We are excited to open applications for our Summer 2015 internship! The interns will work in Ghana June 28-August 21, with an 8-week preparation course prior to departure. Please send a cover letter and resume (transcript optional) to applications@kaeme.org. Applications are due Dec 10th.
Yearly Archives: 2014
Written by intern Christine Chen. As I sit in the airport, awaiting my flight back to Dallas, I have a lot left to reflect on. My shoes are stained a dull red from Ghanaian dirt; a final packet of groundnuts (translation: peanuts) rests in my pocket; a couple Ghanaian bills and some loose pesewas jangle […]
A Final Pause for Reflection
This week’s post is brought to us by intern Lara Norgaard. As I begin to write this post I’m waiting for the internet to reboot so I can continue uploading document information to Kaeme’s electronic database. At home I would begrudge even the slightest lag in my internet, but one thing I’ve learned here is […]
Steel Resolve
This week’s post is brought to us by Stephen Anh. Two weeks into my foray of Ghana, I’m still struck by how friendly and generous the inhabitants are. Without a hint of suspicion, the Ghanaian people often greet us with a smile. Yelling “Hello” and even an occasionally misplaced “Goodbye,” the people and their enthusiasm […]
Week 2
This week’s post is brought to us by Nick Branson. . I arrived in Accra, Ghana last Friday night after a flight from San Francisco and a short layover in Frankfort. When I landed I was immediately helped by locals on how to get through customs and it was a pretty smooth experience. Soon after […]
Week One: Accra and Sunyani
We are very excited to announce a fun new partnership! We will be partnering with Sonnet James in honor of International Children’s Day. Sonnet James will donate 10% of all sales on May 31st and June 1st (International Children’s Day) to Kaeme to help us continue our mission of building healthy families in Ghana. We […]
Kaeme Foundation + Sonnet James
Two updates from Kaeme! First, we have opened applications for our 2015 Winter Internship. It is a rolling application, so once we enough excellent applicants, we’ll close the search. The tentative dates for that internship are January 12 through February 27th. Applicants should send a cover letter and resume (transcript optional) to applications@kaeme.org. Second, Kaeme […]
Update!
Hey Kaeme fans! So we are back in good ol’ Accra now. We finished our last orphanage in Kumasi last week, and came back to Accra on Thursday. Here are some pics from the last home. Since getting back to Accra, we’ve been handling all the paper work. unfortunately, the internet at our place […]
Back in Accra
This past week we were able to profile two different orphanages. The first one was one of The larger that I’ve seen here. About sixty to seventy kids ranging from three months old to eighteen. The first day that we show up to an orphanage is always the busiest. We have to see the actual […]
Remember Me
This week’s post is brought to us by intern Hannah Mae Swope. What an adventure we are living! This passed week we’ve visited a few different orphanages to do their profiling. The kids are always hyped to see us. Most seem happy but you can see that some have issues that should be addressed. For […]