Summer Fundraiser

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: 05/08/09

Description: As part of Dream Shelters fundraising projects, we are inviting individuals and groups interested in community development and the desire to help alleviate the poverty levels of people living in underprivileged communities. One would note that most of the schools in Rural Ghana do not have basic physical infrastructures like toilets, proper classrooms, playgrounds, libraries, and even drinking water and as such are facing various hardships and often find it difficult to continue their studies. DREAM SHELTER GHANA has been working very hard with our local partners to provide interested schools with volunteers who are ready to help construct basic infrastructures, stationeries and other desperately needed improvements.
In this program interested individuals, organizations, and other groups can give support by contributing funds and materials or by getting involved themselves in construction program, whilst simultaneously touring different areas of Ghana.

Highlights: As part of Dream Shelters fundraising projects, we are inviting individuals and groups interested in community development and the desire to help alleviate the poverty levels of people living in underprivileged communities. One would note that most of the schools in Rural Ghana do not have basic physical infrastructures like toilets, proper classrooms, playgrounds, libraries, and even drinking water and as such are facing various hardships and often find it difficult to continue their studies. DREAM SHELTER GHANA has been working very hard with our local partners to provide interested schools with volunteers who are ready to help construct basic infrastructures, stationeries and other desperately needed improvements.

In this program interested individuals, organizations, and other groups can give support by contributing funds and materials or by getting involved themselves in construction program, whilst simultaneously touring different areas of Ghana.

Qualifications: As part of Dream Shelters fundraising projects, we are inviting individuals and groups interested in community development and the desire to help alleviate the poverty levels of people living in underprivileged communities. One would note that most of the schools in Rural Ghana do not have basic physical infrastructures like toilets, proper classrooms, playgrounds, libraries, and even drinking water and as such are facing various hardships and often find it difficult to continue their studies. DREAM SHELTER GHANA has been working very hard with our local partners to provide interested schools with volunteers who are ready to help construct basic infrastructures, stationeries and other desperately needed improvements.

In this program interested individuals, organizations, and other groups can give support by contributing funds and materials or by getting involved themselves in construction program, whilst simultaneously touring different areas of Ghana.

Cost in US$: 1000

* Orientation Packet
* Lodging in Ghana
* In-country volunteer support
* Project-related expenses

To keep the overall cost down, volunteers are responsible for obtaining various items before departure. Dream Shelter Ghana will provide assistance as needed to help the volunteer in obtaining the following items:

* Travel medical insurance (including emergency evacuation coverage)
* Visa to Ghana
* Required vaccinations
* Airline ticket

In a cognizant effort to keep the volunteer program flexible enough to cover the needs and wants of all types of participants, volunteers are responsible for covering the cost of in-country ground transportation during their stay. Depending on one's level of required comfort, food and transport can be either pennies a day, or dollars a day. That is up to the volunteer to decide.

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We proudly represent a diverse spectrum of volunteers from all walks of life. We also welcome all Volunteers World wide.

Age Range: 17-65

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

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 2-5

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Dream Shelter Ghana's Mission Statement: Dream Shelter Ghana (Ghana) seeks to eradicate poverty and gender inequality, by initiating various community development programs aimed at alleviating poverty levels in selected underprivileged communities irrespective of sex and religion, but more into girl child education. Agricultural production is literally under threat, that is why at Dream Shelter Ghana, we seek improvement in the agricultural sector as one of its main strategy in empowering the rural folk aside from education. Also apart from agric projects dream shelter also provides volunteer opportunities in other areas of interest to the volunteer ranging from teaching to fashion and football coaching. It must however be noted that dream shelter volunteer program is also aimed at students abroad who would want to enrich their resume with overseas work experience.

Year Founded: 2007