Construction Work Assistant

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2 - 50 weeks  ·  Alder 18 - 50+

rating  Very Good 4.3  · 
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Højdepunkter

  • Volunteer and express your talent in the field of construction
  • Have the opportunity to meet chiefs and community elders, and learn about the various cultures
  • Join and help with the creation of better quality homes and classrooms for children and their families
  • Work alongside local people to help improve the infrastructure in small, rural communities
  • Experience Ghana even more fully by getting an insider's understanding of the country


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Alder 18+
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Familier
Grupper

Om programmet

The construction project gives volunteers the opportunity to bring out their talent in the field of constuction.

Join us in Ghana and help construct better-quality homes and classrooms for children and their families. Learn how to make bricks from mud and water, before building walls, plastering and painting.

You will join a team of Dream Africa Care Foundation volunteers and local people constructing and ...

Om programmet

Join us in Ghana and help construct better-quality homes and classrooms for children and their families. Learn how to make bricks from mud and water, before building walls, plastering and painting.

You will join a team of Dream Africa Care Foundation volunteers and local people constructing and renovating simple buildings in the local communities.

you will also help with landscaping the surrounding area, painting local schools, and renovating classrooms. In the past, volunteers built schools, library, orphanages and hospitals for rural communities.

In many areas of Ghana, thousands of families live in inadequate accommodation and children attend school in crumbling buildings. Our construction project allows them to move to new, better quality homes and for the children to receive an education in secure, new classrooms.

The buildings are usually made from mud bricks that are produced by using a press, some mud and water, and then left to harden in the sun. Volunteers help in this process and also with building walls, plastering, and painting. Each building takes an average of one month to construct but if you and friends are staying for two weeks you can still be of great help to this project.

This is a great opportunity to get involved in a rural project and become an integral part of the local community.

Building work takes place early in the morning and late in the afternoon to avoid the hot midday sun, so you'll have plenty of time to get involved in Ghanaian life. Many volunteers immerse themselves in the local community by helping around the kindergarten class or playing soccer with some of the school children once the building work has finished for the day.

An ideal project for short term volunteers, no skills are required and you are able to make a significant contribution even you are only staying one week.

Volunteers should bring gloves, flashlight, and light weight scarf for sun protection or hat, insect repellent, working boots and water bottle. Please also note, projects and volunteer roles will vary from community to community.

This project focuses on the construction and renovation of orphanages, clinics, community centers, toilet facilities, libraries and building of classrooms (schools), roads and drainage system and digging of wells. Volunteers also have the opportunity to meet chiefs and community elders, and learn about the various cultures of the different communities through drumming, music and dance.

Volunteers work closely with the local people and Dream Africa Care Foundation Ghana staff on tasks which include painting, brick laying, plastering, digging, block shaping, carpentry, steel bending, mortar mixing, etc. If you’re a keen outdoors person with a good level of fitness, this will be a perfect project for you. The Construction and Renovation project offers volunteers the special opportunity to work alongside local people to help improve the infrastructure in small, rural communities.


Typisk dag

Construction usually start in the morning, you will be working with a group of other volunteers and people from the community. Helping mix concrete, painting, brick laying, plastering, digging, block shaping, carpentry, steel bending, mortar mixing, etc. You will work from 9am to 2pm in the ...

Typisk dag

Construction usually start in the morning, you will be working with a group of other volunteers and people from the community. Helping mix concrete, painting, brick laying, plastering, digging, block shaping, carpentry, steel bending, mortar mixing, etc. You will work from 9am to 2pm in the afternoon. You the the rest of the day to explore the community or help out in some of our other evening projects.


Fritidsaktiviteter

VOLUNTEER GET THE WEEKENDS OFF TO GO ON TRIPS AND EXPLORE GHANA; Ghana has so much to offer volunteers with its rich culture, festivals, food, art & craft centers, castles & forts, long sandy beaches, national parks, waterfalls, rain forest and other interesting places to visit. Volunteers who come ...

Fritidsaktiviteter

VOLUNTEER GET THE WEEKENDS OFF TO GO ON TRIPS AND EXPLORE GHANA; Ghana has so much to offer volunteers with its rich culture, festivals, food, art & craft centers, castles & forts, long sandy beaches, national parks, waterfalls, rain forest and other interesting places to visit. Volunteers who come to Ghana experience these even more fully by getting an insider's understanding of the country. Every weekend we organize trips for our volunteers to travel throughout Ghana to experience the Ghanaian cultural and explore. We have a lot of projects all over Ghana so you can choose to volunteer in the capital city Accra or in the Ghanaian country side.

