Location
  • Ghana
    • Accra
Length
1 to 24 weeks

Program Details

Language
English
Age Min.
18
Timeframe
Short Term Spring Break Summer Winter Year Round
Housing
Guesthouse
Travel Type
Budget Family Senior Travelers Solo Women

Pricing

Starting Price
$270 USD
Price Details
Fully hosted experience from only $270 for 1 week - this includes accommodation, meals, airport pick-up, orientation and 24/7 in-country support.
What's Included
Accommodation Some Activities Airport Transfers Meals Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Travel Insurance Visa
May 06, 2021
Aug 12, 2021

About Program

Trusted by 113,000+ volunteers, IVHQ offers the world's most popular volunteer programs in Ghana and 50+ other destinations around the world. Choose from seven meaningful projects including Teaching, Childcare, Medical, Construction and more.

Our Ghana programs span 1 to 24 weeks, based in rural villages and townships within the Greater Accra Region. When you’re not giving back to the local community, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the local culture and join exhilarating tours.

Your fully-hosted experience includes airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, meals and 24/7 in-country support. You’ll be accommodated in a volunteer house with other like-minded, impact-focused travelers from around the world.

IVHQ offers a multi-layered support network, so even before you depart, you’ll receive outstanding service from your IVHQ Program Manager and gain exclusive access to volunteer training and preparation tools.

Ready to make a difference?

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Program Highlights

  • IVHQ’s Ghana program is available year-round, starting on the 1st and 15th of every month and you can choose to volunteer for periods ranging from 1 week to 24 weeks.
  • Fully-hosted volunteer experience from only $270 for 1 week - IVHQ provides the most affordable and top-rated programs
  • You’ll be joining a global network of 113,000+ volunteers backed by the world’s leading team of volunteer travel experts with an outstanding safety system and track record
  • Support impact-driven volunteer projects run by locals within your host community
  • Flexible booking and free changes so you can register with confidence

Popular Programs

Volunteer in Ghana with IVHQ

Childcare volunteers in Ghana work in both rural and urban communities, providing education, care and attention to children from low-income families. This program is well suited to volunteers with a warm and caring nature, who love working with children and are passionate about supporting early childhood development. Tasks include helping children with morning and evening routines, assisting with food preparation and providing care and entertainment.

Agriculture Volunteering in Ghana

Are you passionate about sustainability and looking for some hands-on volunteer work? As an Agriculture Volunteer in Ghana, you’ll be based on a local farm 2-3 hours from Accra. Tasks involve clearing and developing land for crops, fertilizing, planting, nurturing, teaching farming techniques to locals, fencing, and assisting with purchasing, moving and caring for stock.

Construction & Renovation in Ghana

Based in rural Ghana, this Construction & Renovation project offers volunteers the special opportunity to work alongside local people to help improve infrastructure in small rural communities. Projects focus on clinics, community centers, toilets facilities and schools. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to meet chiefs and community elders, and learn about the local culture through music and dance.

Volunteer in Medicine in Ghana

As a Medical Volunteer in Ghana, you’ll help support small clinics in under-resourced, rural areas for two days per week, and then mobile wound care outreach for the remaining three days. You’ll play a pivotal role in providing basic healthcare services to communities who often don’t have access to these resources. This project is open to qualified medical or nursing professionals as well as volunteers who have completed at least two years of medical or nursing training.

Sports Volunteering in Ghana with IVHQ

Are you an energetic, enthusiastic individual? Ready to give back to a local community in need of extra support and resources? As a Sports Teaching Volunteer, you’ll put structure around local sporting programs that help children develop their physical capabilities outside of school. This program is well suited to individuals with a love of sport and real enthusiasm for supporting youth development and working with young people.

Teach English in Ghana with IVHQ

As a volunteer on this English Teaching project, you’ll work in rural communities across Ghana teaching English directly to local students and assisting teachers. If you’re an aspiring teacher or you're interested in education, this is a great opportunity to get some practical experience while making a difference to those in under-resourced communities. You'll play a pivotal role in helping children develop their verbal and written skills.

Program Reviews

9.62 Rating
based on 100 reviews
  • 9-10 rating 96%
  • 7-8 rating 3%
  • 5-6 rating 0%
  • 3-4 rating 0%
  • 1-2 rating 1%
  • Impact 9
  • Support 9.5
  • Fun 9.5
  • Value 9.3
  • Safety 9.5
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Robert
10/10
Yes, I recommend this program

IVHQ Ghana

Had an amazing time doing both teaching and sports volunteering in Frankadua Ghana these past 4 weeks. Food was awesome, support was constant if needed and Elvis made the program 100 times smoother and more enjoyable. The weekend trips to various parts of the country were also amazing and very unexpected! Made some amazing friends, got incredibly close with so many kids and everyone in the community was so welcoming and friendly! Would definitely come back and recommend this program to anybody. Absolutely life changing! Thanks for the memories!

Bobby Willen

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Just go in with an open heart and open mind. Its a life changing experience but you can't go into something like this thinking it will be like home. You are there to volunteer and make a difference in the community and if you go in thinking that way it will exceed all expectations!
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Holly
10/10
Yes, I recommend this program

Incredible experience!

