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High School Volunteer Program in Ghana

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The experience

Are you a high school student, teacher or a team leader? Are you looking for a safe, affordable and meaningful volunteer abroad program? Do you want to help your students embark on a social journey that will enable them to have an experience, change them and full of impacts?
Then, St. Miracle Works Educational Foundation (SMWEF) high school volunteer abroad program is the right and perfect for you. A volunteer program design solely for teenagers.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 30 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers' fees cover accommodation, 3 meals daily, airport pickup, orientation, visa support letter, pre-departure information pack, donation to project, in-country supervision & support by project staff, utility bills, certificate upon project completion, reference letter upon request.

What you get

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.

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 Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Requirements

Beginner English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Are you a high school student, teacher or a team leader? Are you looking for a safe, affordable and meaningful volunteer abroad program? Do you want to help your students embark on a social journey that will enable them to have an experience, change them and full of impacts? Then, St. Miracle Works Educational Foundation (SMWEF) high school volunteer abroad program is the right and perfect for you.

Since inception 2018, SMWEF has been offering a safe, affordable, unique and meaningful high school volunteering abroad programs in Ghana. On our high school program, students stay with a host family to enable to enable them to immerse in the local culture, understand social issues, volunteer in a well-designed and meaningful volunteer community development project, and the opportunity to explore the beautiful tourists in the country.

High school volunteer abroad programs is designed to help students from across the world to immerse into in a new culture, assist the unprivileged and empower communities, share their love and passion for humanity and take home an unforgettable memory.

St. Miracle Works Educational Foundation high school volunteer abroad program is a great opportunity for high school students to gain valuable work experience and contribute to a meaningful cause. With the support of their parents or guardians, high school students can find an incredible volunteer adventure that is sure to be an unforgettable experience. With so many volunteer opportunities for high school students in Ghana, you are sure to find the perfect fit for you and your skillset.

Why Choose Ghana?

Ghana is a beautiful and culturally rich country located in West Africa. Its popularly known for its hospitality, diverse wildlife, and attraction.

Activities & Shift

Typical day

Volunteers are likely to work for 6 hours with flexibility. A typical day goes like this:
7:00am - 7:30am Breakfast
7:45am walk or ride to placement
8:00am Instructions on assignment for the day
8:30am Volunteer work begins
12:00Pm Lunch/Snack break/Rest
1:00pm Volunteer work resume
3:00pm Closing (Volunteers have the option to continue based on the need)
5:30pm - 6:00pm Dinner
Evenings Time to socialize with host family to know the culture, traditions etc.

Free Time activities

Volunteers have the weekend to explore the 16 regions of Ghana. Each region has its unique culture and tourists' sites. Volunteers are advice to read more about Ghana's tourist sites to help them a fair idea of where their interest will be.
We help volunteers to choose tourist sites and give advice on safety check, accommodation and recommend tour guide if the need be. There is forts and castles, monkey sanctuary, mole safari ride, waterfalls, open street market, museum etc. that volunteers can visit as well as local festivals like Bakatue, Akomase, Homowo, Aboakyere, Chalewote festival etc.

During the weekdays too, volunteers can go to the shopping, market centers or relax at the beach after volunteer duties ends.

Rules

We expect all volunteers to respect our local culture, directions, be flexible and humble themselves during their stay at our place.