• Qualifications required:There are no special qualifications for  Teaching project in Ghana but people with kind heart, compassion, patience and love for children are required for this placement.. No previous teaching experience is required. Volunteers should have a love for teaching, English and conversation.
  Volunteers should be enthusiastic, reliable, flexible, patient and be positive role models for students
• Placement settings:Rural and Urban Schools
• Locations :Accra, Kumasi , Ho, Tamale, Cape Coast, Sunyani, Nkwakwa, Koforidua, Winneba
• Program duration:Starting from 1 week to 50 weeks, programs start on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month
• Language required: English :level ,basic ,intermediary and fluency
• Age: 15yrs to 50yrs    Nationalities: Open to all nationalities
• Accommodation:Volunteers live in a separate room with any of our well trained host families near the Project.
• Program fees:Starting $275 USD First Week and $100 USD other weeks. This includes airport pick-up, Program orientation and supervision, accommodation, utility bills, Local SIM card, Official RVO T-Shirt ,Transportation to Kumasi or to project and host family first day, Last day airport drop off, breakfast and dinner daily (Lunch out because volunteers are mostly at work during lunch hours) and 24/7 in-country support
• What Fees doesn’t included:Airfare from your home to Ghana, Entrance fee to tourist centers, Travelling Insurance, daily transportation to project site.

DESCRIPTION:

In our effort to help improve the education in Ghana , we are involved in a voluntary teaching project with governmental and non-governmental schools in Ghana whereby trained/partly trained teachers and volunteers with the interest are invited from abroad to assist in teaching English Language, Mathematics, Science, Geography, social studies, life skills ,History, arts, IT Computing, environmental sanitation and hygienic, Tourism/hospitality, Ticketing and Reservations, Catering, Fashion designs etc

With your airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, meals and 24/7 in-country support all included in your program fee, you can leave home feeling confident that you’ll be well supported in your new home away from home. Plus, you’ll be in the company of like-minded international volunteers young as your age who shares your passion for helping children.

How long can I go on a Teaching Program for ?

RVO runs volunteer programs year-round but Teaching Volunteer program starts from 1 week to 24 weeks so volunteers are to choose their own total duration of stay in the program. Programs start on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month.

How do I apply for a Teaching program in Ghana ?

• Complete the free online application form with the details of your chosen program and dates, as well as details of your qualifications, skills and experience. You will then receive an email from RVO that we have received your application. Within 24 hours (1 working day), you will receive an email from our Programs Manager acknowledging your application and confirming, project and dates of your volunteer program. In this email, you will receive instructions on how to pay the deposit payment of the registration/program Fee in order to confirm your booking with the RVO
• As soon as your deposit payment of registration/program Fee has been received by RVO, you will be provided with all the information and support you need to prepare for your upcoming volunteer program. Your RVO Program Manager will be your point of contact throughout your preparations up until you finish your volunteer program.

Contact our office if you are looking to volunteer abroad as a group, so we can customize a special program arrangement for you.

SUGGESTED ITINERARY: 

Day 1: Travel to Ghana Kotoka International Airport in Accra, transfer to hotel and meeting to coordinate the day-to-day scheduling for the week.

A typical day of a volunteer in the Project

According to volunteers ability but school hours are 8:00am to 4:00pm
Volunteers can teach English, Mathematics and Science, IT etc. in Primary and Junior high Schools and engage themselves in the following activities:
• Teach conversational English, Math, or Science to students whose age range between 2 -10 in primary schools and 11-16 in high schools
•  Read literature and improve the low comprehension level and poor pronunciation    of students
•  Provide theoretical and practical assistance and aide the teachers
•  Interact with the students.

Where volunteer can go for weekends and longer periods:

Ghana is a land of cultural diversity and contrast. It has many cultural and unique tourist attraction centers to offer volunteers. Cape Coast is a true cultural and historical town, most tourist love traveling to this town because of the Elmina castle where slave trade begun, the Kakum Canopy walkway, the cape coast castle and the ancient buildings. The fascinating beaches and markets

RVO offers a guided weekend tour which you can book and join.