Work in a pre-school in the Kwabenya region of Accra with
orphaned and underprivileged children. You'll be involved in a
variety of activities, such as playtime, feeding, basic teaching.
You can give these children a boost by helping them to learn basic
numerical and English skills, drawing, painting, music and also
facilitating games. This is where you'll help to develop their
audio-visual skills from a young age.
You'll care for and teach children from a mixture of social
backgrounds, aged between 1 to 5 years. Your help will go a long way
to giving the children a better start in life, assisting with
day-to-day care, teaching and social interaction as well as
providing a safe environment for the children to be in.
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►SUMMARY
FACTFILE |
| Start Dates |
All year round - you choose your
start and finish dates! |
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Duration |
Minimum stay 2 weeks and up to 1 year, subject to visa
requirements |
| Requirements |
No qualifications needed, just a
big heart and a desire to provide care and support. |
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Price |
From £745 for 2 weeks, ranging to £1,795 for 12 weeks.
Full Price List |
| What's included |
►Accommodation
►Food
►Meeting you at the Airport
►Transfer to your accommodation
►Transport to and from your
project
►Full pre-departure support
►Local in-country team support
and backup
►24-hr emergency support
►Two free T-shirts. |
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What's not included |
Flights, Insurance, Cost of Visas (if a
visa is required, but we'll provide necessary documents and assistance),
Return transfer to
airport. |
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Who can do this Project? |
All our projects are
open to all nationalities.
Unless otherwise stated, you need to be aged between 17 and 70+ |
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The pre-school believes that every child
deserves the right to a future and they provide programmes for children
to give them the chance they need to make a life for themselves away
from the street life in Accra. Professional staff, mentors and
volunteers give them support they need to build a future for themselves.
You can get involved in a variety of
activities such as playtime with the children, feeding and nap times.
There will also be basic teaching involved including basic numerical &
English skills, drawing and organizing and facilitating games. This is
where you will help to develop audio-visual skills from a young age.
Volunteering on this project not only
provides much needed help to the staff of the school, but it helps the
children in leaps and bounds by teaching them conversational English and
allowing them to socialise with people from all over the world. This
works wonders for their confidence and this can be seen as they progress
in the school with more and more supportive contact. You will be
overwhelmed by the smiles and energy that these children show for
visitors and each other – you won’t be able to resist a smile back!!
Our Ghana Manager and his team will look after you well. You'll get lots
of advice about the do's and don’ts of Ghanaian culture, what to do and
where to go.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
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An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into
Africa and Ghanaian culture.
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The enormous satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and
knowing that you made a difference to them.
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New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
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An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
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And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
REQUIREMENTS
Self-reliance, independence and initiative are highly appreciated and a
sense of humour when the electricity fails, or buses don't turn up, will
help you to make the most of this wonderful opportunity!
Like all our destination countries, the culture in
Ghana is different to what you're used to. For example, the people are
exceptionally friendly and helpful, with big smiles and a relaxed attitude. On
the other hand, the living standard falls short of UK or Western standards. And Ghanaian time
is when someone says, "See you at 10.a.m.," - what they really mean is, "I'll see you sometime tomorrow"
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And then they may not turn up at all.
The pace of life is slower and more relaxed. This
must be borne in mind and you are expected to live within local
cultural rules. But you'll quickly get involved in the daily life of the local
people and pretty soon you'll feel completely at home - Ghana has that effect on
you!
ACCOMMODATION
Your accommodation
will vary, depending on your work location. You may live in comfortable guest
house accommodation, but you will most
likely live with a host family. This means that you get to eat, sleep, work,
socialise and generally live like a Ghanaian. Local family stays enable you to
fully experience the local culture from the inside.
Many of our volunteers
remain friends with their host families long after they leave
Ghana and in some cases they return to the country later especially to visit
their family. Sometimes members of their Ghanaian family have even gone to visit
them in their home country.
"My family - Lizzie and Prince are
lovely. The children are very sweet, and I feel extremely lucky to have
been placed with them. The house is of a Western standard in most ways,
and Lizzie's cooking is excellent. I feel a part of their family already."
Food will be
local cuisine - again this is to enable you to fully experience living as local
Ghanaians do. Read about what it's like to live in Ghana.
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