Tree Planting workcamp

Name: Tree Planting workcamp
Start: 2017-06-10
End: 2017-07-31
Location: Ghana

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Empowering people, communities and businesses through the creation of the right platform and bridging the gap between the demand and supply of knowledge, finance, skills and networks. OSDA is committed to conducting these activities in a manner that ensures long‐term sustainability for the benefit of all stakeholders it serves. For OSDA, sustainability is a continuous journey and requires a multi‐disciplinary approach.

💼 What the programme involves

OSDA Tree Planting Project

The OSDA Tree Planting Project is an afforestation and reforestation joint project between OSDA and The Forestry Commission of Ghana. This project activity contributes to climate change mitigation by capturing the atmospheric carbon and locking it into the living and dead biomass in the ecosystem.

This project welcomes both local and international volunteers. During the camp, volunteers will experience planting different types of trees along the rural roads to minimize necessary roadside maintenance, supporting trail construction and tourism, helping small communities attract visitors off major highways by making their community more attractive. Finally, the tree planting would slow, absorb water that runs off the highway, resulting in reduced soil erosion, flood control and cleaner water supplies.

As an integral part of the project, orientation, workshops and drumming and dancing lessons shall be organized. We also organise tours to a lot of tourist sites within the area namely: Wli waterfall, the tallest waterfall in West Africa, measuring about 143 metres from the upper fall to the plunge pool below it. Aflabo waterfall, Mt. Afadzato, Tagbo falls at Liati-Wote, Tizo waterfall at Liati-Soba, sacred and rare species of Mona Monkeys at Tafi-Atome, Stalactite and Stalagmite caves at Logba-Tota, Akpom Waterfalls at Logba-Tota, Aflabo Waterfalls at Leklebi-Agbesia, Snake village at Liati-Soba, Cave and tunnel at Goviefe-Todzi, e “Kente” village at Tafi-Abuife and many more.

At the close of the workcamp, the volunteers also make time to visit other sites such Cape Coast Slave Castle, beaches (they're numerous beaches in Ghana), national parks etc. at their own cost.

Work schedule is designed for the entire project duration. The following is the schedule:

The workcamp is always composed of both local and foreign volunteers:

Daily Plan which runs through the week

Roll Call – 7:20am

Breakfast - 7:30 am

Start of activities - 8:30 am,

lunch break - 12.30 Noon

work resume - 1:30 pm

work close at 4:30 Pm

evening meal at 5:30 pm

6:30 pm Evening activities: One local and one foreign volunteers are chosen write the log book (recording all activities with that day)

7:30- This is an entertainment time when local drumming groups are invited to entertain the volunteers and sometimes teach the volunteers drumming and dancing.

On some occasions, volunteers meet at the local bars to socialize with the local community folks and on other occasions hang out with new friends from the communities.

Weekend- There are excursions to various close by attractions every Saturday since Ghana has a lot of tourist attractions.

Sundays are reserved for resting.

🏠 Accommodation on site

All the volunteers shall be hosted in house with shared rooms

🍲 Food

Traditional Ghanaian meals will be prepared for volunteers at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase from the bars. Please inform us of any dietary requirements.Meals are provided 3 times a day including weekends

📍 About the location

The Afadzato District Assembly, with Ve- Golokuati as its capital, is one of the 46 administrative districts created in 2012. The District capital is Ve-Golokuati about 58 Kilometers away from Ho, the Regional capital and 200km from Accra, the National Capital. The District was carved out of Hohoe Municipality as a result of the creation of more districts and raising some Districts to Municipal status. It was established under Legislative Instrument 2079.

The population of Afadzato South District is projected to about 79,683 based on 2010 Population and Housing Census. About 39,115 are males constituting 49.1% while females count 40,568 which represent 50.9% of the total population.

The economic activities of the Afadzato South District are predominantly agriculture, which provides employment to over 70% of the inhabitants. The major food crops are cassava, maize, rice and yam and Commercial crops are cocoa, coffee, cotton, sugar-cane, citrus fruits and pineapple.

The district is one of the most endowed region in Ghana in tourist sites. The people are hospitable, our cuisine is unique and the climate superb. The District has several sites of historical and Some of such sites are; The highest peak in Ghana Mt. “Afadza” (Afadjato) located at Liati-Wote, Tagbo falls at Liati-Wote, Tizo waterfall at Liati-Soba, sacred and rare species of Mona Monkeys at Tafi-Atome, Stalactite and Stalagmite caves at Logba-Tota, Akpom Waterfalls at Logba-Tota, Aflabo Waterfalls at Leklebi-Agbesia, Snake village at Liati-Soba, Cave and tunnel at Goviefe-Todzi, e “Kente” village at Tafi-Abuife and many more.

🎒 Leisure activities

We mostly organise tours to a lot of tourist sites within the area namely: Wli waterfall , the tallest waterfall in West Africa, measuring about 143 metres from the upper fall to the plunge pool below it. Aflabo waterfall, Mt. “Afadza” (Afadjato), Tagbo falls at Liati-Wote, Tizo waterfall at Liati-Soba, sacred and rare species of Mona Monkeys at Tafi-Atome, Stalactite and Stalagmite caves at Logba-Tota, Akpom Waterfalls at Logba-Tota, Aflabo Waterfalls at Leklebi-Agbesia, Snake village at Liati-Soba, Cave and tunnel at Goviefe-Todzi, e “Kente” village at Tafi-Abuife and many more.

The volunteers also make time to visit other sites such Cape Coast Slave Castle, beaches(there numerous beaches in Ghana), national parks etc.

⚠️ Requirements

ℹ️ Additional information

Fees: The participation fee is 350 euro: 300 euro : includes organisation of the camp, T-shirts accommodation and bills, administration cost, food, send-off ceremony, pick up and drop off. 50 euro donation towards the project.

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📅 Available sessions

First camp

10/06/2017 → 30/06/2017

Closed

0 / 40

♂ 0/20 ♀ 0/20

Second camp

10/07/2017 → 31/07/2017

Closed

0 / 40

♂ 0/20 ♀ 0/20

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

350.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Afadzato South, 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: 21:25 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English