Description

Volunteer abroad in Ghana! We offer programs in health care, community volunteer placements, internships in a wide variety of fields, teaching, homestay/cultural immersion programs, international volunteer work camps.

Community Volunteer Placements
It is possible to provide volunteers with work placements in community projects, small-scale industries, public institutions and Non-governmental Organizations (NGO's) in Ghana. This program provides students with hands-on experience and helps them to see and understand Ghanaian life. There are opportunities in both rural and urban areas. Most often these participants are placed with a family who has some affiliation with the work placement. We have partnership arrangements with institutions in Ghana in a wide range of fields including: education, agriculture, construction, environment and disaster relief, water and sanitation, data collection/statistics, health and population, small-scale enterprise development, eco-tourism, health and environment, childcare, women in development, rehabilitation for physically and mentally handicapped, AIDS projects, office/computer, rural technology, food and nutrition, legal aid, banking and wildlife management.

Internship Programs
Internship programs provide opportunities for both students and employees to further the students' career by volunteering their services and learning new methods while expanding their knowledge. We place participants with both private and public institutions and Non-governmental Organizations.

Teach in Ghana Program
Our Teach in Ghana Program offers a specified number of suitably qualified applicants the opportunity to spend an academic year (September - August) teaching 12 - 18 year old in Secondary Schools or 18 - 30 year old in Vocational Schools in Ghana. The program was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The emphasis of Teach in Ghana is on teaching and becoming part of the community, in which participants live and work. The program is suitable only for those who can commit themselves one hundred percent to the challenge of living and working in a developing country for an entire year.

Teaching Internship
Our Teaching Internship is designed to give university students the opportunity to develop their teaching skills in a structured setting. The student-teacher will have a teacher mentor and supervisor at the school where they are working. Student-teachers are also given an extra five day orientation specific to teaching in the Ghanaian school system.

Homestay and Cultural Immersion Program
The Homestay and Cultural Immersion program is intended to promote language studies and intercultural exchange aimed at developing long term international relations and understanding. We organize homestays for groups and individuals who wish to learn a local language like Twi, Ga, and Ewe or learn and English while being totally immersed in the related culture. This program can be incorporated into other programs or university study programs as well.

All programs include an entire week of orientation in Accra: Sightseeing, history classes, cooking classes, even Ghanaian drumming!

Highlights

This program provides volunteers with hands-on experience and helps them to see and understand Ghanaian life. There are opportunities in both rural and urban areas. A series of visits and discussions for 6 days allows students to begin adjusting to life in Ghana. The orientation covers among others, culture, language, immigration/visa, health, money, transportation and food matters. Participants are then transferred to their final accommodation.

Qualifications

Variable. Please contact us for details

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Costs vary. Please contact us for details

Cost Includes:

• Excursions
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Registration fees
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

* Work placement
* Accommodation placement
* Visa extension services for three months
* Arrival package (including airport pickup, orientation lectures, transportation for orientation activities, bed and breakfast during orientation)
* Orientation at work place
* Transfer to permanent accommodation
* On-going support services

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

There is no typical international volunteer. We work with people from all over the world and a variety of backgrounds. Successful volunteers are flexible, upbeat, energetic and inquisitive.

Age Range

18 - 81

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

International Volunteers's Mission Statement

International Volunteers is the volunteer branch of ELI Abroad, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded in 2001, that partners with organizations from around the world making a difference in their communities. We work closely with these groups to ensure that our volunteers get meaningful experiences at reasonable prices. We have something for everyone: whether you want to teach in Ghana, work in an orphanage in Nepal, animal rescue in the rainforest of Ecuador, medical clinic in South India, or study in a university in Buenos Aires.

Year Founded

2001