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Ghana is located in Africa, in the northern hemisphere, near the equator. Its southern border meets the Atlantic Ocean, while it shares borders with Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and Côte d’Ivoire to the west. The country has a population of approximately 24 million people. Accra is its capital city, and English is the official language spoken throughout Ghana.
Ghana enjoys a tropical climate, which is primarily humid. Participants should be prepared for warm temperatures year-round, with an average annual temperature ranging from 23 to 28 degrees Celsius (73 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit). Like other countries in the region, Ghana experiences significant rainfall, with the rainy season occurring mainly from April to September.
Ghana follows Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) year-round.
The official currency in Ghana is the cedi. 1 cedi equates to €0.25.
Our programs are located in Buduburam
The stay begins as soon as the volunteer is picked up at the destination.
The meals included in the project/destination will be provided at the accommodation. Meals will not be included for the journeys to the destination, the excursions undertaken by volunteers, etc.
The stipulated pick-up times for each destination/project must be respected. Volunteers who arrive outside of this day/window will have to pay an additional cost, depending on the destination.
Cooperating Volunteers Ghana works with various volunteer projects in Buduburam, a city in the Central Region of Ghana. Participants work in a Liberian refugee camp where we collaborate on different initiatives within the camp.
The programs are located just 10-20 minutes on foot from where the volunteers are accommodated. All the programs are based within the refugee camp.
Volunteers must arrive at Kotoka International Airport in Accra (airport code ACC), where they will be picked up by local staff and then transferred to the accommodation, which is approximately 1.5 hours from the volunteer house.
Pick-up takes place on Fridays. Pick-up outside of this date will incur an additional cost of €35.
Ghana is home to people of different ethnic groups and tribes. As such, the volunteer will find a gastronomy that draws from a huge mosaic of cultures. Almost all of the dishes follow the same composition: a cereal or rice-based stew accompanied with a meat or fish soup.
For participants who have chosen the projects located in Boduburam, the arrival days are Fridays. For specific dates, they are listed in the description of each program.
The minimum duration for the programs is 1 week.
Unavailable dates for 2025: from June 6 to June 13.
Many participants take advantage of the end of their volunteer program to explore Ghana. It’s no surprise, as the country is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites: the castles of Lake Volta (the largest reservoir in the world) and the traditional Ashanti structures, which are former tribal chiefs’ residences now turned into sanctuaries.
In the refugee camp, children actively participate in sports, as it is one of the key factors in supporting their integration and well-being. Football is a highly popular and enriching sport within the camp.
From Monday to Friday, from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM, you will be part of the football training sessions. Alongside our local coaches, you will lead training sessions and plan various exercises to help our players improve in both attacking and defensive aspects of the game.
On weekends, you will accompany the team to different matches and tournaments we participate in.
It is recommended that you be physically fit and have knowledge of football and/or coaching.
If you are a student or graduate in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, or a related field, this experience is for you. From Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, you will be at the Jikwel Health Center supporting the resident doctors. You will treat various patients and make an impact on the entire community. Additionally, you will assist us in conducting comprehensive health check-ups for our players to assess their health status.
The patients typically include drug addicts, illiterate individuals, homeless people, teenage mothers, pregnant women, and patients with sickle cell anemia.
The most common diseases are malaria, typhoid fever, HIV, cellulitis, sickle cell anemia, hypertension, diabetes, gastroenteritis, and hepatitis A and B.
The most common injuries are from assaults and car accidents.
The most needed medical equipment includes an ultrasound machine, ultrasound printer, microscope, autoclave, hematology analyzer, chemistry analyzer, blood pressure monitor, hemoglobin meter, glucometer, pulse oximeter, and nebulizer.
Quality education is a basic right, and providing it in a refugee camp is a priority for the well-being and integration of the children and young people involved.
From Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, you will assist at a primary school. You will provide support to the teaching staff in whatever they need. Different subjects will be taught, such as English, mathematics, geography, science, and religion. We are very flexible, and you will have the opportunity to teach the subjects you are most comfortable with.
As a teacher’s assistant, you will have a lot of autonomy, and we encourage you to propose various initiatives to the rest of the teaching staff during your stay. From craft workshops to talks on female hygiene and menstruation!
Availability:
If you are a student or graduate in physiotherapy, speech therapy, pedagogy, or a similar field, this volunteer experience is for you. From Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, you will be at the Harmony Disability Center, providing support to the center’s staff. Your role will involve both helping the children and training the staff to perform their functions more efficiently.
The staff consists of participants who have learned on their own. In addition to helping the children, they hold sessions with parents to assist them in better managing their children’s education at home.
Subjects
They mainly need teaching materials: supplies for manual art projects, board games, puzzles, games to enhance sensory and pedagogical stimulation, blocks, chalkboards, etc. They also require orthopedic splints for legs, hands, and elbows.
When the participants arrive at the airport, the local coordinator will pick them up and accompany them to the house where they will be accommodated and where they will spend the following days with the rest of the participants. You will stay in a house within the camp itself. It is a shared room house with bunk beds, two bathrooms, and a kitchen.
The accommodation is located about 5-10 minutes on foot from the main projects. Three meals a day, seven days a week, are included.
