<p>Has any one done this, or know anything about this program. Any information on this would be greatly appriciated.</p>
<p>And people worry about a ride off the ride board at college.</p>
<p>Travel</a> Advice for Niger - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade</p>
<p>US State Department travel notes for Niger at [url=<a href="http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_986.html%5DNiger%5B/url">http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_986.html]Niger[/url</a>]. It includes this gem: </p>
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<p>Thank you. Daughter will go no matter what I say.</p>
<p>My son wants to travel abroad to Ghana, Africa and nothing I say disuades him either.</p>
<p>My 18 year old daughter is graduating early - in January - to spend the rest of the year in Ghana volunteering in a small non profit started recently by two college students. It has none of the safeguards of university or college study abroad or even of the more established NGOs but she too will not be deterred. We are putting in place some reassurances, more for me than for her it seems. My other daughter is going to Mali in January, but with two professors and three other students so that is not as worrisome. I wanted them to have a global conscience and an adventurous spirit...careful what you wish for......</p>
<p>I am just a student, albeit one very interested in exploring poor countries and going to different locations (and one that lives in South America) but when I saw this I felt I had to give an input.</p>
<p>It is great to want to travel and discover, I really want to futurely go to places like Luanda, but Niger is just way cross that limit. It is literally the least developed country in the world (smallest Human Development Index Existent: List</a> of countries by Human Development Index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) and is in the top 15 for poorest.</p>
<p>Ghana is a great similar option, but I think for awhile it is better to stay off Niger.</p>
<p>So, all the kids who are going no matter what, who's paying for the study abroad? Considering the safety issues, I don't think I would fund a trip to Niger for my kid.</p>
<p>My high school senior daughter is going to Ghana in a couple months- I told her- don't let any water that isn't filtered touch your body!</p>
<p>Ghana is relatively safe, and the people in Ghana are warm & caring. H travels there on business, sent his assistant (who is in her late 20s) on her own as well -- both had wonderful trips.</p>
<p>Then sometimes it is the US kids possibly making trouble overseas.</p>
<p>UW</a> honor student a suspect in Italy rape, killing</p>
<p>I guess anything can happen anywhere. </p>
<p>MovinMom, you are right, ...careful what you wish for......, I also raised all my kids to be globally conscience, but did not expect to this extent. In some ways I am proud of her but worried.</p>
<p>Yes, "anything can happen anywhere", but Ghana and Niger are 2 very different places. </p>
<p>(and I say this as a woman whose son spent some of the summer in Syria)</p>
<p>I think she may have been in shock</p>
<p>I don't know any thing about Niger- Ghana, especially if they stay away from the Cote de Ivorie border, is pretty safe- if you don't go swimming- or eat the street food.
She is also excited, cause they have a layover in Amsterdam- apparently quite a connection between Ghana and Holland</p>