Be a part of our Community Service and Travel Program in Ghana in
every summer and experience an amazing 5 weeks. You will spend the
first 4 weeks in rural communities in Ghana as a volunteer. Your
remaining week will be spent touring around this magnificent country
while pushing yourself with exciting adventures.
This opportunity is open to participants who
are aged 18 and up as well as college and university students. We also
welcome groups and organizations to come with OGVO and volunteer in
Ghana. Not only will you have the chance to be immersed in the local
community in Ghana, you will also gain cultural knowledge through
exchanges with locals and even be able to build your own world
experience.
This is a great opportunity for participants to boost
their CVs and resumes with volunteer experience. You will stand out from
the crowd as you learn valuable life skills. Become a part of the
global community and see the difference you make while developing rural
communities in Ghana.
You will volunteer for around 28 days on a project that
deals with community outreach and development, education, or with
organizations that work with orphans.
Information about potential projects for your first, second, third and fourth weeks:
- Sustainable Community Development (Manual Work): This
project is all about manual labour that will help increase rural
infrastructure through the creation of classrooms, health centers,
ventilated and improved toilets, market stall, housing, youth training
facilities, and community centers. You may also work with planning tree
and other agro-forestry initiatives including cocoa and coffee
plantations, oil palm plantations, farmland clearing, seedling
transplants, and crop harvesting.
- Orphanage Work: Help orphanage caretakers by creating
fun and engaging physical activities, developing creative projects for
the orphans including art, music, and dance, help staff members in
providing support for the children, and instruct class on Math and
English. You will also need to assist the staff members in daily chores
including laying beds and tidying up. This is a great option for those
who want to improve the lives and wellbeing of these children.
- Education: Teach classes in local schools on subjects
including English and Math. You may also need to create engaging arts
and crafts activities and to create education outreaches about social
and environmental issues.
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