Our program is an excellent opportunity to combine adventurous foreign travel with a worthwhile job as a volunteer. You will improve your transferable skills such as team-working, presentation and communication. Above all, this is an unrivaled opportunity to gain an insight into a completely different culture and way of life. Our projects are not all about work, volunteers get opportunities to explore this beautiful part of West Africa. Elmina and Cape Coast Castle, Kakum National Park and Nzulezo Stilt Village are all within few hours from the community you will be staying in, Ghana offers an array of varying cultures and landscapes including national parks and stunning rain-forests.


Krav

Krav

Minimumsalder: 18 år

For at kunne deltage i programmet skal du være mindst 18 år gammel på programmets startdato. Der kan være undtagelser, hvis du kan give tilladelse fra din(e) værge(r), eller hvis du ledsages af dine forældre.

Sprogfærdigheder

Du skal kunne tale Engelsk (basic level)

Nationalitetsrestriktioner

Ingen begrænsninger. Hjælpende hænder fra hele verden er velkomne.

Andre færdigheder

You need to be able to do physical work under the hot sun of africa. You dont need to have a special kind of training, but musst be willing to learn from the native workers.

Tidsforpligtelse

Der er brug for din hjælpende hånd Mandag, Tirsdag, Onsdag, Torsdag og Fredag fra 09:00 - 14:00

Hvad er inkluderet

Hvad er inkluderet

Tjenester af Dream Africa Care Foundation

The fees covers your three meals a day, accommodation, airport pick up, laundry service, drinking water, toiletries and wireless internet access 24-hours a day in the volunteer house so that you can keep in touch with friends and family back home, Our aim is to provide cheap and affordable volunteer opportunity to people like you so that you can help make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate in Africa. 

There is no any hidden cost, apart from the fees covers everything. 30% of the money you are paying for food goes to feeding and educating the children in our orphanages.

Afhentning i lufthavnen i Kotoka International Airport

After you have book your flight let me know your arrival date, time, flight name and flight number so that we can send our driver to pick you up at the airport. The airport is 35 minutes drive from our Accra volunteer house. Our driver will pick you up from the airport. There is only one international airport in Ghana call Kotoka international airport or Accra international airport so you will be flying into this airport. Our driver will pick you up from the airport whatever time or day you arrive at the airport.

Indkvartering

You can choose to stay with a local host family or stay in our volunteer house with 16-other volunteers from all over the world, this is an opportunity for you to make new friends and interact with new people from all over the world. Our volunteer houses are located in very safe areas in Ghana. The volunteer house is close to the beach, crafts and arts center so there's always a lot to do and Explore .

Mad og drikkevarer

We have a cook in the volunteer house who prepares three meals a day for all the volunteers. We will prepare special food for you, if you have to follow a special diet. The food is mostly western, but we also offer local dishes to our volunteers. If you choose to be placed in a host family you might have more local dishes. If you are a vegetarian this is taken into account when we arrange your placement.


Internetadgang

God adgang til projektområdet

Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

Flybilletter

Den nærmeste lufthavn er Kotoka International Airport (ACC) i Accra. Vi hjælper dig med at finde billige flybilletter til Ghana. FINDE BILLIGE FLYBILLETTER

Rejseforsikring

At rejse til udlandet er et eventyr, og det er altid bedst at være forberedt. Pludselig sygdom eller skade, aflysning eller tyveri - en rejseforsikring til Ghana giver sikkerhed og er en fordel at have. FÅ ET TILBUD

Vacciner

Hvis du har til hensigt at blive frivillig i Ghana, bør du søge lægehjælp, før du begynder din sociale rejse. Tjek dine krævede vaccinationer for Ghana. VACCINE CHECKER

Oplysninger ved ankomst

Our projects run throughout the year so you can choose to volunteer with us anytime of the year that is suitable for you. You can volunteer for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of one year. You have to send us your application at least one month before your intended date to come and volunteer with in Africa. This will give us enough time to send you all the necessary information and documents you will need for your visa. And guide you throughout the process. 


Tilgængelighed
Jan. Febr. Marts April Maj Jun Jul Aug. Sept. Okt. Nov. Dec.

Programgebyrer

2 uger (min. ophold) 300€
3 uger 450€
4 uger 600€
5 uger 750€
9 uger 1.350€
17 uger 2.550€
50 uger (max. ophold) 7.500€
Gennemsnitligt gebyr 150€/uge

Programgebyrer

150€ pr. uge 2 - 50 weeks Alder 18 - 50+

Betalingsmetoder

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

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Duration

2 - 50 weeks

Deposit

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Final Payment

Din endelige betaling vil blive aftalt med Dream Africa Care Foundation under ansøgningsprocessen. Almindelige løsninger er enten via bankoverførsel eller kontant betaling på projektstedet.


