PROGRAM COST

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Estimate of the total cost you are likely to incur
Below outlined is a rough estimate of the total cost you are likely to incur from the preparation stage to the return home. The assumption made in this scenario is a 2-week program to teach English, Math or any other volunteer-teaching option on our list of volunteering programs.

So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,650 - 3,050. Check the equivalent in your currency.

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Program fee schedule for our volunteering programs

 

Teaching programs
Health-care and Orphanage programs
1 week $150 n/a
2 weeks $220 $420
3 weeks $290 $520
4 weeks $360 $620
5 weeks $430 $720
6 weeks $500 $820
8 weeks $640 $1,020
10 weeks $780 $1,220
12 weeks $920 $1.420
 

Clicking on any of the amounts above will take you to our online payment processor's secure order page (VeriSign certified secure). You have options to pay with your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Maestro UK, Solo, Diners Club, or JCB credit card.

You can also pay through PayPal, Check, Wire Transfer, Money Order, Local Bank Transfer, Phone or Fax.

The health-care and orphanage programs cost more because the placements are all located several hundreds of kilometers from our base in Accra. The extra cost is thus a result of higher transportation and supervision expenses.

You may notice that VIGS-GHANA's program fees are among the lowest (if not the lowest) you can find for these kinds of programs in Africa. This is so because we are a fully locally-based and administered organization. Our administrative (overhead) costs are much, much lower than those of organizations administered from overseas. Because we have much lower administrative costs, we are able to charge such low fees — and yet deliver a quality of volunteering experience similar to what you would get for much costlier programs, or even better: do check out our past volunteers' testimonials and videos pages

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What the program fee covers

  • Airport pickup - anytime of day or night
  • All accommodations
  • Orientation program
  • Daily meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  • Transfer to your program location
  • Accommodation at or near program site
  • 24/7 in-country local staff support
  • Certificate of Participation
  • Airport drop-off

Not Covered:

  • Transportation to and from Ghana
  • Visa fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Other personal expenses like bottled water and souvenirs

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How to pay the program fee
You can pay the program fee through any one of the following means:

  • Secure online credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Maestro UK, Solo, Diners Club, JCB)
  • PayPal
  • Wire Transfer
  • Phone
  • Fax
  • Mail / Check / Money Order
  • Local Bank Transfer
  • Easy installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana

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