Community Work in Ghana with Projects Abroad (Two-week High School Special)

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks and 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 29th - July 12th / July 20th - August 2nd / August 3rd - August 16th

Description: Our 2-week Care Projects in Ghana are based in Accra and the Akuapem Hills. Volunteers split their time between an orphanage in Accra and a community building project in the Akuapem Hills. Although this project is relatively short, it gives you the opportunity to make a significant difference in other people's lives as well as your own. 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 Accra you will spend a week working at one of the city's many orphanages, renovating and decorating the building in the mornings and playing with/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 leave a lasting impression on individual children by giving them the attention, love, and care that is lacking in their daily lives.

In the Akuapem Hills, you will become part of a small community. Your time on the community housing project will be spent building a new classroom for the village school and building housing for poor families. The work consists of making mud clay bricks, landscaping and painting, as well caring for the many varieties of plants and animals at our community garden project.

At the weekend we'll take you to Cape Coast to visit Kakum Rainforest Reserve where you can hike through the jungle and experience the canopy walkway high in the trees. You will also have the opportunity to visit Cape Coast's slave fort and stop off at one of Ghana's palm fringed beaches for some well deserved rest and relaxation.

Volunteers on the July 20th - August 2nd round of this project have the option of flying from New York - JFK airport to their project with a Projects Abroad staff member. As is always the case for ALL volunteers worldwide, a Projects Abroad staff member will pick them up at the destination airport.

Highlights: The Ghanaian people, in general, are the friendliest you will meet. They pride themselves as the friendliest in Africa, sometimes in the world! In order to appreciate the sincere friendliness of them please make every effort to instigate conversations with your host family and workmates. Only by doing this will you really learn and therefore appreciate the Ghanaian culture.

For your accommodation, you'll live with a host-family. All the families involved are extremely supportive of Projects Abroad and are eager to experience an inter-cultural exchange so they can learn more about the lives of volunteers.

This project offers the opportunity to become fully immersed in the culture in a manner which even the most hardened of backpackers could never hope to do.

In addition, volunteers on the July 20th - August 2nd round of projects in Ghana have the option of being escorted from New York - JFK airport. As is always the case for ALL volunteers worldwide, a Projects Abroad staff member will pick them up at the destination airport.

Cost in US$: US$2,195 for two-weeks

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• 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