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      Volunteer Computer Literacy Teacher Program

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      The program 

      Volunteer teach computer literacy program, Accra Ghana Africa.

      As Africa pushes to keep up with the digital age, Ghana urgently needs volunteers from both the community and abroad to help teach her school pupils how to use the computer. The volunteer teacher/intern would to help impart the basic and intermediate knowledge and practical skills needed in this digital age. The syllabus serves only as a guide: feel free to teach what you think might be more useful to the children. You can select any of the levels listed below as your preferred class or classes.   


      PRIMARY 1 Computing and ICT – Curriculum excerpts
      Help the pupils to:
      Define ‘Information’.
      Identify sources of information: let pupils understand that thoughts, ideas and messages are referred to as information.
      Discuss in groups a given topic and share the information with the rest of the class.
      Name tools for sending and receiving information.
      Single click the mouse.
      Identify the home row keys on the keyboard.
      Type letters of the home row using Notepad… (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 2 Computing and ICT       – Curriculum excerpts
      Guide pupils to:
      Practice double-clicking the mouse.
      Practice double-clicking to open icons on the desktop.
      Use the spacebar and backspace to type words.
      Use Games Application to reinforce mouse skills.
      Drag the mouse pointer to draw and color shapes using the mouse in Paint Application.
      Type words using the home, bottom and qwerty rows.. (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 3 Computing and ICT – Curriculum excerpts
      Help pupils to:
      Identify ways in which ICT tools can be used in everyday life: Uses of ICT tools in everyday life. Examples of ICT tools would be: photocopier, digital thermometer, speedometer, weighing scale, calculator.
      Brainstorm and discuss the uses of ICT tools in everyday life.
      Practice playing music and games on the computer… (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 4 Computing and ICT – Curriculum excerpts
      Guide the pupils to:
      Learn how to care for ICT tools and maintain a clean computer environment
      Use the mouse to drag, hold and drop.
      Use a graphics program to draw objects and shapes.
      Type numbers using the number row.
      Turn on the computer.
      Open a program using the Start menu.
      Type short passages using Notepad or WordPad… (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 5 Computing and ICT – Curriculum excerpts
      Help pupils to:
      Identify the features on the desktop screen and state their importance.
      Type passages using a text editor or WordPad.
      Save documents with a name on the desktop using ‘Save As’ command.
      Open Paint application and draw objects using the drawing tools.
      Use Typing software such as Typing Tutor, Mavis Beacon, etc to improve their fundamental skills in typing… (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 6 Computing and ICT – Curriculum excerpts
      Guide pupils to:
      Change font, font size and style using the Format menu in a text editor or WordPad.
      Type with speed
      Understand the concept and importance of the internet.
      Explore a website to get information from other countries.
      Use the right mouse click to rename files and folders.
      Print a document using the Print icon… (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)    Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 1 Computing and ICT – Curriculum excerpts
      Help the students to:
      Identify the various stages of an information processing cycle.
      Identify the main components of a personal computer and state their functions.
      Identify the types of main software
      State the uses of the main software.
      Use mouse skills in document creation.
      Turn on the computer.
      Open applications.
      Turn off the computer.
      Identify possible health hazards associated with long-term exposure to ICT tools.
      State safety precautions for the use of ICT tools… (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 2 Computing and ICT – Curriculum excerpts
      Guide the students to:
      Identify the types and uses of basic storage devices.
      State the importance of storage devices.
      Identify types of basic input and output devices.
      Outline the functions of input and output devices.
      Create folders
      Move folders from one location to another using the copy and paste method.
      Rename folders using the right mouse click.
      Understand the differences between files and folders… (A more detailed curriculum will be sent to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      The schools
      VIGS GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Sega in the east through Prampram, Aburi, Tema, Bawjiasi, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong and Takoradi in the west. We also have partner schools in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).    Back to top

       


