Abbie and August are students from the University of Notre Dame who have been selected by the Kellogg Institute for a United Planet Quest in Ghana.

Written by United Planet Country Coordinator Ian Utley Mekyia mo! Born in 1972, I am originally from the farmlands of Lincolnshire in England (similar to rural Idaho), where I played a lot of rugby and trained as an elementary school teacher. I have one brother and two nieces in New York, and 22 million brothers [...]

Post written by Amy McNair, a United Planet Volunteer. When they said rural, they meant rural. NO internet in our village. We had to travel in a cho cho (public transportation) to get to the internet cafe this morning, and I thought we were going to die about 17 times. But we passed a store [...]

Post written by Kate Dickman, a United Planet volunteer. Exactly a year ago my trip to Ghana began. I remember everything like it was yesterday and my memories of that warm place are fond. I’d have to say that visiting that country was one of the best things I’ve ever done with my life. Although [...]

The following is a video created by Kate, a United Planet volunteer who participated on a Short-Term Quest in Ghana, West Africa. Volunteer Abroad with United Planet.