The total cost of volunteering is divided into 2 parts: the registration fee paid to book your placement (210€) and, separately, the program cost paid later (in euros).
€300 for the first week.
€280 for each additional week.
The medical program has an additional weekly cost of €40.
Visa, flights, travel insurance (mandatory), vaccines, daily transportation to the project, return transfer to the airport from the program, and other expenses (*** Participants in Ghana generally find that with €80 (approx. US$70) is enough for basic weekly expenses).
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Our volunteers will be able to validate university credits with the aim of traveling in a more responsible and economical way.
What does volunteering focused on university practices involve?
At Cooperating Volunteers, we make agreements with different universities to validate university credits with the aim of traveling in a more responsible and economical way.
The specialties we work with are extensive: medical volunteering, nursing, education, social work, psychology, physiotherapy, engineering, architecture…
The practices can be carried out in our designated destinations for this purpose, as well as in Spain.
If you choose an international destination, it’s a unique way to live an unforgettable and enriching experience, as you will have the opportunity to continue your education in another country, with a completely different culture.
Stepping out of our comfort zone and being part of the various projects at the destination will allow us to grow both personally and professionally, creating a more extensive curriculum.
And we are fully convinced that this experience will accompany you throughout your life.
You will be able to visit hospitals, schools, centers, orphanages, and participate directly and actively in the daily lives of all those people at the destination, always accompanied by other professionals willing to collaborate hand in hand with you and guide you in daily tasks.
If your university is not part of the agreement with Cooperating Volunteers, you can contact cristina@cooperatingvolunteers.com so that we can get in touch and make this experience a reality.
Corporate volunteering consists of tailored programs for your company, designed to develop teamwork skills.
It is proven that teamwork directly impacts productivity.
Collective effort surpasses individual capabilities, promotes diversity of skills, stimulates creativity, and facilitates problem-solving in the face of various challenges.
Therefore, it not only maximizes efficiency but also enriches the work environment.
We conduct corporate volunteering programs that consist of customized programs for your company, designed to develop teamwork skills, improve performance, and foster unity among employees.
We tailor projects to the corporate identity and size of the company, and we can adjust them to any destination and time of the year.
The advantages of corporate volunteering include:
The future is aligned with a more responsible society, and participating in social projects positions our company among the list of revolutionary businesses that want to be part of the change.
If you resonate with this message, corporate volunteering is a unique experience both individually and collectively, and at Cooperating Volunteers, we accompany you throughout the process to make it a unique journey.
Quality time spent with family strengthens emotional bonds, promotes communication, and contributes to the emotional well-being of its members.
Spending quality time with family and being able to disconnect from our hectic routines is not only enriching but also necessary.
Sometimes we forget to communicate, connect, and dedicate time to each other. Each one of us lives focused on our jobs, schools… And it’s necessary to find the opportunity to pause and take care of ourselves.
Quality time spent with family strengthens emotional bonds, promotes communication, and contributes to the emotional well-being of its members. And of course, it creates lifelong positive memories.
At Cooperating Volunteers, we suggest moving away from those ‘more superficial’ trips (which can also be fantastic), but we invite you to live this experience to bring out our most empathetic and humanitarian side.
Family volunteering gives us the opportunity to be part of a positive impact, promoting values of solidarity and social responsibility.
There are many families who choose to experience these trips focused on cooperation and direct involvement with different communities around the world, where living conditions are very different and sometimes entirely precarious.
Projects are tailored to different ages, allowing us to work together.
An incredible way to fill our suitcase with memories, learning, and knowledge.
And although stepping out of our comfort zone often feels daunting, we assure you firsthand that it’s worth it.
At Cooperating Volunteers, we accompany you throughout the entire experience, from start to finish, to make it unforgettable.
At Cooperating Volunteers, we believe it’s never too late for anything, especially for volunteering and living a unique and unforgettable experience.
There are many people, increasingly so, who opt for responsible travel that involves social work.
Accustomed to organized and mostly touristic trips, at Cooperating Volunteers, we want to advocate for a more enriching experience, one that transforms us from within and allows us to be part of the change the world needs to see.
We can adapt both the destination and the duration of our projects to fit your needs.
It’s an opportunity full of emotions that allows us to significantly contribute to different communities and their evolution. And you can participate in different areas such as education, social support, or assistance in different centers.
Some of the benefits include:
Living this experience will undoubtedly be a before and after.
A volunteering initiative with leadership and impact through the educational action program.
When we talk about social volunteering, we refer to all those actions and activities carried out altruistically, selflessly, and with the aim of addressing multiple problems and needs of different communities, always focused on education and self-sufficiency.
Education is essential because it provides the tools and knowledge necessary for personal, social, and economic development.
Our goal is to create self-sufficient communities and provide opportunities for the future personal development of each member. The message is not to ‘give’, but to accompany in the process of training for self-managed provision.
At Cooperating Volunteers, many of our destinations and projects embrace this type of volunteering. Some of our projects include: community programs, education, women’s empowerment…
And although they are completely different from each other, they share a single objective: progress towards a society that can embrace us all in the same way.
If you are someone who is restless, who needs to see a change in the future, volunteering is an experience tailor-made for you.