Ghana Study Tour

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: February 2 to 8, 2009

Description: AJWS Study Tours provide a profound encounter with AJWS project partners and grantees, challenging participants to experience firsthand the problems and solutions that people in the developing world face and create every day.

Led by AJWS President Ruth Messinger, study tour participants witness the inspirational work of AJWS grantees. They meet visionary local leaders who are transforming their communities and creating meaningful change. Study tour participants also learn about regional history, culture and politics from leading journalists, politicians and academics.

An AJWS Study Tour is no ordinary tourist trip. Participants return from their study tour experience with a deep understanding of the work AJWS supports, and an intense commitment to tikkun olam in its most elemental form.

Highlights: Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Temple Israel Center, White Plains

Experience Required: no

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 in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Alumni Network

American Jewish World Service's Mission Statement: American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community.

Year Founded: 1985

American Jewish World Service is a Judaism based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.