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Volunteer Work with Children in Ghana for Teenagers

Team up with young people your age to help support disadvantaged children and do community work

Destination

Ghana

Age

15-18 y/o

Minimum Stay

2 weeks

Start Date

During school holidays

Accommodation

Homestay

Service Hours

40-80

What’s Included

24/7 Support

Full supervision from arrival to departure, and 24/7 back up from our global teams.

Accommodation & Amenities

Clean, safe, and welcoming accommodation. A home away from home with comfortable amenities.

Activities, Training & Equipment

All programme activities and equipment, including training and workshops from experienced professionals.

Certification

Certified record of service hours, workshops, and activities for your CV.

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Starting at £1,835 for 2 weeks

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Trip Overview

Help make learning fun

Support teachers with educational activities for young children, including English lessons, outdoor football, and engaging arts and crafts.

Get real childcare experience

Learn valuable childcare techniques from experienced professionals, fostering patience, communication, and creativity in a caring environment.

Try something new

Take part in vital renovation or school greening projects to improve the learning environments of local children, exposing you to new skills .

Embrace Ghanaian life

Live with a caring host family in the Akuapem Hills and be fully immersed in the local culture, learning traditional dances and crafts.

Create lifelong memories

Live and work alongside like-minded teenagers from around the world, sharing your experience and building a bond that will last a lifetime.

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What you need to know

Overview

If you want to support children in need, and get your hands dirty working for the benefit of local communities, this project is perfect for you.

You’ll get childcare experience, which could help you with your future career. You’ll also learn important personal skills like teamwork, leadership, and planning. These skills can be applied to any career you pursue. Doing this project will also give you interesting points to talk about in an application or interview.

This Teen Programme is specifically designed to give you as much support as possible, and our staff are always on hand to help. You’ll be part of a group with other teenagers your age throughout the trip, whether you’re working or sightseeing. You don’t need any previous experience to join. All you need is enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard!

Childcare & Community in Ghana runs on fixed dates, so all you need to do is pick the dates that fit your schedule.

Aims & Impact

The aim of this project is to support the work of local teachers and caregivers at disadvantaged schools and care centres in Ghana.

These placements have limited funds and lack proper playgrounds and learning materials. This makes it more difficult for teachers to run classes, and for children to learn and play. With your help, we create better learning environments to support teachers and children.

We do this by asking our volunteers to help with various tasks. You’ll run educational activities and games to help children learn through play. This work you do is part of our long-term efforts to improve early childhood development in Ghana.

You’ll paint a classroom, repair a floor at a care centre, or build playground equipment. Over the course of your project, you will likely see a community work project through from start to finish. And you’ll leave knowing that you have added something tangible to the students at the school where you work!

Join this Childcare & Community project for teenagers and use your time to give children the support they need.

Activities

In Ghana, you’ll get involved in practical work with children and the local community. Here’s what you can expect to do:

Volunteers working with children in Ghana teaches them teamwork with a fun activity.

Help children learn through play with fun, educational games

A high school student renovates a local school in Ghana during her community volunteer work for teenagers.

Renovate schools to give children a more stimulating learning environment

Group photo of volunteers after painting a local school in Ghana during their community volunteer work for teenagers.

Meet like-minded volunteers your age from around the world

Your work will focus on the following areas:

Help children learn through play

By encouraging children to learn through play, you’ll support the work of local teachers. Your main focus will be on playing games and running other fun, educational activities. This can include:

Reading books
Puzzles
Drawing and colouring in
Arts and crafts

Your supervisor will have plenty of activities planned for you to do with the children at your placement. But if you’re feeling creative, you’re welcome to come up with your own ideas for lessons, games, and activities.

Community work

You and the other volunteers will work together to make physical improvements at schools and care centres. You can paint classrooms and create colourful educational murals. Or, you can help with building desks or playground equipment. You can also make use of coloured cardboard and crayons to make flashcards, posters, or any other educational materials you can think of.

Everything you do is for the purpose of improving the children’s learning environment. This is important work, as the kids will continue to benefit from your efforts long after you’ve completed your project.

Expanding your horizons

On this project, you’ll get to travel to a different country and meet like-minded high school students from across the globe.

During your free time, we have a range of activities planned for you to make the most of your time abroad. You’ll take a trip to the Cape Coast, with a visit to the old slave fort and the canopy walkway at Kakum National Park. You’ll also do social or cultural activities together in the evenings, like a cooking class and drumming lesson.

Map & Location

Formerly called The Gold Coast, Ghana became an independent nation in 1957, and the first African country colonised by Europeans to achieve independence under majority rule. Still famed for gold and cocoa production, it’s a treasure trove of cultural and natural experiences.

Explore lush rainforests, cascading waterfalls, and golden beaches or get stuck in to the lively music and dance scene. With a rich mix of languages and traditions, its people are known for their warmth and hospitality.

Akuapem Hills

About 90 minutes north of the capital, Accra, lie the quiet and tropical Akuapem Hills. Known for their lush greenery, cocoa farms, and charming villages with traditional architecture, the hills are a perfect escape from city living.

You’ll never feel more welcomed than in the heart of the Ghanaian countryside and you’ll have access to all the essential amenities. Plus, Accra is well within reach for a day trip if needed!

Food & Accommodation

Immediately feel at home with a supportive and welcoming local host family. We’ve vetted each family to guarantee you get everything you need for a wonderful stay. This includes a comfortable bed, three daily meals, fresh drinking water, and daily transport to and from your placement, arranged by our team.

Your host family’s home will be clean, safe, and secure, and they will welcome you as one of their own from the moment you arrive. Absorb the local culture, enjoy their incredible home-cooked food, and build a lifelong connection during the course of your stay.

You’ll stay with other Projects Abroad participants on your travels. If you share a room, we will match you with someone of the same gender and age. Whether you go it alone or with friends, you’ll have the time of your life.

Your Arrival Made Easy

When you arrive at your respective airport, a member of Projects Abroad staff will be there to meet you. You can find more detailed information on arrival airports, orientation, and visas on our Ghana Arrival Procedures page.