Atlas Volunteers

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Atlas Volunteers is an NGO providing affordable & meaningful volunteer placements in rural Ghana, Thailand & Cambodia. Created by volunteers, for volunteers.

Who We Are?

We're a team of volunteers that wanted to startup a volunteer organisation truly by volunteers for volunteers. The initial founders of the team met whilst volunteering in Ghana from 2010 onwards. After becoming the largest volunteer organisation in Ghana in 2023 where we focus on ...

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Who We Are?

We're a team of volunteers that wanted to startup a volunteer organisation truly by volunteers for volunteers. The initial founders of the team met whilst volunteering in Ghana from 2010 onwards. After becoming the largest volunteer organisation in Ghana in 2023 where we focus on development within our rural areas, we answered the call in 2024 to help our partners on the ground elsewhere in the world whilst still maintaining the same Atlas standards of creating meaningful & affordable volunteering programs for people from all over the world to come lend a hand so that we can leave the world in a better place whilst getting to experience new people, countries and cultures from a meaningful travel experience.

What We Do?

Our volunteer team and support coordinators work directly with our local community partners to help make an impact and leave the world a better place than we found it. Our team work across

  • Education - including school support, tutoring sessions, reading clubs and vacation classes.
  • Sports - Football academy, physical education lessons and school sports days.
  • Renovation - Constructing and maintenance of unsafe school buildings as well as decorating and improvements.
  • Eco Projects - including reforestation, plastics upcycling and community cleanups.
  • Community - farm assistant and health insurance drives.
  • Conservation - Sea Turtle & Elephant conservation programs.

Where We Work?

Our main flagship program is based at the Abetifi district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It holds the highest habitable town in Ghana upon a mountainous area so we have the benefit of a cooler overall temperature especially on the evenings and mornings. The volunteer house is in one of the towns close to Abetifi called Aduamoah. Abetifi is our closest larger town just a few minutes drive where there are banks, shops, market etc. The volunteer programs you will be visiting will be spread from the towns to just twenty minutes down the road on the road to Lake Volta (the largest man made lake in the world) where we work with remote villages to strengthen their facilities and improve their way of life. Life is fairly laid back in the area and time is soon spent chatting with people in passing and visiting friends. The Kwahu area has an extremely low crime rate and volunteers are given the chance and encouraged to explore the local towns alone or in groups with our team.

We also run our sea turtle conservation project at Cape Three Points between September - March each year during the nesting season. Cape Three Points is a complete contract to Abetifi where it's a tiny rural village but benefits from the most amazing beach and forest views. In 2024 we have also launched programs in Thailand and Cambodia with really exciting programs that are genuinely making a difference to conservation, education and community development efforts on the ground.

Our History

Our Mission


Who Are We Looking For?

We are looking for flexible, caring volunteers who have the drive to not only help but to familiarise themselves with the local culture and characters. The ability to work outside of your usual comfort zone will not make your trip easiest but help towards our social impact goals.


Persona di contatto

Sam Sexton

Lingue parlate: Inglese
  Tasso di risposta molto alto

Atlas Volunteers recensioni

Anna Chatzinikolaou rating5,0

2025 at Sea Turtle Conservation

This has been one of the best volunteering experiences I've ever had. The accommodation was amazing, located right on the beach and surrounded by nature. The program takes place in a remote, yet welcoming community, where the focus is on the meaningful conservation of sea turtles and their natural ...
Conny Schoonderwaldt rating4,4

2025 at Sea Turtle Conservation

4 weken cape 3 point was een mooie leerzame ervaring. Fijn om deel te kunnen zijn van het turleproject. Alles was goed gecoördineerd en iedereen is heel behulpzaam. Ook de andere projecten die buitenom het turtleproject waren zijn een mooie ervaring geweest. Het samensmelten door Atlas van natuur ...
Lukas Fischer rating4,4

2025 at Wildlife Rescue Centre

My volunteering experience was very good. When you arrive at Camp you First get a good Tour of the camp. The work is early and hard but the people and staff is very nice. You settle in very fast also. If you dont Like the food on one day you can still Go to the lodge and eat european or thai food ...
Wendy M rating5,0

2024 at Ethical Elephant Sanctuary

I am classed these days as a “mature traveller” of the grand age of 55. I did 3wks at this program. Jemma, Robin & Mitch are super nice & taught me valuable info about these beautiful & graceful giants. Knowledge I take away to view & protect other global elephants from abuse. I paid the extra ...
Merlin de Vries rating5,0

2024 at Sea Turtle Conservation

Where do I even start?! I came to Ghana for the volunteerwork with the see turtles. Unfortunately I was at the end of the hatching period and the eggs that were in the hatchery did not survive the crabs. So this means I did nog get to see any turtles, of course that is nature so Atlas could do ...
Vane F rating5,0

2024 at Ethical Elephant Sanctuary

Excellent experience. I loved that the elephants are free and they are not making them do things. We had a lovely time feeding them and watching them more ...

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Atlas Volunteers focus del progetto


UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Quality Education
  • Decent Work And Economic Growth
  • Reduced Inequalities
  • Sustainable Cities And Communities
  • Responsible Consumption And Production
  • Life Below Water
  • Life On Land
  • Partnerships For The Goals