The team was made up of four boys and eight girls, from all over the UK – Scotland, England and Wales. All of the team are students, either having just finished school or studying at university, luckily allowing us all plenty of time off in the summer to work on a building site as well as experiencing the African way of life! I was personally privileged enough for it to be my fourth project and my second time in Kaleo. Of course, none of the team are construction experts - aside from very limited skills learned on previous projects - so we were assisting local builders as extra (unpaid) labourers. This mainly seemed to consist of moving bricks, digging and mixing a lot of concrete – for five weeks! However, we eventually learned how to lay bricks amongst other more skilled jobs, allowing us to participate in more work. When we arrived for our first day of work, we found that the site was only a bare patch of land, which we knew would mean lots of digging in the hot and humid conditions! It was certainly hard work but the group did well and after a week we were ready to start laying foundations. On top of these we eventually laid some bricks to get the walls up to veranda level. Inside this, we poured what seemed like a whole beach’s worth of sand, which was then compacted down hard! This was as far as we got in the five weeks on site and it did not look like a lot had been accomplished for all the effort that it took. However, we know that it means that the rest of the floor will be laid and the walls put up in no time, thanks to our hard work. This project was in fact my second visit to the town of Kaleo, after being there for my first project in 2004. The change in three years has been incredible and it is all down to LDWP and those who support its volunteers. Since I was there last, the dining and assembly hall I was working on in 2004 is in full use, meaning the Ghanaian government now pays for the school meals. Running water is now available throughout the school area due to a newly constructed water tower. On the whole, the main school, the Kaleo Secondary Technical School, has become one of the best in the region. All that needs to be done in the area now is to expand the lower schools, especially the JSS. Thanks to this year’s project, this is now well under way. My involvement would not have been possible without the support of the Mark Lindgren Memorial Fund. Thank you. Adam