      The accommodations
      Most of the accommodation is with host-families. The host family is usually the school owner. There are always other people in the house as well; and they would be willing to provide you some assistance. You would be placed in the same location with another volunteer – except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. The volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.  Back to top


      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.    Back to top


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood.    Back to top

       


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program: Applicants for this program must have at least completed high school.     Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.     Back to top


      Next steps — after you have been accepted and given your Placement information
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • We will give you a smart phone with internet and IDD (International Direct Dialing) capability on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. PayPal or debit/credit card.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

      Back to top

      APPLY NOW

      Volunteer Kindergarten Teacher Program in Africa

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      british volunteer kindergarten teacher hannah ghana africa


      The program
      You will be helping the pupils to: Develop their listening skills, Expand their verbal communication skills, Develop reading skills and Acquire reading skills. Some of the activities you would engage the children in are:

      • Guide children to beat time audibly to rhythm during singing and recitation. e.g. clapping, beating on the drum, tapping the feet
      • Children imitate actions and sound in selected songs, rhymes and poems
      • Guide children to talk about songs, rhymes/poems suing questions such as “do you like the songs or poems?”
      • Guide children to act or dramatize whole /part of songs, rhymes/poems to show understanding and appreciation. Note: songs /Poems/Rhymes should include those on HIV/AIDS, Gender issues and drug related activities
      • Guide children to retell stories in sequence.
      • Encourage children to make and tell their own stories…

      (We will give you a more detailed curriculum — after you have confirmed your participation in the program).     Back to top


      The schools
      VIGS GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Sega in the east through Prampram, Aburi, Tema, Bawjiasi, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong and Takoradi in the west. We also have partner schools in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).  Back to top


      The accommodations
      Most of the accommodation is with carefully-selected host-families, with a couple of dedicated volunteers’ apartments. You would be placed in the same home with another volunteer — except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. Volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.   Back to top


      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.    Back to top

       


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood. VIGS GHANA frequently puts together sight-seeing trips: as a volunteer on one of our programs, you’ll first be given the option to sign-on to our tours. The remaining slots will be offered to the general       public.  Back to top

       


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program
      Applicants must have at least successfully completed junior high school and be able to communicate in simple English since English is the language of instruction.  Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.  Back to top


      Next steps — after you have been accepted and given your Placement information
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • We will give you a smart phone with internet and IDD (International Direct Dialing) capability on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. PayPal or debit/credit card.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

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      Volunteer as Pre-Kindergarten Teacher in Africa

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      The program
      By the end of the unit the children should be able to: Listen to and differentiate between sounds in the environment; Make sounds using bottles, coins, bells, drums, shakers and other objects. Help children identify the objects and the sounds that the objects make. Children make sounds from objects around them e.g. beating the top of their tables, pulling or pushing chairs, tables, imitating animal sounds bells etc. Sounds Games e.g. whispering Chain Sound Game. Class faces the other direction whilst a child is called to make sound from two of the objects. Children should be able to identify the different sounds.  Guide children to clap slowly and the softly/loudly and then faster. Children sing slowly and then sing fast. Clapping/stumping/beating according to rhythm. In groups/pairs/individually, let children carry out simple instructions and commands e.g. stand up. Go to the door, close the door. Action Picture Card games: The child picks an Action Card that bears simple instruction e.g. stand up. Teacher then reads instruction for the child to carry out… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program).  Back to top

       

      Volunteer teach pre-kindergarten preschool in Ghana - with sightseeing.


