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Home is where the heart is. What better gift than to provide a family in need than somewhere to call home. You’ll be working side-by-side with local staffs to construct a new house from scratch. Expect to get your hands dirty hammering nails, sawing wood, etc, & entertaining local rural community kids! Once the house is finished, get involved with an outreach project at a grassroots level to provide much needed water wells, free education etc.
25 hours of help per week
Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.
Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Amount: US$ 35 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers
Description: Volunteers contribute $35 per a day to cover the variable costs, such as food (3 meals a day), accommodation, airport pick-up, in-country orientation, recommendation letter, pre-departure book, utility bills, maintenance, and all information before and during your time with us in Ghana
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.
Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
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 Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
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.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
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.
Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
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 or Beginner English
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Be from outside Ghana
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
This project focuses on the construction and renovation of teachers & nurses quarters, CHPS compound, community centers, toilet facilities, libraries and building of school blocks, roads and drainage system and digging of wells. Volunteers also have the opportunity to meet chiefs and community elders, and learn about the various cultures of the different communities through drumming, music and dance. Volunteers work closely with the local people and OGVO Ghana staff on tasks which include painting, brick laying, plastering, digging, block shaping, carpentry, steel bending, mortar mixing, etc. If you’re a keen outdoors person with a good level of fitness, this will be a perfect project for you. The Construction and Renovation project offers volunteers the special opportunity to work alongside local people to help improve the infrastructure in small, rural communities.
Volunteers should bring gloves, flashlight, and light weight scarf for sun protection or hat, insect repellent, working boots and water bottle. Please note, this project needs financial support therefore we advice all volunteers who are interested to participate in this program should fundraise some funds to support the projects!
Please note, this project has an additional fee of US$50 per week for construction and renovation materials that are used during the project.
An ideal project for short term volunteers, no skills are required and you are able to make a significant contribution even you are only staying one week.
Each morning, you’ll wake up in the guest’s home and put on old clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. To get to the construction site, you’ll catch a tro-tro or a shared taxi.
Depending on the building progress, you might dig and set foundations, use a press to build bricks out of mud and water, mix cement using shovels, build walls brick-by-brick or assist with the construction of the roof. After the construction is done, you can plaster and sand the walls, paint the walls and design murals, or help with landscaping in the garden. In the afternoon, you can choose to relax or help out with community initiatives such as the reading club for children or sports activities.
In your free time, you can visit Cape Coast and learn more about the country’s history of slave trade by visiting the castles and museums in the area. With warm weather year round, Ghana is also perfect if you’d like to spend the day relaxing on the beach or exploring one of the many national parks.
All volunteers are expected to be flexible and open-minded and respect Ghanaian culture while in Ghana!
