International Volunteer

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: any time

Description: We are currently in a transition period as the Liberian Refugee Camp is being shut down while people are repatriating to Liberia. Our biggest current project is Aboason Village School, which is based just outside of the refugee camp. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to pursue what interests you.

Based upon the PCO Refugee Children Learning Center, established in May 2004 in the Buduburam Refugee Camp, Aboason Village School is promoting a culture of peace and non-violent way of life while providing free literacy and numerical skills to rural Ghanaian children between the ages of 6-17 years.

The international volunteer will conduct classes in basic peace education and also assist with general teaching according to experience (i.e. English, Math, etc.)

Highlights: As a volunteer with PCO, you will get a chance to make many friends with Liberians and Ghanians. You will have to explore the area and will get a different perspective on Ghana and current politics in West Africa. You will get to challenge yourself and learn so many new things. There is so much flexibility within our program, that no two volunteers will have the same experience. If you are interested in hearing any specific story, please contact us and we can put you in touch with past volunteers so you can ask them about their experience.

Qualifications: Ability to speak English, interest in nonviolence, flexibility, ablity to tolerate heat and walk long distances.

Cost in US$: USD 500/month

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Most of our volunteers are young individuals from first-world countries who are adventurous and interested in non-violent conflict resolution.

Age Range: young children through elderly

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Population Caring Organization's Mission Statement: Population Caring Organization is a humanitarian NGO dedicated to the well being of young people in West Africa, especially Liberians and Ghanaians: Acknowledging the many crises that face young West Africans - including war and ethnic animosity, displacement, poverty, lack of education, pandemic illnesses, sexual violence and labor exploitation; acknowledging that young people represent the future of their countries, and that these continuing crises affect the social, political, economic and cultural well being of the entire West African region. PCO aims to educate and empower young people, their immediate careers and their communities in order to nurture the development of responsible, peaceful and productive citizens.

Year Founded: 2003