Ghana Conservation - NGO Rudeya

  Ghana

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year round; monthly departures

Description: Rudeya would like international volunteers to go and live in one of their communities to assist in running the programs. The volunteers could assist in tree-planting, and working with local people to achieve sustainability.
Another area they are looking into is going to the production villages (Bonwire for Kente cloth, Ntonsu: Kente cloth, carving villages) and marketing them to help bring revenue into the communities. Volunteers could also teach primary health issues (HIV/AIDS, hygiene, nutrition, etc.) to members of the community.

Highlights: Volunteers may be able to take part in many tasks, including, but not limited to:
1. Tree planting
2. Teaching- providing information to the community members (health, agriculture, economy, sustainability) 3. 3. Assisting with the non-timber forest product projects (villages where they are learning grass-cutting, bee keeping, snail raising) A
4. Assisting with marketing the NGO to find more international sponsor to support their programs.

Qualifications: Volunteers should be organized, motivated, hard-working, self-directed and able to adapt to a rural environment.

Cost in US$: $2255 for 8 weeks; $135 for each additional week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range: 18+

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 Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement: We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded: 1998