      The schools
      VIGS GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Sega in the east through Prampram, Aburi, Tema, Bawjiasi, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong and Takoradi in the west. We also have partner schools in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).  Back to top


      The accommodations
      Most of the accommodation is with carefully-selected host-families, with a couple of dedicated volunteers’ apartments. You would be placed in the same home with another volunteer — except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. Volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.  Back to top


      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.  Back to top

       


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood. VIGS GHANA frequently puts together sight-seeing trips: as a volunteer on one of our programs, you’ll first be given the option to sign-on to our tours. The remaining slots will be offered to the general       public.  Back to top

       


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program
      Applicants for this program must be able to communicate in simple English since English is the language of instruction.  Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.    Back to top


      Next steps — after you have been accepted and given your Placement information
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:

      • Book a flight. See our flight information page. The earlier you book and confirm your flight, the better.
      • Go through the suggested checklist of things to do and bring and start getting (or packing) them
      • Send us your flight itinerary
      • 60-30 days before your departure date, you must start processing for your Ghanaian visa. VIGS-GHANA will provide you with the needed references in Ghana — which are needed to obtain a Ghanaian visa.   Back to top


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • We will give you a smart phone with internet and IDD (International Direct Dialing) capability on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. PayPal or debit/credit card.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

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      APPLY NOW

       

      Volunteer Class Teacher Program (Africa)

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      The program
      This program is especially suitable for professional teachers and teacher-trainees. As a volunteer class teacher for one of the lower primary classes, you would be in full charge of your class. You’ll be teaching all the subjects: English Language, Math, Natural Science, Physical Education and Elementary ICT. If you would like to experience how it is to be a full-time teacher in an African country, this program is what you need.    Back to top

       

      african american volunteer teacher abena accra ghana


      The schools
      VIGS-GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Agbozume in the east through Prampram, Tema, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong in the west. We also have partner school in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).    Back to top


      The accommodations
      Most of the accommodation is with carefully-selected host-families, with a couple of dedicated volunteers’ apartments. You would be placed in the same home with another volunteer — except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. Volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.    Back to top


      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.    Back to top


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood. VIGS GHANA frequently puts together sight-seeing trips: as a volunteer on one of our programs, you’ll first be given the option to sign-on to our tours. The remaining slots will be offered to the general public.    Back to top

       


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program: Applicants for this program must have at least completed high school.    Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.   Back to top


      Next steps — after you have been accepted and given your Placement information
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:

      • Book a flight. See our flight information page. The earlier you book and confirm your flight, the better.
      • Go through the suggested checklist of things to do and bring and start getting (or packing) them
      • Send us your flight itinerary
      • 60-30 days before your departure date, you must start processing for your Ghanaian visa. VIGS GHANA will provide you with the needed references in Ghana — which are needed to obtain a Ghanaian visa.    Back to top


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • We will give you a smart phone with internet and IDD (International Direct Dialing) capability on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. via PayPal or credit card.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

      Back to top

      APPLY NOW

      Volunteer Citizenship Education Teacher Program (Africa-Ghana)

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      australian volunteer teacher at work in ghana africa vigs ghana

      The program
      The Citizen Education curriculum is designed to help Primaries 4-6 pupils to acquire the following:

      • Commitment: determination to contribute to national development
      • Tolerance: willingness to respect the views of others
      • Patriotism: readiness to defend the nation
      • Flexibility in ideas: willingness to change opinion in the face of more plausible evidence
      • Respect for evidence: willingness to collect and use data on one’s investigation, and also have respect for data collected by others
      • Reflection: the habit of critically reviewing ways in which an investigation or observation has been carried out to see possible faults and other ways in which the investigation or observation can be improved upon
      • Comportment: conforming to acceptable societal norms
      • Co-operation: the ability to work effectively with others
      • Responsibility: the ability to act independently and make decisions; morally accountable for one’s action; capable of rational conduct
      • Environmental Awareness: being conscious of one’s physical and socio-economic surroundings
      • Respect for the Rule of Law: obeying the rules and regulations of the land

      You can choose to teach the subject to any one (or more) of three different classes (or ages)   


