About the Program
An ideal project for short term volunteers, no skills are required
and you are able to make a significant contribution even you are only
staying one week.
Volunteers should bring gloves, flashlight, and light weight scarf
for sun protection or hat, insect repellent, working boots and water
bottle. Please note, this project has an additional fee of US$40 per
week for construction and renovation materials that are used during the
project. Please also note, projects and volunteer roles will vary from
community to community.
This project focuses on the construction and renovation of CHPS compound, teachers & nurses quarters, community centers, toilet facilities, libraries and
building of school blocks, roads and drainage system and digging
of wells. Volunteers also have the opportunity to meet chiefs and
community elders, and learn about the various cultures of the different
communities through drumming, music and dance. Volunteers work closely
with the local people and OGVO Ghana staff on tasks which include
painting, brick laying, plastering, digging, block shaping, carpentry,
steel bending, mortar mixing, etc. If you're a keen outdoors person with
a good level of fitness, this will be a perfect project for you. The
Construction and Renovation project offers volunteers the special
opportunity to work alongside local people to help improve the
infrastructure in small, rural communities.
Location
Ghana is a peaceful and welcoming country; Ghana satisfies one's appetite for both modern and traditional life. Its wide valleys, low-lying coastal plains, and thick rainforests resound with the beat of traditional rituals, while her cities glow and vibrate with all the bustle of the modern world. The Ghanaians are the friendliest people in West Africa: warm, proud yet humble with a contagious and calming sense of funniness.
Ghana is hot. It is always hot. What’s more, it's always humid. Humidity usually lingers between 95 and 100 percent. The rainy season lasts from mid-June to mid-November - sometimes. The rain provides a little respite from the intense heat, but temperatures will still be in the mid-80s Fahrenheit. The south of the country experiences the heaviest rainfall during September.
