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Volunteer Graeme teaching in a school in Ghana - A science experiment class
Program fees:
Our Program fees are low: the lowest you'll get for similar quality and content.

1 week -- US$240
2 weeks --US$380
3 weeks --US$520
4 weeks --US$660
5 weeks --US$800
6 weeks --US$940
7 weeks --US$1,080
8 weeks --US$1,220
9 weeks --US$1,360
10 weeks --US$1,500
11 weeks --US$1,640
12 weeks --US$1,780
4 months --US$2,340
5 months --US$2,900
6 months --US$3,460

The above fees cover airport pick up, all accommodations - both on arrival and throughout your
stay at the place of volunteering work, daily breakfast, lunch and dinner, 24/7 in-country support,
free use of a personal cell phone with International Direct Dialling (IDD), free DVD or VCD
documentary on your volunteer work, etc.
More on what the Program fee covers

You should greatly enjoy participating in any of our volunteer work opportunities: 98% of
participants on our programs have enjoyed every bit of their time here. The remaining 2% enjoyed
at least part of their experience.

Volunteering Placement Locations: We place volunteers in carefully-selected schools and
orphanages in Accra and its environs and suburbs, Tema, and many other towns and villages in
southern Ghana.

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OVERVIEW OF CURRENT 'VIGS Ghana' PROGRAMS

1 - VOLUNTEER PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT: As a volunteer on our amateur or trained preschool
assistant program, you'll be helping the full-time preschool teacher to play with and teach songs
and rhymes to the 3-year old kids...
More  /  Apply
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2 - VOLUNTEER KINDERGARTEN ASSISTANT: The volunteer amateur or trained kindergarten
assistant's job will be to help the 4 and 5 year old children develop communication skills that
enable them to express their emotions, thoughts and actions in various ways such as listening,
speaking, reading and writing...
More   /  Apply
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3 - VOLUNTEER SUBJECT TEACHER FOR PRIMARY: As an amateur or trained subject teacher
for a of couple primary classes, you may choose to teach one of the following subjects: English,
Math, Natural Science, Physical Education, Creative Arts or Basic Computing...
More  /  Apply
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4 - VOLUNTEER CLASS TEACHER FOR PRIMARY: We seek volunteers with teaching or tutoring
experience and / or training to fill many international volunteering positions as class teachers for
primary in Ghana. Students in Teacher Training colleges are especially welcome to do this charity
work as are already-practising teachers. Teaching in an overseas country can be a very
rewarding experience. You'll be assigned as the sole teacher for one of primaries 1, 2, 3 or 4. As a
sole class teacher, you'll be teaching all the subjects i.e. English, Math, Natural Science, Physical
Education, Creative Arts and Basic Computing...
More  /  Apply
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5 - VOLUNTEER SUBJECT TEACHER FOR JUNIOR HIGH: As a volunteer amateur subject
teacher for a couple of junior high classes, you would teach one of the following subjects: English,
Math, Integrated Science, French, Physical Education, or Intermediate Computing...
More  /  Apply
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6 - VOLUNTEER SPECIAL PERSONAL TUTOR: You'll be helping one or more pupils who are
lagging behind in school work by giving them special and dedicated attention. The head teacher
and/ or other teachers or volunteer will identify those kids who require extra help...
More  /  Apply
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7 - VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT HEAD TEACHER: If you are in a management position (or aspiring
to become a manager) or you'd want to expand your horizons by doing an international
volunteering job in hands-on administration of a small or medium-sized institution overseas, this
opportunity would suit you well. Your duties as an Assistant Head Teacher will be to assist the
head teacher with the day-to-day running of the school...
More  /  Apply
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8 - VOLUNTEER SCHOOL FEEDING COORDINATOR: You'd be on the operations or
management staff of a school's soup-kitchen program. Your duties would include going to the
market with the local staffs to buy foodstuffs for cooking the once-a-day hot meals for poorer
schools. You'd also help to serve the food to the kids at school lunchtime...
More / Apply
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9 - VOLUNTEER CLASSROOM PAINTER - You need not be a professional wall painter to
participate in this project - you just have to be in good physical condition. Persons who are
artistically talented are especially encouraged to apply...
More / Apply
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10 - VOLUNTEER PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER - As a public relations officer, one of your
duties would be to help out at the reception or front desk of partner schools or orphanages -
dealing with enquiries from the public...
More / Apply
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Other programs...

11 - AFRICAN TRADITIONAL DANCE AND DRUMMING COURSE - On this program you will be
taught many interesting African dances as well as the drumming that go with them.  You'll also be
given lectures on aspects of Ghana's history, Ghanaian customs, beliefs, norms and
practices...
More / Apply
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If you, or someone you know wishes to do voluntary work overseas, our comparatively cheap
programs come highly recommended: VIGS GHANA has successfully organized and hosted
exciting programs for several hundred (450+) international volunteers since January 2002.

Come over and experience Ghana soon. You'll love it!!
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Volunteering work Ghana, Africa - Volunteer Kerry with her class in a small town
VIGS GHANA: Offering cheapest, good quality volunteering opportunities in Ghana (West Africa)
Welcome!

Volunteer in Ghana Service (VIGS GHANA) a well-established Ghanaian
volunteering organization; offering low-cost, on-going, fun-filled
international volunteering opportunities in several towns and villages in
Ghana. Our claims to fame are the lofty testimonials of past
volunteer-participants.

We accept volunteers from all walks of life - high school leavers,
undergraduates, gap year students, graduates as well as working
people for fulfilling, enjoyable and soul-uplifting volunteering work in
carefully schools and orphanages in Ghana (West Africa)

VIGS GHANA is proud to assert that we offer
really good placements,
volunteer-support and supervision services at an unbeatable cheap
price - in terms of global volunteer vacation service standards. Below are
our volunteering Program fees for specific durations
VIGS GHANA: Volunteer in Ghana - Africa
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VIGS GHANA volunteers about to board a 'trotro' for one of their regular weekend hang outs
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