      PRIMARY 4 CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION – Curriculum excerpts
      At the end of the unit, the pupil should be able to: Identify his/her individuality, Identify his/her strengths (explain how individuals can improve on their strengths and talents), Explain the importance of inter-personal relationships, Demonstrate skills for sustaining good inter-personal relationships, Explain what is meant by ‘values’, Demonstrate how societal values guide her/his decisions and actions, Explain citizenship and community, Analyze critically issues in given situations, Make reasonable decisions in given situations, Explain the term ‘Constitution’, Explain how the Constitution is used to govern, Illustrate his/her role in sustaining the constitution, Explain ‘Human Rights’, Identify the fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual, Describe ways in which the rights of the individual can be abused, Explain the need to respect the rights of others, Demonstrate ways of asserting his/her rights, Describe ways of claiming his/her rights… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 5 CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION – Curriculum excerpts
      At the end of the unit, the pupil should be able to: Explain the term ‘Education’, Explain the value o education, Explain the importance of work, Analyze the relationship between education and work, Explain ‘Peer Group’, Describe the benefits of belonging to peer groups, Describe the dangers of belonging to peer groups, Demonstrate skills for dealing with peer pressure, Identify ways by which our lives are endangered in the home and community, Illustrate various ways of ensuring safety and safeguarding our health in the community, Identify some positive attitudes necessary for nation building, Identify some responsibilities of citizens towards nation building, Explain why citizens should perform their civic responsibilities, Differentiate between democracy and autocracy, Identify the features of democratic governance… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 6 CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION – Curriculum excerpts
      At the end of the unit, the pupil should be able to: Explain who young people are, Identify the changes that occur during adolescence, Explain problems associated with adolescence, Explain how to manage the problems that occur during adolescence, Explain how to maintain personal hygiene, Explain how adolescent problems affect the nation, Explain what she/he wants to achieve in life, Explain how to prepare her/himself in order to accomplish his/her aspirations in life, Identify various skills necessary for later life, Explain the environment and sustainable use of resources, Examine human activities which destroy the environment, Identify practices that promote sustainable use of the environment, Explain ‘Domestic Violence’ and ‘Conflict’, Identify sources of conflict in his/her family, Analyze the effects of domestic violence and conflict on the family, Demonstrate skills for resolving conflict in the family, Explain the importance of peace-building in the community, Explain ways of preventing conflict in the community, Suggest peaceful solutions to conflicts, Demonstrate attitudes that promote peace in the community… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      The schools
      VIGS GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Sega in the east through Prampram, Aburi, Tema, Bawjiasi, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong and Takoradi in the west. We also have partner schools in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).
      Back to top


      The accommodations
      Most of the accommodation is with carefully-selected host-families, with a couple of dedicated volunteers’ apartments. You would be placed in the same home with another volunteer — except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. Volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.
      Back to top


      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.
      Back to top


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood. VIGS-GHANA frequently puts together sight-seeing trips: as a volunteer on one of our programs, you’ll first be given the option to sign-on to our tours. The remaining slots will be offered to the general public.    Back to top

       


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program: Applicants for this program must have at least completed high school.    Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.        Back to top

      Next steps — after you have been accepted and given your Placement information
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • We will give you a smart phone with internet and IDD (International Direct Dialing) capability on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. PayPal or debit/credit card.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

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      Volunteer Science Teacher Program (Africa)

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      canadian volunteer graeme teaches science ghana africaThe program
      VIGS invites volunteers to teach Science to Ghanaian school children in Primary (Elementary) and Junior High schools based on the Ghana basic education curriculum. The Science curriculum is designed to help the pupil to:

      • Develop the spirit of curiosity, creativity and critical thinking
      • Develop skills, habits of mind and attitudes necessary for scientific inquiry
      • Develop the spirit of curiosity for investigating and understanding their environment
      • Communicate scientific ideas effectively
      • Use scientific concepts for explaining their own lives and the world around them
      • Live a healthy quality life
      • Treat all resources of the world with humane and responsible attitude
      • Show concern and understanding of the interdependence of all living things and the Earth on which they live
      • Design activities for exploring and applying scientific ideas and concepts

      You can teach the subject to any one (or more) of eight different classes (or ages).  


