Teaching in the Volta Region in Ghana

The children in Ghana are keen on learning English. Especially in the rural areas children speak an African language as their mother tongue (e.g. Twi, Ewe or Ga). However, English is the key to better jobs and greater economical independence. This project supports pupils between 5 and 16 years to improve their command of English as well as their command of Maths and Sciences.

If you like you may also work in a preschool. Otherwise you will be teaching English, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology in a school. Besides reading English literature with older pupils, the main focus lies on the improvement of the articulation. Supporting your teaching activities you will receive a "Teaching Guide" for your daily work at school.

Accommodation and Meals:

You will be accommodated by a host family where you will also receive three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) a day. Hence you will experience the eating habits and the culture of your open-hearted host family.

What is included in the Price?

• Airport Pick-up:
  Arriving in a new country is always exciting. We want your arrival to be as relaxed as possiple. One of our staff members will pick you up at the airport and bring you to your host family. He/she will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign with your name on it.
• Orientation Program:
  Within the first days of your arrival one of our team members will pick you up and show you around. We try to do the orientation with several volunteers simultaneously, so there will be idel options to gain new contact.
• Accommodation:
  You will stay in well selected host families in your own room. This families could be with or without pets or children. The accomodation will be as close as possible to the project. In general you can reach the projects by foot or by public transport.
• All Meals:
  3 meals per day are offered wihin the host family (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
• Transportation to the Project:
  If necessary, we make sure that you will be brought to the project.
• Donation for the Project:
  A part of your placement fee is donated to the project, which carries exclusively by such subsidies.
  
  

What is not included?

• Visa
• International Health Insurance
• Flight
• Personal Expenses

More Tips and Information:

• Project Start:
  The projects run all throughout the year. Therefore your project will start on an individual date depending on actual openings and your schedule.
• Time of Arrival:
  It is quite comfortable to arrive a few days before the start of your project. You will have enough time to recover from the journey and to do the first trips. This allows you to acclimatise and to get to know your host family, the country and the people.