Teaching English, Math, French, Science, Computer, etc.
Ghana
- Other Cities in Ghana:
Ho,
Hohoe,
Rural Areas
- Accra:
Accra
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: All Year Round
Description:
Rural community schools lack teaching personnel,therefore putting these deprived kids education in jeopardy if nothing is done.
Highlights:
Volunteers are needed more than ever to ameliorate this. You will be teaching school pupil of rural communities, who are mostly from deprived homes.
Qualifications:
No qualification is needed to work with us. Anybody willing to volunteer/intern is welcome.
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Type of Programs :
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- Community Service / Volunteerism
- Cultural Exploration
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Cost in US$: 570 for first 2 to 4 weeks.$500 for any additional month
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Cost Includes :
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- Food
- Housing
- In-country orientation/Training
- In-country staff support
- Registration fees
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Cost Include Description:
* 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 to them feel at home in our country.
* The Executives of the organization will be entirely at your disposal while volunteering.
* Quick respond will be given to all issues raised.
* While in the country, you will be given basic lessons about the local languages.
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- academic reinforcement
- adult education
- agriculture
- AIDS
- animal welfare
- arts
- childcare/children
- community centers
- community development
- community health
- community organizing
- computer training
- conservation
- counseling
- culture
- disability issues
- drama
- drug or alcohol recovery
- eco-tourism
- English teaching
- environment
- family planning
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- festivals
- food
- global warming
- handicapped
- health
- health care
- health education
- homelessness
- hospital
- human rights
- income-generation
- media work
- medicine
- minority groups
- Music
- nursing
- nutrition
- orphans
- painting
- popular education
- primary education
- public education
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- recreation
- reforestation
- refugee relief
- relief
- religious instructor
- sanitation
- self help
- small business development
- social services, social work
- sports
- street kids
- teaching
- teaching accounting
- technical assistance
- tourism
- tree planting
- tutor
- volunteering
- water
- women
- writing
- youth
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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
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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- Group living
- Home-stays
- Independent living
- Other
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Participants Travel to Ghana
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
Volunteers for Amelioration of Rural Areas (VARA)'s Mission Statement: Volunteers for Amelioration of Rural Areas (VARA) 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. VARA 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
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