Adizah Tejani
Life as a global citizen….
Category: Ghana
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TEDx Accra 2012
On the 5th of April 2012, I was lucky enough to be in Ghana while TEDxAccra (@tedxaccra ) was taking place. I love the idea of TEDx and believe that platforms for sharing good ideas, is a great way to foster collaboration. Having been to TEDx London last year, I was looking forward to my… Read.
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Building My Platform For Yaarah Schools
Adizah Tejani, a former volunteer on overseas programme Platform2, reflects upon a busy month (and year) working for global development; from P2 to her contribution for Yaarah Schools… As September drew to a close I took a step back to reflect upon a busy month and year. One thing that has tied together all my… Read.
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Nothing to do this summer? ……………Why not volunteer.
As summer approaches there are many students looking for something to do with their time. With many of us struggling to find a job an alternative is to volunteer or be an intern. I have been volunteering for a while with many different types of organisations. It began with Orange RockCrops in 2008 where the… Read.
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Chocolate Delights
Most of us love chocolate BBC Panorama: Chocolate -The Bitter Truth highlights some of the issues regarding cocoa that we may not like to think about when indulging in our sweet chocolate delights. Having worked on a cocoa farm during my experience in Kasapin, Ghana I managed to see first hand the story behind chocolate.… Read.
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DCSF and DWP Social Club Event
On the 9th of December from 5 pm -9 pm the Department for Children, Schools and Families along with the Department for Work and Pensions Social Club, hosted a charity event for Yaarah Schools. This was held along side their regular quiz night. With the great help of the social club staff and the committee members… Read.
Looking Towards Our Future 