Title: Michael Cashman (Ghana)

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Sharing skills and changing lives - handover workshop - 17/Jun/2010 21:11 - 5034 days ago
Accra, June 16th and 17th. It's the last 2 days of my assignment with VSO Ghana. The idea is that I can pass on some of the skil...
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Sharing skills - in supporting organisational assessment - 03/Jun/2010 21:00 - 5048 days ago
I've been asked to put togethertips and help on the assessment process forvolunteersthe usage and customisation options of the O...
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Malaria, puncture and kindness - 31/May/2010 17:49 - 5051 days ago
I go the local clinic, forced there by too much time all last week in the smallest room in the various houses we stayed in. .......
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Lawra - and Greg's send-off - and return to Walewale - 28/May/2010 22:33 - 5054 days ago
On Friday we talk through Organisational Development next steps with Alison the Teacher Support Officer in Lawra. Our itinerary ...
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Wa - new volunteers, picking up from the assessment Haydn and Linda led - 27/May/2010 22:25 - 5055 days ago
We travel to Wa to help Dorien (new Management Support Officer) and Joanne (new-ish Teacher Support Officer - arrived in Februar...
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Jirapa, and another Organisational Development Success Story - 26/May/2010 22:16 - 5056 days ago
We make the short trip to Jirapa from Nadowli to meet Cath and Aaron and see the impact of organisational development in Jirapa....
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Nadowli - Joint Introduction Meeting for Patricia and Laura - 25/May/2010 21:58 - 5057 days ago
Patricia and Laura invited us to their JIM (Joint Introduction Meeting) because of the organisational assessment component ...
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To Nadowli and meeting the GES staff - 24/May/2010 21:04 - 5058 days ago
Late change of plan for this week. I was going to be in Upper West and Charlotte's plan was to join a trip to "Overseas" (the re...
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A week (mostly) in Walewale, and a Joint Introduction Meeting - 21/May/2010 19:00 - 5061 days ago
We have an interesting time over the weekend communicating with a new VSO volunteer who may be coming to Walewale. Communication...
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Malaria, Accra and malaria - 14/May/2010 15:27 - 5068 days ago
Charlotte doesn't feel well enough to go out of the house on Monday, but on Tuesday we get her to hospital. One again our neighb...
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An (extra) ordinary Monday morning at the office - 10/May/2010 23:29 - 5072 days ago
Charlotte is unwell and has had a sleepless night, and I go in instead of her for the regular Monday morning meeting at the...
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Visit to the Kukoa at Gambaga - 08/May/2010 22:26 - 5074 days ago
We make a last-minute decision that this weekend we will visit theKukoa("witches' camp") atGambaga. This is mentioned in the Gha...
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TENI Launch - 30/Apr/2010 19:02 - 5082 days ago
National launch of TENI project (Tackling Education Needs Inclusively)and storms in Walewale as per the 22nd April blog entry&nb...
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Ouaga - do go! - 27/Apr/2010 17:53 - 5085 days ago
Well, after Charlotte's semi-sleepless night enlivened byFacebookingincluding a long chat with my nephew in Japan, Charlott...
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Storm and sting - 22/Apr/2010 23:59 - 5090 days ago
Well to begin with the storm is enjoyable - one heck of a breeze through the house, which makes a change. We watch some of ...
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Sitting in a warm lake - 20/Apr/2010 20:49 - 5092 days ago
Lake Point Guest house is not far from Kumasi, on Lake Bosamtwe  which is a meteorite crater some 8 kilometers across.The i...
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Akwidaa, the Atlantic, not waving but drowning - 19/Apr/2010 21:01 - 5093 days ago
Off ToAkwidaafor three days of get-way-from-it-all at the Safari Beach Lodge. No internet , no phone signal (except, as we later...
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Kakum - and Dennis, Annette and their babies - 15/Apr/2010 19:15 - 5097 days ago
For the Kakum rain forest, we negotiate a taxi ride from Cape Coast. We reach there at 8.30 am, and the small party (about a doz...
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Elmina - 14/Apr/2010 23:18 - 5098 days ago
ElminaCastle was built by thePortugese(a local chief gave away this enormously strategic piece of rock)  later captured by ...
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Cape Coast - 13/Apr/2010 23:18 - 5099 days ago
We made it to Cape Coast from Accra in just over two hours in anair-conditionedtro-troin good condition (5.50 cedis rather than ...
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Crimimal Record fingerprint check in Accra - 12/Apr/2010 22:47 - 5100 days ago
This is a very functional entry, for the benefit of anyone else wanting a criminal record check in Ghana, e.g. to cover time vol...
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Accra for a day - 12/Apr/2010 22:32 - 5100 days ago
This is Kintampo, which compared to an average British motorway services has much better mango markets but much worse toilet fac...
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Athena's leaving party - weeekend in Tamale - 11/Apr/2010 22:15 - 5101 days ago
It's Athena's leaving party in Tamale, she's going back to the Philippines next week.We never seem to have a photo of both of us...
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Navrongo and Zebilla - 09/Apr/2010 21:32 - 5103 days ago
Charlotte& I decide to go to Zebilla (volunteers at Ghana Education Service) via Bolga (Widows& Orphnas Mision, hel...
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A landmark - 07/Apr/2010 22:51 - 5105 days ago
This is a notable day. For the first time since 1997 we are not parents of teenagers (Daniel is 20 today). Charlotte has a beer ...
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Email recovery ... episode 28....... - 06/Apr/2010 22:30 - 5106 days ago
This isn't the best place to log this, but I'll put it here in case it helps someone  who Googles here.The Vodafoine U...
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