      PRIMARY 1 SCIENCE – Curriculum excerpts
      Living and non-living things, Measurement (length, mass, volume and time), Sun and Earth, Day and night, Simple electronic components, Sunlight, Food, Personal hygiene, Simple machines… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 2 SCIENCE       – Curriculum excerpts
      Living things (Plants and animals), Water, Air, Rocks, Measurement, Weather conditions, The human body, Parts of a plant, Hot and cold, Sound, Personal hygiene, Simple machines… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 3 SCIENCE – Curriculum excerpts
      Soil, Feeding in plants, Feeding in animals, States of matter, Measurement of time, Seasons, Sense organs, Waves, Building simple electronic circuits, Personal hygiene, Water pollution, Water purification… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 4 SCIENCE – Curriculum excerpts
      Diversity of matter: Groups of plants, Groups of animals, Metals and non-metals, Rusting, Measurement of temperature. Cycles: Ventilation, Systems: The solar system, Energy: Sources of energy, Interactions: Forces, Inductors and capacitors in an electronic circuit, Care of the skin… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 5 SCIENCE – Curriculum excerpts
      Diversity of matter: Parts of flowers and their functions, Measurement. Cycles: Water cycle. Systems: The human body systems. Energy: Forms of energy, Conversion of energy, Change of state of matter, Basic electronics. Interactions of Matter: Magnetism, Mixtures, Water-related diseases, HIV/AIDS… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 6 SCIENCE – Curriculum excerpts
      Diversity of matter: Fruits and seeds, Air, States of matter, Measurement of time. Cycles: Life cycles of Okra and Maize plant, Life cycle of the mosquito Systems: The digestive system of humans, Simple electrical circuit Energy: Respiration, Heat, Electrical circuit, Basic electronic circuit. Interactions of Matter: Food processing and preservation, Food poisoning, Natural disaster – flooding… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 1 SCIENCE – Curriculum excerpts
      Matter, Measurement, Nature of soil, Hazards, Life cycle of flowering plants, Vegetable crop production, Fish culture, Respiratory system of humans, Farming systems, Sources and forms of energy, Conservation of energy, Ecosystems… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 2 SCIENCE – Curriculum excerpts
      Elements, compounds and mixtures, Metals and non-metals, Chemical compounds, Water, Carbon cycle, Climate, Reproduction and growth in humans, Heredity, Diffusion and osmosis, Food and nutrition, Electrical energy, Machines… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program).  Top


      The schools
      VIGS GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Sega in the east through Prampram, Aburi, Tema, Bawjiasi, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong and Takoradi in the west. We also have partner schools in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).    Back to top


      The accommodations
      Most of the accommodation is with carefully-selected host-families, with a couple of dedicated volunteers’ apartments. You would be placed in the same home with another volunteer — except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. Volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.    Back to top


      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.     Back to top


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood. VIGS GHANA frequently puts together sight-seeing trips: as a volunteer on one of our programs, you’ll first be given the option to sign-on to our tours. The remaining slots will be offered to the general       public.     Back to top


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.    Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program: Applicants for this program must have at least completed high school.    Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.    Back to top


      Next steps — after you have been accepted and given your Placement information
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:

      • Book a flight. See our flight information page. The earlier you book and confirm your flight, the better.
      • Go through the suggested checklist of things to do and bring and start getting (or packing) them.
      • Send us your flight itinerary
      • 60-30 days before your departure date, you must start processing for your Ghanaian visa. VIGS GHANA will provide you with the needed references in Ghana — which are needed to obtain a Ghanaian visa.     Back to top


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. PayPal or debit/credit card.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

      Back to top

      APPLY NOW

      Volunteer Math Teacher Program (Africa)

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      Volunteer math teacher in village school, Ghana Africa. Volunteer with sightseeing in Ghana
      Volunteer math teacher Jonathan in small town school -Ghana, Africa.


