The project
As the name suggests, the Girls Education Program in Ghana is focused on providing help to young disadvantaged females living in urban village around Tamale. Volunteers work in a school whose main motto is to educate the girl child in the area.
These are girls from poor families living in the rural areas around Tamale, who barely manage to make their ends meet; let alone funding the education for their children. Being uneducated themselves, most of the parents don't believe in sending their girl child to school and rather keep them at home to help in domestic work. However, with years of efforts and awareness spread across these areas and families, these girls are now been allowed to go to schools and get proper education in order to make good out of their lives.
Volunteer work
Volunteers joining this program, will provide their support and contribute in imparting basic education to these girls at the local girl schools. Volunteers on this program will enjoy a rewarding experience by assisting the teachers to deliver lessons. During the mornings you’ll be working with smaller groups helping them with their reading, writing and numeracy skills. There may be occasions when you’ll be asked to teach one of the classes yourself but you’ll be fully supported if this happens.
Both male and female volunteers are eligible to take part in this program. The project is very much recommended for volunteers who are looking to make a difference by working at the grass roots level along with the Ghanaian community.
Volunteering for girl education in Ghana requires volunteers to involve themselves in a number of activities, at the school, on a regular basis. This may include, but may not be limited to;
Volunteers working in this program need not be qualified or trained teachers. The project is suitable for individuals who want to volunteer teaching on their gap year, holiday , summer placement or career break.
The school
Please remember that these are schools setup in village areas and are not very big in area or number of students. One must not expect a high level of facilities available in the school and must make the best utilization of whatever facilities and materials available. There are 4-5 classrooms with each having a strength of 15-20 girls. in a school whose main motto is to educate the girl child in the area.
The schedule for the volunteers remains as follows;
Saturday: Arrival at Accra
Sunday: Transfer to Tamale + showing around the accommodation neighborhood
Monday: Orientation + introduction to the placement (commute + local staff + kids + places to eat, etc.). Orientation session will be conducted by the local coordinator, covering topic areas; such as safety, culture, language, places to visit, behaviour, food, and other suggestion over things to do in Ghana.
Tuesday to Friday: Volunteer work
Breakfast - 06:00 am onward (provided at the accommodation)
Working hours at the placement - 07:00 am to 01:00 pm
Lunch - 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm (volunteers need to manage lunch on their own)
Dinner - 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm (provided at the accommodation)
Weekends : Free to explore the city and take short excursions trip to some of the best hotspots in and around Tamale, such as;
The same volunteer work schedule continues from the second week onward
The total fee includes;
You will be met by our representative at Tamale Airport in Tamale from where you are transferred to your project location. For those participants who require pickup and stay in Accra to be arranged it can be arranged at extra charges.
Volunteers will be staying with a standard Ghanaian Host family. Accommodation is either provided in an individual or shared room along with other volunteer. By staying with a family you will experience the local Ghanaian culture, language customs and traditions.
The accommodation setup has all basic facilities; such as clean and neat toilets, bathrooms, kitchen area, television room. Please remember that the area where you'd be volunteering and living (Tamale) is not a metropolitan and family homes can't afford luxurious bedding and home furniture.
Volunteers are provided with 2 meals (breakfast and dinner) at the host family house. Ghanaian cuisine consists primarily of starches, soups, beans, meat and fish. The Starches consist mainly of rice and doughy balls made from mashed cassava, plantain or yams.
Volunteers who have special food requirements or are allergic to a certain kind of food product can mention the same in their applications and it will be taken care of.
Below are the available start dates for this program;
Support Girl Education
The Girls Education Program in Ghana is an effort to empower the young girls of the village communities and help them make a better life for themselves.
$146/week
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