Orientation
When you arrive into Ghana, our local coordinator or a member of the team will be there to meet you. During your first few days, you will receive a full local orientation to help familiarize yourself with the local culture and settle you slowly into your programme.
Your orientation will cover:
- Local language and culture – social norms & traditions
- Expected behaviour – at host family & dress code
- Safety – what to avoid, what to do in an emergency
- Locations of important amenities – banks, hospitals, embassies
- Transportation and travel in Ghana
- Volunteer placement – what your project involves, who you need to report to, other volunteers etc
Accommodation and Meals
You will stay in a private lodge in Accra. At the lodge, you will have your own private room, with access to the shared facilities including a kitchen, lounge area and garden. However, if you are looking to travel with another volunteer, it is possible for you to stay with a local host family. Host families are an excellent way to learn about the local culture from a completely different perspective and also help to provide you with local support while you are away from home. At the home-stay, you will have a private room and access to the home’s communal facilities.
The lodge cook or host family will provide you with 2 meals a day. Most meals will be made in the local style, with typical Ghanaian ingredients and recipes. In most cases, special dietary requirements can be catered for, but please contact a Travel Adviser for further information.
Please Note: When staying with a host family in Ghana you must remain open-minded. African countries tend to have more basic living conditions than we have in the West, which can be hard to get used to at first. After the initial culture shock, learning how to prepare local foods or washing your clothes by hand can be both fun and rewarding!
Programme Support
Throughout your stay in Ghana you will have the support and guidance of the Ghanaian project leaders and team. They will provide you with competent field support and assistance, and help you with any questions or support you may need during your stay. The team are really friendly, and will be there for you to contact each day and a meeting will also be scheduled for you early on in your placement to give you an extra opportunity to network and socialise with the other volunteers and students in Ghana.
Project Age Limit
Minimum age 17, maximum decided on potential participant’s health.
