitted. Don’t expect to carry two large carry-on bags onto the plane. You will be shocked when they leave your bag behind. You will need to read the latest carry-on regulations since they change frequently. Laptops must be carry-on and can’t be checked. Also, please label all cameras and other high value items carried or included in the bags. You will not be allowed to lock your bags due to the US security standards. Do NOT use a carry-on if it doesn’t have wheels!
Weight Limit Exceptions or Excess BaggageMost airlines allow a maximum weight of 50 lbs. It is now the same for US and International flights. You will have a very difficult time exceeding the weight limit
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now. It is not worth the effort or cost to exceed the weight limit. It does make sense to bring a collapsible bag which can be used to shift luggage around.
PassportPlease submit to the team leader a photocopy (on one sheet) of your passport photo page, social security card, and driver’s license. This copy will be destroyed after the mission trip to Ghana. This sheet of paper can help you to get another passport if your passport is lost or stolen on the trip. Please make sure that you have at least six months past your return date on your passport expiration date. You can check on your passport status at:http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/status/status_2567.html .
High Priority ItemsUS Passport with Ghana VISA attached (keep copy in luggage.)Immunization Record stapled to US PassportDriver’s LicenseSpending Money Antimalarial medication – see immunization section.Antibiotic – get it from your doctor. Cipro is one option. One Credit Card only if you absolutely can’t leave home without it. Make sure all of your electronic equipment works on 110 to 240 volts.Camera. – please label and bring extra batteries for camera.Video Camera with a light weight tripod. (One per team is adequate.)LED flashlight for your head or small one that fits in your pocket.
Sample Packing List of Personal ItemsSunscreen (SPF 50+ is recommended) and two pairs of sunglasses Regular medical prescriptions in original drug store containers onlyLong sleeve shirt that can be worn to take the chill off.Baseball cap or large brimmed hat really helps keep the sun off. An extra set of Rx glasses or contact lenses (bring prescription, too)Insect repellant Towelettes or spray. Flip flops or shoes that you can slip on easily to go to take a shower.Comfortable work or walking shoes. Sheets for a double bed/queen bed that can be left when we go home.Traveling or bean bag pillow. Hand sanitizerNet bag or Plastic bags for dirty clothes and or trashShorts – one or two pairs.Shirts that “breathe”. One or two khaki light weight pants.
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Pepto-Bismol / Imodium AD (Don’t eat leafy salads and only brush your teeth with bottled water to be safe.)
Toiletries including toothbrush container, rubbing alcohol, Neosporin, hand lotions, soup, baby oil, after sun care products.
Small Flashlight and plenty of AA and AAA batteries.One hand and bath towels that can be left behind.1 set of nice clothes to wear on the plane and for a church service.Work Clothes. I bring older clothes Remember we can wash our clothes so don’t pack too much.One nice pants or dress that can be worn with several outfits makes sense. Back pack or large purse is good for carrying items Pocket knife or Swiss Army knife or multi-use tools MUST BE checked
Don’t Bring These ItemsBottled water, cokes, and sodas. We will buy safe water and soft drinks in
Ghana. We can even buy Fanta. The pineapple juice boxes are fantastic.Hair Dryers and battery powered Electric Shavers. Avoid electronic gadgets
that require a lot of power. The bathrooms don’t usually have electric outlets where we expect them. You will be amazed at how fast your hair will dry in Africa.
Toilet paper. Remove all debit cards, extra credit cards, bank cards, identity cards for
grocery stores and anything else that is not needed in Ghana. Jeans are VERY HOT. One pair is enough. Jeans weigh a lot. Bring light-weight pants instead.
Actual Passports and Visas
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