Teaching Math’s, Science, English, French. Music & Arts & Dance, ICT - Accra
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About the project
Teaching Math’s, Science, English, French. Music & Arts & Dance, ICT - Accra
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Voluntary Work-camps Association of Ghana (VOLU) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) and was founded in 1956 which is the first NGO in West-Africa. VOLU was founded in Mfantsipim Senior High school by Gordon Green who was a teacher at that time. He realized that the students had Nothing to do during their holidays and that their time will be useful by engaging in voluntary (manual) work in work-camps projects.
VOLU has played a big role in the development of Ghana. The association engages in the following life changing projects:
1. School construction & renovation
2. Hospitals construction & renovation
3. Community centers
4. Teaching (Math’s, English, Art & Culture, Science)
5. Agro forestry (farming)
6. Animal husbandry etc.
7. Orphanage
8. Disadvantaged children
This project is organized in partnership with the Principal of the Acropolis Schools. The school has hosted 2 volunteers about 3-4 years ago (and they were not from VOLU). One of the volunteers was an expert at the pre-school level. The second one was at the primary level. After the end of their projects their impact was much felt by the children.
The main goal of the project is to have volunteers (teachers) to teach (impart) the children with different methods (perspective). This will enable the children to learn (obtain) different ways (skills) in solving problems. At the same time be exposed to different cultures to be able to compete globally.
Note: This is the third time VOLU is undertaking a MLTV project of this type. We have had a volunteer at a similar teaching project at the VOLU training center at Kordiabe for a Medium term of two months. This was last year. And the project evaluation & report was satisfactory (successful). This is the first time VOLU is running a project with school.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will teach English, Math’s, ICT, sports, Masonry and carpentry according to their qualification and interest. The work will start at 8.00 AM and end at 2:00 PM
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated at the two school guest rooms. Each room can host 4 volunteers.
📍 About the location
The project will take place the acropolis schools, knowledge hill – Gbawe, Ga west municipal in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
🎒 Leisure activities
There is a possibility of visiting the beach (7 kilometers from the school), Accra city central (old colonial part of Accra). Another possibility is to visit the James fort. Which is about 15 kilometers from the school. Another attraction is the Cape coast castle also about 100 kilometers, this where captured slaves were kept before shipment to the Americas.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers should obtain the following similar competence (skills): High school certificate, first degree or masters. Volunteers should be interested to teach children (youth) from different backgrounds and have open mind to understand the student’s levels.
Volunteers should bring along the following: mosquito net - working shoes (boots) - medication - flash light - games - musical Instruments, social/casual dresses, sandals and shoes for their personal use. Toiletries.
🤝 Meeting point
Kotoka International airport in Accra is the port of arrival and the association will pick up the volunteer outside the arrival hall.
Volunteers would be driven to VOLU office where we have a hostel attached, and that will be where the volunteers will be accommodated ahead of their placement to the project.
Volunteers will participate in an orientation day after arrival.
ℹ️ Additional information
The fee for international volunteers is 250€. It covers pick up from the airport/ bus station upon arrival in Ghana. The fee also covers orientation, evaluation, monitoring, project set up, office running/administrative expenses, supporting small community projects, running of activities during the project, certificate of participation, feeding at camp and communication prior to, during and after the camp.
Volunteers who arrive 1 week before project starts will pay 10 Euro per day for VOLU hostel. Volunteers are allowed to stay in the VOLU office Hostel for two weeks free of charge after camp, but will pay 10 euros for each day after this period. This fee does not cover meals whilst staying at the hostel.
The 250€ fees does not cover: excursions on projects - internal travels to and from the project station - refreshment outside the project - air ticket, excursions, visa and insurance - local travel and personal effects - monthly Visa extension fee.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
TCH-MLTV04/2018-Accra
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
250.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Accra, Ghana
Ghana
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Ghanaian Cedi (GHS / GH¢)
Exchange rate
1 GHS = 0.076681 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Greenwich Mean Time
Local time: 22:05 (12/11/2026)
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