We are always in the lookout for people who have passion for development and willing to contribute their time, skills and experience to support our community development efforts. Most participants see this as an adventure or a Work Camp. Volunteers are needed for the on-going construction, painting and building projects in various communities of Ghana.

Enthusiasm, a good sense of humor and helping spirit are required. There is lots of fun working together with local people on building and renovation projects such as schools, orphanages, volunteer hostels, painting schools or drawing arts on school walls, community centers, library projects, recreational centers etc.

Volunteering in construction projects is challenging, Can you pound a nail,  swing a paint brush, or plant a flower? Volunteers will engage in construction activities such as digging, mixing sand and cement, carrying bricks, sand, fetching water, and painting school buildings. They will be led and work together with local skilled people who will be providing free labour for the improvement of their communities.

Volunteers work with locals to make sure these projects get completed and match the needs of the people they’re benefitting. You may find that the way you’re used to working on building projects back home can be very different from this experience; the materials used are often a bit more simple and there can be limited tools for construction. Additionally, work schedules are not always the same as you might imagine them to be in your country, so get ready to test your cross-cultural knowledge.
The core of each project is the building work that we undertake in the villages and towns. This is the most tangible contribution that we make to the host community, and forms a focus for you and the group. Those less keen on heavy building or renovation work usually take up the lighter, but equally important, work such as painting or plastering.

We research each project to ensure it meets our strict criteria including an assessment of the need, benefits and long term-sustainability of the project itself, together with levels of community involvement, risk assessments, health and safety requirements, logistical practicality and living arrangements.

The key to any building project is the partnership between you, the team and the local community. As well as bringing essential funding to the project, the presence of a team of volunteers in the town or village community can be a great motivator to local people. On every project, it takes time for villagers to get used to the idea that volunteers – especially girls – actually want to help with manual labour, and initially you will find people trying to do all the work for you.

Once you explain that you genuinely want them to teach you the basic skills(eg. how to mix cement or lay bricks) then the partnership really begins to develop, allowing everyone to get stuck in. These projects are for volunteers who are on summer vacation, a gap year from your education, or taking a career break and they run all year round. You don’t need any previous building experience, though you should be physically fit and willing to work hard in order to partake on these projects.

PLEASE NOTE:  Volunteers participating in this project must note that due to bad weather (Usually very hot weather or a rainy day), project funding delays and constraints in construction material supply, volunteers may work at the construction site twice or three times in five working days of the week. However, volunteers are encouraged to support other projects such as the teaching at a pre-school and the orphanage program during their absence from the construction site.

Our organization has experienced tremendous increase in the number of volunteer participants on the construction and renovation project. The project provides the opportunity for international volunteers to work with locals to both learn and share valuable skills. It is full of excitement for our volunteers who participated in the Construction project especially with the engagements of the local community.

WEEKEND

Free weekend for Volunteers to travel/Personal Time

(Project Coordinator Can Help in Planning Weekend Trip)

Volunteers can bring their Personal Plans