Work with Youth in the Volta Region

  Ghana

Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Year Round

Description: English-speaking volunteers are needed to act as assistant teachers to work in several rural communities in order to keep the schools fully functioning.

Activities include assisting classroom lessons, and engaging in optional after-school activities like playing soccer with local youth.

IVH has partnered with locally run VARA, Volunteers for the Amelioration of
Rural Areas, a non-profit organization located in the Volta region of Ghana.

Amelioration means to "make better", and VARA intends to do just that. Several of their community development projects have been initiated in small
villages surrounding the municipal capital of Ho, in the southern part of the Volta region, and home to the Ewe people. These projects range from promoting access to health care and micro-financing to providing adequate education for primary school-aged children and orphans.

Because the area in which VARA operates is rural, it is having a difficult time finding teachers to engage students in studies such as Math, Science, and English.

Although there are several languages spoken in Ghana, English is the country's official language and school is instructed in English.

Take a week to explore the beauty of West Africa while learning and growing from one of the oldest cultures on our planet. You will be amazed!

Highlights:
* A really inexpensive opportunity
* Live with a local Ghanaian host family or stay at our volunteer house
* Learn African drumming and dance during your stay
* Help improve the lives of youth while teaching in your native language
* Cultural and Adventure activities will be arranged

Qualifications: There is a one week minimum stay. Just register online with a USD 25.00/week registration fee. Pay USD 175.00 upon arrival in Panama. This fee covers the cost of program tools and staff, housing, meals, and local transportation.

Cost in US$: $200.00 USD per week

This fee covers the cost of your housing, all of your meals for the week, local transportation to and from the airport, the cost of tools for each project, and the services of an on-site Volunteer Coordinator, a cook, and a local maintenance worker.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: The International Volunteer Hub is catered toward independent travelers who would like to get away for a week on a small volunteer trip, or for those on a backpacking voyage who would like to stop and stay in one place for awhile while doing some good work with good people.

Age Range: 16 and up

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

Post-Program Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

International Volunteer Hub's Mission Statement: Our projects are dedicated to educating participants about our world's many different cultures in an affordable way. We promote sustainable community development by facilitating asset-based project modeling and by fostering an empowering exchange between the local community and the volunteer. Our projects are primarily focused on restoring the environment, fostering youth development, and promoting sustainable agriculture.

Year Founded: 2009