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Dream Africa Care Foundation

Very Good 4.3 rating (73 feltrapporter)

Non-profit - grundlagt i 2006

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Vært er

Gloria

Spoken languages: Engelsk

Om projektet

A teaching project in one of the poorest districts of Accra. You can can either teach in the preschool or the primary school or work as a care giver.

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Who we are

Dream Africa Care Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan; volunteer NGO (non-governmental organization) registered in Ghana under number G24, 482. Dream Africa Care Foundation (DACF) seeks to promote the general wellbeing and the development of Ghanaians through humanitarian work; we seek to practically and effectively initiate, implement and enhance programs and activities that would in the long run go to benefit the communities that we choose to work with. We provide diverse range of opportunities to people around the world who want to become part of our volunteer community in Ghana.

Dream Africa Care Foundation assists rural and urban communities by providing support and services in such areas as education, health, and the environment, as well as help in times of natural or man-made disaster. Dream Africa Care Foundation enables volunteers through motivation, encouragement, and support to initiate and implement projects for communities in need.

Mission and Purpose

Our mission at Dream Africa Care Foundation is to support sustainable development initiatives around the world through life-changing volunteer and responsible adventure travel programs that educate, inspire and result in more active global citizens.

Why Dream Africa Care Foundation?

Our volunteer programs are unique in every way. Our staffs are working year-round, ensuring that you are volunteering with a project that interests you and is contributing directly to the goals of each community. No other short-term international volunteer program has such a global presence and community-centered approach toward volunteering abroad.

To most effectively support you and the local projects we work with, Dream Africa Care Foundation is part of the community, working in partnership with grassroots organizations. With so many hundreds of people relying on us worldwide, we are excellence in everything we do. It's what every volunteer and each local community we work with deserves.

What makes Dream Africa Care Foundation so unique?

  • Program Quality
  • Dedication to Safety
  • Volunteer Impact
  • Pre-Departure Support
  • In-country Support
  • Our Approach

Our Volunteers

Dream Africa Care Foundation wants you to be more than a tourist; we want you to interact with the local culture and community you are visiting. 
Whether you are a student trying to gain academic credit and working experience, or a professional looking for that meaningful vacation or corporate team building retreat, or a retiree that wants to revive your life in another exotic destination. We offer volunteer, intern & travel programs that will fit anyone's schedule, interests and passions.

73 feltrapporter · rating4.3

Ismael Gomez Montero rating4.2

2017 at Construction Work Assistant

Dear Future Volunteers, If you have reached Dream Africa Care Foundation (DACF) looking to volunteer abroad but you are uncertain, this message is for you: To say it 3 words: GO FOR IT! I volunteered with this Local NGO in Accra (Ghana) for just under 3 weeks in November 2017, and I can tell you, ...
Francesco Romano rating4.8

2024 at Child Care and Child Supporter

I participated in a 4-week volunteer program in Accra, Ghana, with the Child Care and Child Supporter at the Dream Africa Care Foundation, and I can say it was a life-changing experience. The project, focused on supporting children's shelters, allowed me to provide direct assistance to the little ...
Sofia SELZMAN rating4

2024 at Medical Health Care

Definitely glad I did this! There are a lot of great things to say but here are some things to be aware of when forming expectations- -it's best to do the medical project if you are already trained (maybe pre-med). You get dropped off in a department of your choosing but then are completely on your ...
kira Smith rating3.6

2024 at Assistant for Medical Work

I stayed in Ghana for 6 weeks and spent my time volunteering at maternity and neonatal units at 2 different local hospitals. At first, the culture shock I experienced was intense. Everything is different; the smells, the food, the housing and the heat all make a big impact on how you will adjust. As ...
Sebastian Krantz Simonsen rating3.6

2024 at Assistant for Medical Work

I had for a long time wished to contribute to charity and volunteering to get some more meaningful perspectives and dimensions to my everyday life and I found Volunteer World who connected me to Dream Africa Care Foundation which seemed to be an interesting organization. I was told by relatives that ...
Matteo Parlanti rating3.2

2024 at Assistant for Medical Work

If you're looking for a different experience, with traditions, culture, and values completely unlike what you're used to, this is definitely an experience for you. I would absolutely recommend the experience, but not for the medical project. I applied for the medical project for 2 weeks. When you ...

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