2011-08-05 The School was built by Anglican missionary in 1820. This is located in a unique environment described as “The evil forest” and fondly called by the people “Igbo Olodumare” where demons and evil spirits paraded themselves in the earliest century. Many of the indigenes benefited from this educational facility at the peak of the hills. The school is now overtaken by thick forest and losing value of ancient monument. The surroundings and inside needed improvement to attract tourism.
Work:
Volunteers will plant trees and flowers and also carry out a beautification project in a Primary School on Idanre Hills, Ondo State. Participate in the intercultural activities in the workcamp.
There will be social nights and cultural weekends. So volunteers should come with cultural habits and possible costumes and cookies to denote their culture. Intercultural cooking competition will be done at camp.
Accommodation:
Living is in the school with volunteers sleeping on local mats and few wooden bed made available. Volunteers should come with own sleeping bags and sheets, a choice could also be made to have tent at the top of the hill for few days.
« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »
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