2-Week Winter Break Program in Ghana

  Ghana

• Other Cities in Ghana: 
Ho

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Please Visit our Website for updates

Description: Our 2-Week Winter Break Program in Ghana is a service-learning trip that provides a unique opportunity to learn about and contribute to Ghana's people and culture.

The three main components of the program are:

* Lectures
* Field Trips
* Volunteering

The lectures will be presented by some of Ghana's leading professors and industry leaders on topics such as history, slavery, politics, the economy, gender, and sports.

The field trips involve visits to some of Ghana's most important cultural landmarks and nature parks, such as the National Museum, Cape Coast Castle, and Wli Waterfalls.

The volunteer work will involve working with children at an orphanage. Volunteers play games, arts & crafts, and sports with the children, as well as performing light physical work such as clearing gardens, planting trees, and painting the orphanage.

Dates: December 28, 2009 to January 11, 2010.

Costs
Two-week Program Fee: 1,195 USD
(Additional Weeks: 195 USD per week)

Get a Free Trip!
- Bring at least 3 other volunteers: we will waive your program fee entirely.
- Bring at least 5 other volunteers: we will waive your program fee entirely and pay for your round-trip airfare.
- By yourself? We will take take 15% off the program fee.

Accommodation
In a shared volunteer house or homestay. The accommodation will be basic but clean. Food will be local Ghana cuisine (rice, vegetables, meat, fish, beans, fruit) with vegetarians and vegans easily accommodated. Accommodations are a 5-10 minute walk to the orphanage. For some of the environmental projects, you'll travel with us daily by trotro (12-person bus).

Where Is Ghana?
Ghana is a safe, traveler-friendly, and politically stable country in West Africa. Your program will be based in the Volta Region about two hours from the capital city Accra.

Who Can Go
Ages 16+
Nationals from all countries

Tax-Deduction
The program fee, airfare and other expenses are tax-deductible for US taxpayers, including for parents and donors who pay expenses on behalf of a volunteer.

Who Is Offering This Trip?
Cosmic Volunteers is a tax-exempt charity based in Philadelphia that has been sending volunteers abroad since 2001 to Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Highlights: From Founder, Scott Burke:
"I'm a Philadelphia native (Penn Charter School and F&M College) with years of experience managing volunteer and internships abroad. Call me today to see how I can help you have an incredible experience in Ghana this winter!"

"My experience in Ghana and with Cosmic Volunteers was the best experience of my life, even more life changing than living in Spain for a year! Thank you so much for your help and giving me this amazing opportunity!"
-- Meghan (Seattle)

Cost in US$: USD 1,195

Not Included:

* Airfare
* Visa Fee
* Vaccinations
* Internet
* Phone Calls
* Extra Sightseeing

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5-15

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Year Founded: 2001