      The program
      This program is designed for volunteers to teach Math to Ghanaian school children in Primary (Elementary) and Junior High schools based on the Ghana basic education curriculum. This curriculum is designed to help the pupil:

      1. Develop basic ideas of quantity and space
      2. Use basic mathematics and necessary strategies for solving problems encountered in daily life by recognizing relationships between numbers
      3. Reason logically by selecting and applying criteria for classification and generalization
      4. Communicate effectively using mathematical terms and symbols
      5. Use appropriate instruments for various systems of measurement
      6. Carry out investigations using various mathematical ideas and operations
      7. Develop the habits of diligence, perseverance, confidence and precision as a result of their mathematical training

      You can teach the subject to any one (or more) of eight different classes (or ages).    


      PRIMARY 1 MATH – Curriculum excerpts
      Pre-Number Work, Groups of objects, Counting objects, Addition (up to 9), Solid shapes, Subtraction (0-9), Tens and Ones, Measurement of length, capacity and mass, Measurement of time and money, Collecting and handling data… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 2 MATH       – Curriculum excerpts
      Numbers and numerals (0-100), Addition (0-18) Subtraction (0-18), Numbers and numerals (0-1,000), Measurement of length, capacity and weight, Addition (0-999), Subtraction with numbers less than 100, Measurement of time and money, Multiplication, Division… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 3 MATH – Curriculum excerpts
      Numbers and numerals (0-10,000), Addition and subtraction (sum up to 9,999), Length and area, Fractions I, Collecting and representing data as a graph, Estimating and measuring capacity and mass, Multiplication of numbers, Shape and space, Division, Plane shapes, Measurement of time and money, Fractions II… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 4 MATH – Curriculum excerpts
      Shape and space, Numbers and numerals (0-1,000,000), Addition and subtraction (Sum up to 100,000), Measurement of weight/mass and time, Fractions I, Multiplication, Division, Fractions II, Measurement of Length and area, Shape and space II, Collecting and handling data… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 5 MATH – Curriculum excerpts
      Numbers and numerals (0-1,000,000), Sets of numbers I, Shape and space I, Addition and subtraction (Sum up to 1,000,000), Measurement of weight/mass and time, Multiplication, Division, Area and volume, Shape and space II, Operations on fractions, Decimal fractions and percentages, Collecting and handling data, Number plane, Ratio, Measurement of time… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 6 MATH – Curriculum excerpts
      Sets of numbers, Operations on fractions, Addition and subtraction (Sum 0-10,000,000), Decimal fraction and percentage, Measurement of length, capacity and mass, Ratio and proportion, Shape and space, Multiplication and division, Measurement of area and volume, Money, Chance, Number plane… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 1 MATH – Curriculum excerpts
      Sets, Fractions, Shape and space, Length and area, Powers of natural numbers, Introduction to the use of calculators, Relations, Algebraic expressions, Capacity, mass, time and money, Integers, Geometric constructions. Decimal fractions, Percentages… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 2 MATH – Curriculum excerpts
      Numeration systems, Linear equations and inequalities, Angles, Collecting and handling data, Rational numbers, Shape and space, Geometric constructions, Algebraic expressions, Number plane, Properties of quadrilaterals, ratio and proportion… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      The schools
      VIGS GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Sega in the east through Prampram, Aburi, Tema, Bawjiasi, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong and Takoradi in the west. We also have partner schools in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).     Back to top


      The accommodations

       

      volunteer bedroom vigs ghana africa

      Most of the accommodation is with carefully-selected host-families, with a couple of dedicated volunteers’ apartments. You would be placed in the same home with another volunteer — except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. Volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.    Back to top

       


      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.    Back to top


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood. VIGS GHANA frequently puts together sight-seeing trips: as a volunteer on one of our programs, you’ll first be given the option to sign-on to our tours. The remaining slots will be offered to the general public.    Back to top

       


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.    Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program. Applicants for this program must have at least completed high school.    Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.     Back to top


      Next steps — after you have been accepted
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • We will give you a smart phone with internet and IDD (International Direct Dialing) capability on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. PayPal or credit card.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

      Back to top

      APPLY NOW

      Volunteer English Language Teacher Program

      Jump-to links:  

      The program

      american volunteer teacher in ghana africa vigs

      This program is designed for volunteers to teach English as a second language to Ghanaian school children in Primary (Elementary) as well as Junior High schools.

