Volunteer in Africa - Ghana
African Volunteer Placements Available Now
A peaceful and welcoming country with a stable democratic political environment, Ghana satisfies one’s appetite for both modern and traditional life. Its wide valleys, low-lying coastal plains, and thick rainforests resound with the beat of traditional rituals, while its cities glow and vibrate with all the bustle of the modern world.
Ghanaians are friendly people with a contagious sense of humor. Just by observing life in Ghana, you will learn a great deal. Take any opportunity that comes your way to see the real Ghana and learn the most about the people and the country.
Volunteer Program
The volunteer program allows you to gain work experience by volunteering your time to:
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Community Development Projects
- Teaching
- Administration work
- Facilitating / Soliciting Donor Support for Venture Capital Fund
- Common Need Research
- Educational Activities
Orphanages
Volunteers and interns have contributed to the growth and quality of services given by most orphanages in the country. Some activities they undertake are:
- Helping to maintain children in the orphanage by giving them the necessary care and attention as their mothers would have given them. This can be done by feeding, bathing, and ensuring general cleanliness of the children
- Supervising day-to-day activities of the children at the orphanage (e.g., sweeping, bathing, washing, feeding in the morning afternoon and evening
- Assisting in keeping the children's rooms clean, planning extracurricular activities, physical education, music and culture, indoor and outdoor games, morning and evening studies, organizing beach and farm trips, excursions, etc.
- Organizing children for extracurricular activities such as sports and games
Organizing the children for extra classes after school- Organizing the children for cultural activities such as singing, dancing, drumming etc.
- Helping prepare teaching and learning materials for the pre-school
- Teaching the children any subject of interest at the school
- Teaching and hands-on work, art, music, plays for 4 years up
- Any other activities related to children
Eco-tourism Projects
- Helping establish nurseries
- Organizing simple agronomic practices
- Tree planting
- Research
- Establishment of seed banks for later distribution to other farmers
- Community work
- Conservation projects
- Education on conservation
