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Description

Our 2-week care & community projects in Ghana are based in Accra and the Akuapem Hills. Volunteers split their time between an orphanage outside of Accra and a community building project in the Akuapem Hills. You will learn about another culture as you explore and get to know different areas of Ghana. In both locations you will be hosted by a local family, which allows you to become fully immersed in the Ghanaian way of life.

In the Accra region, you will spend a week working at one of the area's many orphanages renovating and decorating the building in the mornings and playing with and caring for the children in the afternoons. By putting in a new floor or painting a mural on a neglected wall, you will be making a valuable and lasting contribution to the orphanage. You can also make a big difference to individual children by giving them the attention, love and care that is lacking in their daily lives.

In the Akuapem Hills, your time on the community housing project will be spent building a new classroom for the village school or houses for poor local families. The work consists of making mud clay bricks, landscaping and painting, as well caring for the varieties of plants and animals on our community garden project.

On the weekend we'll take you to Cape Coast to visit Cape Coasts slave fort and Kakum Rainforest Reserve where you can hike through the jungle and experience the canopy walkway high in the trees.

Highlights

Living in vibrant, colourful Ghana will feel like an explosion; an enchanting sensory overload. Music is a central part of Ghanaian culture, so in the bigger towns - especially Accra - you will hear some great live bands and have some memorable nights out.

There are many, many attractions and places to visit. You will want to see the slave forts and spend a night in the rainforest at Kakum Rainforest Reserve, feed wild monkeys at The Boebeng Monkey Village or elephant watch at Mole National Park. If youre even more adventurous, consider the challenge of a journey to Timbuktu.

Travel across Ghana is cheap and easy, whether it be in a taxi, a tro-tro (a sort of minibus) or on a lake boat. There are clean, affordable places to stay and eat in all the main towns.

Ghana is a superb location for bird watching and is developing a good ecotourism philosophy. Its also an interesting place for history lovers and, once your overseas voluntary work is over, its a great stepping-off point from which to explore West Africa.

Volunteers on the July 19th - August 1st round of projects in Ghana have the option of being escorted from New York - JFK airport or Toronto - YYZ airport. As is always the case for ALL volunteers worldwide, a Projects Abroad staff member will pick them up at the destination airport.

Type of Programs

• Community Service / Volunteerism
• Cultural Exploration

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 2,195 for two weeks

Cost Include Description:

Food, Accommodation, in-country Transportation, Travel & Medical Insurance, Constant Support of Full-Time Staff.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ghana

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

10 days

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Projects Abroad's Mission Statement

As part of the global economy, Projects Abroad helps create local employment wherever we send volunteers. Employing local staff overseas and using their talents and knowledge is important to us. This local knowledge and support enables the organization to channel the skills of the volunteers from more affluent countries to regions around the world where they are needed. Volunteers also learn from their placements and the people they meet, and they gain experience in a chosen field. In the 21st century, we believe this mutual respect is what cultural exchange is all about.

Year Founded

1992