      You can choose to teach the language to any one (or more) of eight different classes (or ages). The broad aim of the syllabus is to help the pupil develop the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.     Back to top


      PRIMARY 1 ENGLISH – Curriculum excerpts
      Listening, Reciting and Singing, Story-telling, Conversation, Drama, Nouns, Verbs, Command / Request sentences, Simple Prepositions (in, on, under, behind), Questions and Responses (what, where, who), Personal Pronouns (I, you, he, she, we, they), Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      PRIMARY 2 ENGLISH       – Curriculum excerpts
      Singing songs, Reciting rhymes and poems, Listening, Conversation, Nouns, Verbs, Questions and responses (do, be, have), Present Continuous, Simple Past, More Prepositions (up, down, into, in, in front of), Recognition of words, Phonic work, Recognition of sounds in known words — vowels, Sound discrimination, Supplying missing letters and words… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 3 ENGLISH – Curriculum excerpts
      Story-telling, Conversation, Drama, Subject-Verb agreement, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Prepositions (below, above, in front of, behind, near), Expressing the future, Reading aloud, Reading games, Silent reading, Phonic work, Penmanship and copy work, Purposeful copying of sentences, Punctuation (full stop and comma)… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 4 ENGLISH – Curriculum excerpts
      Listening to instructions / directions and carrying them out, Listening to songs, poems and rhymes, Story-telling. Conversation, Drama, Polite request, Proper and common nouns, Comparison of adjectives, Verb tense forms: Simple past, Present perfect, Adverbs, Reading aloud, Silent reading… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 5 ENGLISH – Curriculum excerpts
      Listening to songs, poems and rhymes, Listening to instructions / directions and carrying them out, Story-telling. Conversation, Drama, Count nouns and Non-count nouns, Comparison of adjectives (Irregular), Simple Determiners (a, an, the, each, both, all) Quantifiers: (many, more, much), Penmanship: joint script, Summary writing… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)   Top


      PRIMARY 6 ENGLISH – Curriculum excerpts
      Listening to poems / rhymes, Listening to instructions / directions, Story-telling, Conversation, Drama, Anomalous finites (Modals: must, have to, should, ought to need to), Adverbs of more than one word, Prepositions, Adjectives, Direct and reported speech, More about quantifiers (some, any, few, a few, little, a little, many, much, both, all, a majority, the majority), Idioms and idiomatic expressions… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 1 ENGLISH – Curriculum excerpts
      Pure Vowel sounds, Consonants, Diphthongs, Conversation, Proper nouns, Common nouns, Irregular nouns, Pronouns and their types, The simple sentence: subject, predicate, Subject-Verb agreement, Transitive and intransitive verbs, Active and passive sentences, Adverbs, Reading comprehension… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      JUNIOR HIGH 2 ENGLISH – Curriculum excerpts
      Vowels and consonants, Intonation, The syllable and word stress, Conversation, Auxiliary verbs, Modals, Phrases, Clauses, Verb tense forms, Compound sentences, Conditional sentences, Complex sentences, Complex prepositions, Possessive and reflexive pronouns, Comprehension, Summary writing, Punctuation marks, Writing dialogues, Filling in forms… (A more detailed curriculum will be provided to you — after you have applied and confirmed your participation in the program)  Top


      The schools
      VIGS GHANA partner schools are located in many villages, towns and cities in the coastal belt. From Sega in the east through Prampram, Aburi, Tema, Bawjiasi, Accra and all the way to Twifu-Mampong and Takoradi in the west. We also have partner schools in the middle parts of Ghana (Kumasi).
      Back to top


