Quick FACTS
Project Costs: Fundraise £850 for 2 or 4 weeks, £85 per extra week
Duration: Min 2 weeks - Normal 4 weeks - Max 12 weeks
Arrival Airport: Accra (airport code ACC)
Location of Project: Gboloo Kofi, Eastern Region,Ghana - (3 hours from Accra)
Working Hours: Flexible - average 4-5 hours per day, all other time is free
Getting to the project daily: Two minute walk if working in village
Requirements: Minimum age 18
Getting to the project daily: Two minute walk if working in village
Can I combine this with other tasks like teaching or sports etc: Yes
What's Included
Accommodation: Dormitory room in volunteer bunk house
Food: Self-catering, taking it in turns to cook
Airport Pickup: Included on arrival date
Training: In-country orientation and H & S
Support: Pre-departure helpdesk and factsheets, local in-country team and
24hr emergency support
What's not included
Flights to Ghana (£500-600 return), travel insurance (£65 per month), visas (£30), vaccinations (£40) and your malaria tablets (depends).
All you need to do is get yourself to Accra Airport on the date agreed and we take care of the rest.
Anna Kotsonouris gives this project 9.5/10
10/6/08
"Because it is a charity and not a gap year company the attitude of the villagers are different. You are not a group of whities drop in from outer space but part of a team that the community knows will be around long term. This means the locals do not steal from you or try and rip you off but the opposite. People with next to nothing go out of their way to give you fruit, gifts and loving kindness. They wanted me to eat their food accept their gifts when I was the one with all the wealth. The Chief is very funny and speaks a kind of pirate English and just loves overseas volunteers. Getting to know him is easy and fun. I had travelled widely and this trip blew me away and allowed me to go places I would have never been able to get to as a tourist. Village by Village knew their stuff...... thank you."
Tom Mutton gives the project 9/10
9/7/08
"The first day we arrived at the village was an amazing experience seeing the gratitude, happiness and enthusiasm of all the village really helped me confirm that what I was undertaking was going to be an amazing experience and would change me, my views on the world and my general outlook on life. The trip helped me become a lot more worldly, gave me confidence to deal with various situations and is literally the best thing i've ever done! You won't get this kind of experience with any other gap trips! It was to feel at home, due to the villages’ acceptance of us and our ways and their constant kindness to us. I didn't miss any creature comforts at all. Also I was amazed at how they had so much less than anyone I knew, yet they were so much happier than the majority of people I know! Eye opening, horizon expanding, emotional, character building, life changing and FUN!!!"
Jonas Mansson gives this project 11/10
10/7/08
"Go, it will probably be one of your best experiences in life! There is more love there then I could possibly give back! There is so much more that needs to be done and I just want go back tomorrow and start digging! The time I spend in the village made me see more of Africa than the rest of my trip across Ghana."