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Keta, Ghana

Safety

Safety in Keta, Ghana
What do other Racers need to know in order to be safe? Current safety protocols/precautions in place? Any relevant issues/concerns? Any precautionary suggestions?

People’s Opinions

  1. Very safe at our host home! We were advised not too travel at night, but groups went out to get ice cream after dark and they were good. It was safe to go on a run alone in the direction towards the market, of course in daylight. Groups walked to the beach to watch the sunrise, about a 10 minute walk, and were safe as well. Real safe area, we just exercised cautious at night, and with taxis, some cars were labeled as taxis and tried to get us to ride with them. We were always escorted back to the house at night by a male our host knew and trusted. Real safe though!

Ministry Summary

Ministry Summary in Keta, Ghana
Breakthroughs? Suggestions? Concerns? On a scale of 1-4 (1 being not at all, 4 being absolutely) how strongly would you recommend another World Race team go to this ministry location & why?

People’s Opinions

  1. We did so much! We went to schools int he mornings for assemblies where we gave a short message and worshiped with the kids, elementary and high school. We had beach days where we played with kids on Saturday morning/afternoons. We painted a mural at The Lord’s Gym, our main ministry cite, it was like a rec center there on the beach. We did construction some mornings, we preached at churches sometimes during the week on evenings, and Sundays mornings we split into groups of 3 and had one person per group preach at different churches around town. I give this ministry a 4, we did so much and although it seemed random when our host told us all we were doing and how much it impacted the area in significant ways it made it so much more meaningful.

Lodging

Lodging in Keta, Ghana
Where did you stay? What were the accommodations (sleeping arrangements, toilets, showers, etc.)? Cost (per person per night in USD), Contact info.

People’s Opinions

  1. So great. We stayed with our hosts, they were rooms with bathrooms in them too, below their home. Bunkbeds, and ceiling fans, running water, wester flushing toilets that you can actually flush toilet paper down, normal showers, and extra toilets and shower stalls outside too. Power sometimes went out, but that was normal for that area and it usually went back on shortly after.
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Food / Meals

Food / Meals in Keta, Ghana
What did you eat? Where did you get the food? Cost (per person per day in USD)? Contact info (if applicable).

People’s Opinions

  1. The host had three women that would come and cook for us / help out with them too and they cooked for us and fed us breakfast lunch and dinner! We ate either porridge, oatmeal, or eggs with veggies in them in the morning with hot water for coffee or tea. Lunches and dinners were usually something with rice, noodles with a red sauce, black eyes peas dish, fried plantains, spagetti with salad, or chicken. It was so great and the made accommodations for vegetarians! We even had deserts sometimes- like brownies!

Transportation

Transportation in Keta, Ghana
What transportation did you use to enter the country? Where were you coming from? What transportation was used to move throughout the country? Be sure to include the cost per person in USD and contact info if applicable.

People’s Opinions

  1. Taxis were great, a normal price was 1 Cedi 50 peswas per person, per trip. The market was walking distance, so was the beach and the Lord’s Gym, our main ministry site. We were taken to churches, or schools, or villages via van owned by a pastor or our host.

Medical

Medical in Keta, Ghana
Information on local hospitals / doctors / pharmacies. Where would someone go in a medical emergency? (addresses and contact info).

People’s Opinions

  1. There was a hospital very close, a few people from our team and the other team we were with for the month had some congestion, ear infections, allergies, and pneumonia. NO malaria though woohoo! Most people did still take meds. Mosquitos were only bad in dark hours, after 6pm and before 5:30am. We had bagged water all month that was safe and good.

Communication

Communication in Keta, Ghana
Did you have cell reception / Internet service? Where? Carrier / Provider, where did you get phones / SIM cards, cost? Country code?

People’s Opinions

  1. Praise God that a lot of people here knew english!! Communication with locals was great, the local language was eh-way (thats how it sounds when said-no idea how to spell that), but most people still knew some english. A lot of people got a local sim and data on their phone, there were MTNs all over the place. There was also a placed called Keta Beach Hotel that had wifi, it was sometimes a hit or a miss, either good wifi if you went in small groups or they ran out of wifi for the day. We used team hot spots to post blogs and talk with fam at home. Treasurers also used data as well in order to get stuff done!

Financial

Financial in Keta, Ghana
Location of banks or ATMs, notes about transaction fees, best places to exchange money, and other money related advice.

People’s Opinions

  1. The currency was Cedis, 5 Cedi was about $1 American, the ATM was pretty close but we still took a taxis. It was helpful to always have smaller bills to pay for taxis.

Translators

Translators in Keta, Ghana
List any local translators – name and contact information, languages spoken

People’s Opinions

  1. English was spoken in most places and if a translator was needed to go from English to Ewe, our host translated, or one of the other locals translated for us.

Off Days / Fun Activities

Off Days / Fun Activities in Keta, Ghana
What activities did your team experience? Recommendations? List locations/contact info. Any locations to be avoided? Any extra safety tips for off days?

People’s Opinions

  1. Its only 40 minutes from the border of Togo! For adventure days some people crossed over and got some lunch, and other groceries that weren’t sold locally like nutella! The Aborigine Hotel was also a super nice hotel people went to for the pool, and to get pizza! There was a pretty good store to get stuff and snacks at just past the hospital.

Other Important Contacts

Other Important Contacts in Keta, Ghana
Additional ministry opportunities, local pastors, etc. Relationship & follow up suggestions

People’s Opinions

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Tips

People’s Opinions

  1. You can wear shorts to your ministry host home, just make sure they’re world race dress code still. The front porch is a great place to get alone time. If you ask for ground nut paste at the market you will be lead to where the peanut butter is, its super good and cheap, 10 cedi! Bring good coffee it you want it, all they got here is Nescafe and instant mix in packets.

Additional Info

Additional Info in Keta, Ghana
Anything we’ve left out? Any additional suggestions to make travel easier for others?

People’s Opinions

  1. CULTURAL STUFF TO KNOW: Dressing up nice for church was essential, don’t wear your printed t-shirts with a nice skirt, look good! At ministry sites we almost always had our knees covered, except for Saturdays which was beach day with the kids we could wear shorts with our swim suits if we were swimming that day. Locals were super friendly. We were advised not pray started with “hey, God” because “hey” is more of a demeaning term used to rebuke someone or talk down to them. It is not acceptable to call someone a fool or crazy here, its basically the equivalent of swearing at them.
  2. A lot of people got fabric and clothes made, our host knew a seamstress and the women who sold fabric really well!