      The accommodations
      Most of the accommodation is with carefully-selected host-families, with a couple of dedicated volunteers’ apartments. You would be placed in the same home with another volunteer — except you specifically state that you prefer to be placed alone. Volunteers coming as a pair or couple will not be placed with other volunteers in the same bedroom. Volunteer(s) have their separate room – with a lock and key. There are two beds in the volunteers’ room; each with a mattress and in most cases a table and chair. It is advisable to bring along a mosquito net and a spare bed sheet. Many homes have a shower and flush toilet. In others you would have to manage with a bucket of water and a pit toilet – more likely in smaller towns and villages. Laundry is usually done with a couple of buckets.    Back to top

      The feeding
      You will be served three meals daily. Breakfast is usually tea/ coffee/ oats or corn porridge and bread with jam/ butter/ egg omelet. Lunch could be plantain or rice or yam with vegetable stew or similar. Dinner could be rice, yam, pasta or plantain with vegetable sauce or stew or soup. For dessert you’d be served an orange or pineapple.     Back to top


      Entertainment and sight-seeing
      Weekends are free days. You may choose to travel out of town to see the many interesting sights and sounds in other parts of Ghana or hang out with your fellow volunteer(s) and/or locals in the neighbourhood. VIGS-GHANA frequently puts together sight-seeing trips: as a volunteer on one of our programs, you’ll first be given the option to sign-on to our tours. The remaining slots will be offered to the general public.    Back to top


      Volunteers’ safety
      Your safety is of paramount importance to VIGS GHANA. As such we give you all the relevant safety tips, plus we place you only in places where good medical services are within easy reach. In addition, we’ll give you a smart phone – so you can call or text or email or Whatsapp the in-country supervisors whenever the need arises. Our in-country support staff are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   Back to top


      Minimum qualification required of volunteers for the program: Applicants for this program must have at least completed high school.
      Back to top


      Rough estimate of total cost involved

      • Flight to and from Ghana: US$600-1250 (Round-trip)
      • Ghana visa: US$80-170
      • Vaccinations: US$150-250
      • Travel Insurance: US$70-320
      • Miscellaneous personal items: US$300-900
      • Personal Spending money whilst in Ghana: US$200 upwards
      • VIGS GHANA Program fee: starts from US$450

      So, a rough estimate of the total cost for a two-week program duration would be about US$1,870 – 3,560. Check the equivalent in your currency.     Back to top


      Next steps — after you have been accepted and given your Placement information
      After you have been admitted to participate in the program, you would now have to execute the following:

      • Book a flight. See our flight information page. The earlier you book and confirm your flight, the better.
      • Go through the suggested checklist of things to do and bring and start getting (or packing) them
      • Send us your flight itinerary
      • 60-30 days before your departure date, you must start processing for your Ghanaian visa. VIGS GHANA will provide you with the needed references in Ghana — which are needed to obtain a Ghanaian visa.     Back to top


      Other relevant facts about the program

      • Minimum volunteering/internship duration: 1 week.
      • Maximum duration: 6 months.
      • Age range accepted: 18 – 75 years.
      • We will send you a document on how to fund-raise for your trip – after you’ve confirmed your participation.
      • We will meet you at the Airport in Accra (ACC) on your arrival day.
      • We will give you a smart phone with internet and IDD (International Direct Dialing) capability on your arrival day.
      • The average work day is 3-8 hours for this program.
      • Saturdays and Sundays are free days.
      • You can contact VIGS GHANA local staff on cell phones all the time — 24 hours a day — seven days a week.
      • We can give you a Testimonial on successful completion of your volunteer or internship work.
      • You can pay the program fee through any of the following methods:
      1. via PayPal or debit/credit cards.
      2. Cash installments (or full payment) upon arrival into Ghana.

      Back to top

      APPLY NOW