Description

VARA's volunteer teaching overseas program is one of the best opportunities abroad in Ghana Africa, which is solution-oriented and fulfilling for the volunteer teaching overseas.

The volunteer teaching overseas, Africa Ghana program is indeed born of the need to find solution to teaching and learning such as acute lack of teachers and non teaching staff as well as inadequate teaching and learning materials in Ghana Africa in general and rural areas in particular.

Most often the classrooms in Ghana while filled to capacity by school children have no teachers to teach the children.

These affect the teaching and learning process in Ghana from which the children are the ultimate losers.

The volunteer on the teaching abroad, Ghana Africa program teaches at the pre-tertiary level that is made up of primary school, junior high school and senior high school in Ghana Africa.

The volunteer works as teaching assistant but is most often fully responsible for a class.

The volunteer on the teaching in Ghana, Africa program teaches subjects ranging from English, French, Science, Maths, Creative art, Music, Information Computer Technology (ICT), biology, chemistry, all depending on your capabilities and abilities.

The volunteer is not required to be a professional teacher, your desire to make things happen is sufficient.

Highlights

The volunteer's main work is teaching. The volunteer is also involved in the activities (clean up exercise) that aim at making teaching effective since the volunteer is now part and parcel of the teaching staff of the school in which he or she is teaching in Ghana.

The above gives the volunteer unique opportunity to have insight of the school functioning and administration in Ghana Africa.

Qualifications

No qualification is needed to work with us. Anybody willing to volunteer/intern is welcome.

Languages

• English
• French

Cost in US$:

600 for first 2 to 4 weeks. 500 for any additional month

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Registration fees

Program Fees Include:

- Volunteers will be picked up at the airport to their work place and registered to work with VARA.
- Volunteers will be accommodated throughout their stay in the country.
- Food will be provided for the volunteers on three meals a day basis.
- Volunteers will be given all needed information for them to feel at home in our country.
- The Executives of the organization will be entirely at your disposal while volunteering.
- Quick response will be given to all issues raised.
- While in the country, you will be given basic lessons about the local languages.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

15-100

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Home-stays
• Independent living
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 2

Application Process Involves

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 day

Volunteers for Amelioration of Rural Areas (VARAS)'s Mission Statement

Volunteers for Amelioration of Rural Areas (VARAS) is going to ameliorate the rural areas by supporting education and health care delivery in all forms, providing portable water, assisting the needy and orphanage in all these communities. VARAS will provide contribution towards maintenance of the environment, and micro-finance with the aim of eradicating poverty. Also particular attention will be given to rural areas activities such as indigenous designing and making of cloth as well as agriculture.

Year Founded

2006