2-Week Winter Break Program in Ghana

  Ghana

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Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: December 28, 2008 to January 10, 2009

Description: Spend two weeks caring for orphans and participating in community clean-up and light-construction projects. This is a unique opportunity to do really important work while experiencing African culture.

What You will Be Doing
At the orphanage, you will take part in activities like: Playing games, Sports like soccer, Arts & crafts, Singing and dancing, and overall sharing your caring and love with the children. You will also volunteer part-time with environmental projects to improve local communities, by taking part in trash clean-up efforts, planting trees, light repair of school buildings and medical clinics.

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.

Get a Free Trip!
Recruit 10 other volunteers and we will waive your Program Fee. Recruit 15 others and we will also pay for your round-trip airfare.

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$: 1,395

Not Included:
Airfare
Visa Fee
Vaccinations
Internet
Phone Calls
Extra Sightseeing

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5-15

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Cosmic Volunteers's Mission Statement: Cosmic Volunteers is a US-based non-profit organization that offers volunteer and internship programs abroad in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam. Our volunteers are placed at schools, hospitals, newspapers, orphanages, HIV/AIDS clinics, women's groups, and other organizations who ask us for assistance. Our volunteers are mostly from the US, Canada, and Europe, from all walks of life, and range in age from high school to retirees.

Year Founded: 2001