Ghana Care and Community
Building Project

Sample Itinerary
  • Who? Groups of 5 – 20 school students aged 16+
  • When? Projects have flexible dates and run all year round
  • Where? Akuapem Hills, Ghana.
Volunteers Painting in Ghana
Volunteers Painting in Ghana

Groups will involve themselves in all aspects of village life; from living with locals, organising sports and activities for school children, and constructing homes and school buildings for local communities. Volunteers will see the building process through from start to finish – from making simple mud bricks to constructing and painting the buildings, and you will also get involved in the community garden which aims to make the community more self-sufficient.

Our Community Building project is located in the Akuapem Hills of Ghana where volunteers help locals build new homes and school buildings using a simple technique involving pressing and drying mud-bricks then building with mud cement. There are opportunities for landscaping and painting once built. Alongside the building aspect of this project, volunteers will work in a local orphanage and will take part in some informal teaching, activity planning and get involved in the day-to-day running of an orphanage.

Ghana is a colourful, exciting and popular place to spend some time on a volunteer project. Once the British colony known as the 'Gold Coast', it is renowned for the friendliness and warmth of its people. Ghana has great beaches, wild savannah and dense rainforests. This English-speaking country provides volunteers with a wonderful introduction to Africa; it is politically-stable, safe, affordable and rewarding to visit.

 

Sample Itinerary

Placement: Children’s Home of HopeProject: Care and Painting project
Region: Cape Coast Supervisor’s: Bernard Arthur/Charles Ocran

  • First week

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    Day No.DateWeekdayTimeActivity
    131/07/2010SaturdayDepending on Time of ArrivalArrival to Cape Coast and introduction to Host Families
    201/08/2010SundayDepending on Time of ArrivalArrival to Cape Coast and introduction to Host Families
    302/08/2010Monday11:00 – 11:30Arrival in Cape Coast and introduction to Host Families
    11:30 – 13:00Cape Coast orientation
    13:00 – 14:00Lunch at Castle Restaurant
    14:30 – 17:00Introduction to Children’s Home of Hope/ Workshop (office)
    17:00 – 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00Rest and Relax
    403/08/10Tuesday8:30 - 12:30Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    12:30 – 13:30Lunch
    13:30 – 17:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    17:00 – 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00 – 19:30Rest and Relax
    19:30 – 21:30Quiz Night at office
    504/08/10Wednesday8:30 – 13:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    13:00 – 14:00Lunch at Host Family
    14:00 - 16:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    16:00 – 17:00Rest and Relax
    17:00 - 18:00Dinner at the Host Family
    18:00Rest and Relax
    605/08/10Thursday8:30 – 13:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    13:00 - 14:00Lunch
    14:00 - 16:00Environmental clean up at AMESIP
    16:00 – 17:00Rest and Relax
    17:00 - 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00Rest & Relax
    706/08/10Friday8:30 - 13:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    13:00 - 14:00Lunch
    14:00 - 16:00Assist with Sports Program/ Take children to sports field
    17:00 - 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00Rest and Relax
    807/08/10Saturday9:00 - 10:00Breakfast at Molly’s place
    10:00 – 12:30Visit Cape Coast Castle
    13:00 – 14:00Lunch at Molly’s place
    14:00 – 16:00Visit Coconut Grove Beach
    16:00 – 18:00Rest and Relax
    18:00 - 21:00Dinner/socialization at molly’s place

  • Second week

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    Day No.DateWeekdayTimeActivity
    908/08/10Sunday5:00Visit to Kakum National Park
    09:00 - 10:00Breakfast at Hans Cottage
    10:00 – 12:30Lunch at host family
    12:30 - 17:00Trip to the beach
    17:00 – 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00Rest and Relax
    1009/08/10Monday8:30 - 12:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    12:00 - 13:00Lunch
    13:00 - 15:00Meals and socialization day at OOEIM orphanage
    17:00 – 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00Rest and Relax
    1110/08/10Tuesday8:30 - 13:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    13:00 – 14:00Lunch
    14:00 - 16:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    16:00 – 17:00Rest and Relax
    17:00 - 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00 – 19.30Rest and Relax
    19:30 - 21:30Quiz Night at office
    1211/08/10Wednesday8:30 - 12:30Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    12:30 - 13:30Lunch
    13:30 - 17:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    17:00 - 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00Rest and Relax
    1312/08/10Thursday8:30-12:30Painting /Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    09:00 – 12:00Shopping at market
    12:00 – 13:00Lunch
    13:00 – 17:00Painting/Care at Children’s Home of Hope
    17:00 – 18:00Dinner at Host
    18:00Rest and Relax
    1413/08/10Friday8:30 - 12:30Game Day with kids from Children’s Home of Hope
    12:30 - 14:00Lunch
    14:00 – 17:00Dedication of Painting at Children’s Home of Hope
    17:00 - 18:00Dinner at Host Family
    18:00Packing for Departure
    1514/08/10Saturday Departure to Accra
    1615/08/10Sunday Departure to Accra