Summer Escape in Ghana

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Please inquire for specific dates

Description: One of the most beautiful and flourishing lands on earth, Ghana is popularly known as the jewel of Africa. The sun dappled beaches, the lush green landscape with evergreen palm trees and the ethno-linguist groups like the renowned Ashanti, make Ghana a truly interesting travel destination. With Global Crossroad's Seasonal Escapes in Ghana, participants will have the opportunity to volunteer for a great cause and visit the tempting locales that surround Ghana - getting a true-to-life picture of Ghana and enjoying and experiencing Ghanaian hospitality and generosity.

Highlights: Orientation, Language and Cultural Immersion in Accra (7 days)

Accra, the capital city of Ghana , will be the first stop in your Ghanaian Seasonal Escape experience. Discover the rich history, folklore, and customs of Ghana with basic Twi language classes and explorations of the legendary life and wonders of Accra and its surrounding places. Uncover the richness of Ghana 's generational old artistry the colorful kente cloth of the Ashanti, gold mining, wood carving, drum-making, cloth-printing, and weaving.

Activities: orientation, language classes, visitation of local markets and commercial areas, Accra city tour, Service Projects Work in Orphanage (14 days)

For fourteen (14) days, participants will work in an orphanage, sharing their love and time with the needy children in the areas surrounding Accra, teaching these children basic conversational English and encouraging them to face the challenging world where English is becoming more and more of a necessity. During your free time, participants can hike to nearby bazaars and/or hillside villages and explore the beauty of mesmerizing Ghana, gaining a first-hand experience of Ghanaian lifestyle, culture, and values.

Activities: Work in an orphanage, teach English to orphans, visit the local bazaars and villages, explore local life, culture and religions, and help the orphan children to lead a meaningful life.

Explore Volta, Central and Ashanti Region of Ghana (7 days)

Explore both the Volta and Ashanti regions, offering up Ghana 's relics of past civilizations, historical sites, legendary national monuments and the forts and castles that recall more than five centuries of European influence; standing as ghosts of the past slave trade. Participants will be seeped in the deep, abiding traditions and artful culture of the Ghanaian people upon which their society still thrives on today.

Qualifications: No qualifications are needed.

Cost in US$: 1,799 USD

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 or above

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Global Crossroad's Mission Statement: Global Crossroad offers many remarkable and challenging volunteer, internship, mini-adventure and cultural immersion programs to volunteers in fascinating countries like India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Cambodia, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru. Our meaningful and unique programs engages our volunteers in projects that will uplift lives of poor children and women as well as allowing them plenty of opportunities to enjoy the historical, cultural and natural wonders of the host country.

Year Founded: 2002