This project was my 4th one and was such a unique and different experience from the others. I signed up for childcare but mainly focused on teaching as that was where we were needed most and I loved it so much. Watching the children learn and seeing them start to understand more and more everyday was such a cool thing to see. The programme is so flexible, which is really nice as it allows to you try so many different things and go where you're most needed each day.
Being able to live within the community and see how the children lived is so eye opening as well, as you really get to know them more as time goes on, even though I was only there for a month. I've never had an experience like this one and it really showed me what I take for granted at home.
The whole time I was in Ghana I felt so safe and the local team, especially Elvis, really helped to make sure we were always well looked after. All our weekends were so well organised thanks to Elvis and without him, we definitely would of been very lost most of the time!
I can't wait to come back :)

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Go with the flow as much as possible and don't do what you want to do, do what you're needed for. Make the most of the experience!
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Sehun
10/10
Yes, I recommend this program

Review for IVHQ Ghana (Teaching and Childcare)

It was my first time helping someone voluntarily. So if I was alone, I wouldn't have been able to do it. Also, I was the only Korean in the group, and even the only Asian. I was worried that this might be a disadvantage, but it was in vain.
IVHQ helped me a lot before I arrived in Ghana, and when I arrived in Ghana, the local staff were competent. I was able to carry out all the things I thought, wanted to do, and planned, and the staff supported them.
Additionally, what I liked the most was the innocence. Religious volunteer groups tend to spread religion or have a strong bias, and groups sent from the country have a sense of publicity. But at IVHQ, I really liked the pure help.

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
I love the happiness of eating. When it comes to something new, I tend to put it in my mouth. Ghanaian food was much better than I expected. In particular, I was unfamiliar with food called fufu or banku. In fact, those two foods are slightly different, but broadly speaking, they are like Ghanaian carbohydrates. You can think of it as food such as rice or bread in other cultures. However, in Ghana, it is difficult to grow grains such as rice or wheat, so it is a food made from cassava or corn flour. Also, this is a food eaten by hand without using a spoon. The reason I call this the most unfamiliar food is because it is not a chewable food. Unlike normal food, which is chewed and swallowed by putting food in the mouth, it is eaten by putting it in the mouth and swallowing it immediately.
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Grace
10/10
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing Experience

This was a life changing experience as I got to immerse myself in a very different culture and lifestyle. I was a part of the medical outreach group, and we traveled to different villages and schools to perform malaria testing/treatment and wound care for those who could not afford to go to a hospital. I felt very safe and supported by the staff throughout this experience and I learned so much from the hands on work and many people I met. I went to Ghana to volunteer with my older brother not knowing what to expect at all and ended up having the best experience, and I can’t wait to go back next year!

What was the most unfamiliar thing you ate?
The traditional food in Ghana was very unfamiliar to me. We went to a local restaurant one day where we are fufu which is like a raw dough ball in the middle of a bowl of a spicy soup broth. They don’t use silverware either so it was a challenge!
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Christian
9/10
Yes, I recommend this program

IVHQ-VCO (Medical)

I was accepted to participate in the medical mission. I thoroughly enjoyed my time and felt like I made an impact. I was able to practice medicine and help the poorest of the poor. Resources were very limited, so I had to be creative. I am so glad I went!
Moreover, our program coordinator, Elvis, was awesome! He is an intelligent and thoughtful young man. Without his guidance, our overlapping groups would have been totally lost!
Thank you again Elvis! I hope to see you again one day.
Ghana, I miss you!

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Expect the unexpected. Have an open mind. Adjust your standards. Get to know the people and their customs.
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Alexandra
10/10
Yes, I recommend this program

Life Changing Experience!

As a pre-med student, I went to Ghana as a part of the medical and healthcare outreach team. We did malaria testing in schools, wound care for the locals in their homes, and examination of patients in clinics. Seeing the differences in the healthcare system of Ghana versus America was such an eye-opening experience. I was able to treat people who were truly sick and did not have the resources in order to treat their current health situation. Unlike in America, the people in Ghana we were treating were so appreciative of our time and our care for them; they actually listened to our advice and plan of care because they wanted to get better.

In addition to learning so much to add to my medical knowledge, I learned a lot about myself as well. Being in Ghana, I gained insight about myself spiritually, I have more of a sense of my purpose in life, I have learned to appreciate the ordinary things in life, and my self-confidence has increased tremendously. I wish that I had stayed longer in order to enjoy the people and the country a bit more. I did not realize that I would meet other volunteers, locals, and staff members that were just like me: Selfless, passionate, tenacious, and so down-to-earth I was extremely sad to leave, but I left with my heart so full because everything I learned from this experience, I will remember and practice in every single thing I do in life from here on out.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
On the days that we did malaria testing in the schools, some of the medical volunteers were able to stay behind and help teach at the schools after we finished. I was surprised to see that some of the classrooms did not have teachers to teach the classroom, so most of the children were either asleep or were conversing with their classmates. This was something that was normal for the children, but something I had never seen before. In America, if the actual teacher cannot be present for class, the class would be given a substitute teacher; this is not the case for them. In the end, it was so humbling to be able to step in and teach the students, because they were so bright, so willing to learn, and so willing to listen.
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Chris
10/10
Yes, I recommend this program

Childcare

Safety and security were paramount. We were well looked after. Ghana appeared to be safe, friendly and welcoming. The program delivered what it promised, an opportunity to work in a local school delivering education to young people who were simply a joy. They have nothing but give everything. Their gratitude for supporting them in their education was overwhelming. Heart breaking to leave. Yes, life is basic but these people live this life, as volunteers we just spend a few weeks without the things we think we need.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Embrace it. Live it. It will definitely stay with you as a real life experience and you will definitely touch lives. The basic life is part of the experience. Who needs a warm shower or clean clothes? You get a bed, three meals a day, fresh drinking water. You will work alongside people who share the experience with you.
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Joshua
9/10
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing!

This is the best trip I have ever done for sure, the people I met we're all so nice including the other volunteers, the locals and the staff - including Elvis who was with us most days and made me feel so comfortable and helped with everything possible. It was so good I would love to return to Frankadua and see all the people I met again one day as I've only been back one day at the time I'm writing this and I miss it already. Such happy people throughout the volunteers and locals I will remember this trip forever.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Make sure you don't take a single moment for granted, this is such an amazing experience

Questions & Answers

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