Project Date: August, 2017
Name: Audra Murray
Country from: England
Project: Helping in Orphanage(Community Development)

“I've been volunteering since I was sixteen years old within my local community as a vet assistant, lifeguard assistant or any other tasks you could possibly think of doing in a giant city like London. Year after year, I wanted to do something 'different', I wanted my volunteering to be meaningful, something I enjoyed yet, allow me to stand out from the rest of the 20years olds around the world & accidentally, I came across AOVO . I discovered a project that satisfied my passion for Orphans and my love to travel & helping Orphans! Traveling alone and abroad can be a daunting journey, but through AOVO they provided me with as stress-free of arrival in to the country, pick-up and drop off at the airport, safe accommodation and meals, orientation and brief overview of some general rules and customs of the country as well as a really friendly in-country coordinator accessible by phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week! I felt safe knowing that I have the backup support and was
ready to take on the task of volunteering in a foreign country, Ghana! I lived on a beach for two whole weeks with complete strangers whom a few I still keep in touch with. AOVO allowed me the opportunity to meet people my age all over the world, France, England, Canada, US.
It's volunteer work, but it's more fun than anyone can imagine! Yes, we cleared paths, built showers and toilets for future volunteers along with watching cute babies in the Orphanage, but you definitely can't forget the laughter and excitement each day would bring!! Heck & we even had monkeys watch us shower in the woods! One of the best things I really appreciated was the safety they provided for me to travel there alone. I've never traveled to a foreign country without relatives or friends to pick me up – AOVO made it as stress-free as possible especially when I barely learn Dagbani ! I think I've fallen in love with volunteer travel and I've
already planned my next destination to Ghana to help lion conservation as my next vacation through AOVO. I would definitely (and already have) referred some of my friends to AOVO volunteer projects!”