Volunteer Travel Ghana

Work in Orphanage
Trip code: GHA1

Due to extreme poverty, neglect and abuse, many children in Ghana are forced to leave their homes. These children live in the streets under harsh conditions. The society also looks down upon them. Some children who have lost their parents also choose to come to the streets and lead their lives with alms. This project offers an opportunity for these street children to live and learn under one roof until they are adopted or placed with family members who can take better care of them. In collaboration with local orphanages and day care centers in Ghana, Rustic Volunteer Travel provides volunteers who are willing to offer caring, nurturing assistance to these impoverished children. Working in the orphanage project in Ghana is a fulfilling deed in the life of any volunteer helping the needy, desperate and destitute children spending 4/5 hours each day with them.

 
Project/Volunteer's Life:

Volunteers will teach conversational English, Math, or Science to students who are between the ages of 5 -10 in primary schools and 11-16 in junior secondary schools. They will also read literature and improve the low comprehension level and poor pronunciation of students, provide theoretical and practical assistance and aide the teachers and interact with the students. Typical day involves eating breakfast early morning and then going to teach the students for the first half of the day. After lunch, volunteers will then help other teachers in school and arrange extracurricular activities like games in the school. Evenings and weekends are free time for the volunteer to experience the immense culture of the cities.

Skills and Qualification

There is no of specific qualification required for orphanage project in Ghana . However, volunteers interested in working with orphans must have love for the kids and willingness to share their time and compassion with patience and high flexibility.

Meals/Accommodations:

Rustic Volunteer Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family/hostel and we manage a separate/shared, simple, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in Ghana and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival.

Project Locations:

Working in orphanages or day care centers are available options in various towns including Accra (home to the National Museum of Ghana, the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Christianborg or Osu Castle -- the residence of the president of Ghana), Kumasi (include the large Kumasi Central Market, Tafo kumasi, Fort Kumasi (built by the British in 1896 to replace an Asante fort and now a museum) and the Kumasi Hat Museum) and Hohoe (Wli Waterfalls), with shops, banks & internet cafes nearby. Ghana's vibrant cities are renowned for its friendly atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city. Volunteers can organize several combinations of potential excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: waterfalls, monkey sanctuary, markets, purple princess designs, mountain biking, drumming school, community based eco-tourism project, Volta river, Pottery village, hotels, Kenta weaving studio and many more.

TRIP Upgrade:
Rustic Volunteer and Travels offers a variety of volunteer projects and travel packages in Ghana . You can customize or upgrade this travel itinerary to meet your specific interests. Please contact our travel advisor for more details