The AfriVol accommodation is a 3-storey dormitory style accommodation with a total of 16 rooms, each with an adjoining bathroom. Rooms on the first two floors are occupied by volunteers while the top floor is occupied by the Accommodation Manager and family. A maximum of 2 volunteers share a room and the accommodation is cleaned each day.

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Food in Ghana is refreshingly tasty and spicy! Cayenne, allspice, curry, ginger, garlic, onions, and chili peppers are the most widely used seasonings. Onions and chili peppers (along with tomatoes, palm nuts, and broth) help to make up the basis for most stews.

Certain foods that make up the Ghanaian diet vary according to which region of the country people live in. In the north, millet (a type of grain), yams, and corn are eaten most frequently, while the south and west enjoy plantains (similar to bananas), cassava, and cocoyams (a root vegetable). The people of the dry southeastern region eat mostly corn and cassava.

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Ghana is a fascinating culture at a crossroads between the past and the present and we strongly suggest you take your time to explore the country and its culture. Here are some pieces of advice:

Handing people things with your left hand, eating with your left hand, or touching them with your left hand is considered rude, try to avoid doing it.

Greeting procedures tend to be more formalized in Ghana than in modern Western societies, especially in small towns and villages, and elderly people in particular should be treated with special respect. If you need to ask somebody directions, or anything else for that matter, it is considered very rude to blunder straight into interrogative mode without first exchanging greetings.

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