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Gain valuable hands-on experience in textile and fashion industry in Ghana with SMWEF.
SMWEF Ghana internship program provides a unique hands-on experience with professional equipment and guidance from skilled local fashion design workers with years of experience and track records in textile industry in Ghana.
This internship program is ideal for graduates, students, groups, and aspiring fashion and design professionals.
30 hours of help per week
Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
Amount: € 30 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities
Description: Volunteers contribute €30 per day to cover food (authentic 3 meals per day), visa support document, pre-departure information pack, accommodation, utilities included, airport pickup, administrative support, in-country & program orientation, 24/7 in-country supervision & support from staff during your stay in the program, sim card, t-shirt, maintenance, donation to the project, certificate & reference letter upon request.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Beginner English
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Gain valuable hands-on experience in textile and fashion industry in Ghana with SMWEF.
SMWEF Ghana internship program provides a unique hands-on experience with professional equipment and guidance from skilled local fashion design workers with years of experience and track records in textile industry in Ghana.
This internship program is ideal for graduates, students, and aspiring fashion and design professionals. Ghana is well known for its vibrant fashion industry, with rich culture of manufacturing, exhibitions, and designing.
This project focuses on empowering women and girls as well as men/boys through education, vocational skills training, entrepreneurship, and community leadership development. A core component of this project is vocational training in clothing making, tailoring, and fashion and design. Whether you are interested in tailoring, embroidery, or T-shirt printing, you’ll gain practical skills that prepare you for a successful career in fashion and designing.
Interns will gain hands-on experience in fashion and design, fabric design, manufacturing, garment production, and show preparation providing practical skills for a successful career in the fashion industry in Ghana. SMWEF Ghana collaborates with design studio, fashion houses, boutiques, and factories to provide internships that offer professional training, mentorship, and real-world experience to our interns in Ghana. Fashion houses, design studios, factories, boutiques and companies benefit from hosting enthusiastic interns who bring creativity, technical skills, and fresh ideas to the design and production process.
As a fashion and design intern, you\'ll be working at your placement for 5 days a week and will have weekends off to explore tour attraction centres of Ghana. Your place of internship would be a walking distance from your accommodation. Every fashion and design placement has different working hours (5-6 days a week), which will be discussed with right at the beginning of your mission.
During free time you can take part in excursions, beach visits and tours to nearby national parks. Usually there are always small groups together, so you can explore the country together with other participants.
We expect all volunteers/interns to obey the rules of the placement activity and respect our local culture.
