Project details

Country

Category

Education

Education

Starting period

Flexible

Minimum length of stay

2 months

Number of people

1-3

Study fields

Education, Psychology, Social work, Pedagogy, Child Development, International Development


Country

Category

Education

Education

Starting period

Flexible

Minimum length of stay

2 months

Number of people

1-3

Study fields

Education, Psychology, Social work, Pedagogy, Child Development, International Development

Minor, Internship, Volunteerwork

Primary/Junior Secondary School education in rural Ghana

Pre-/Primary and Junior Secondary School in Volta Region Ghana, educating around 300-400 children from the rural surrounding communities. The school is struggling to perform with the lack of means, well-educated staff and support from the government. The aim is to support and to advise the teaching staff in order to teach and implement new, additional teaching methods and structures in the school.

Project description
The vacancy
The facilities
The costs

The founder (local farmer and pastor) started the school in 1991 with a few disadvantaged children from the local community, because he believes that education is the key to development. Today, the school has grown into a fully established Pre-/Primary and Junior Secondary School, educating around 300-400 children from the rural surrounding communities. Nevertheless, the school is struggling to perform with the lack of means and support from the government.

Goal: School/ Teacher Support to improve the quality of education. The aim is to support and to advise the teaching staff in order to teach and implement new, additional teaching methods and structures in the school.

Vacancy requirements

  • Fully Self-funded, however we do encourage fundraising or crowdfunding
  • Passionate and capable in your field
  • Able to adapt to Ghanaian culture and prepared to integrate in rural living conditions
  • Confident and able to create positive professional relationships
  • Ability to use initiative
  • Can work independently and is creative
  • Good organizational and interpersonal skills

Stories

95 reviews with an average rating of 4.7 / 5.

Tanzania
2024

I think Tanzania is a fantastic country. The people are very sweet and welcoming and the nature is beautiful. I already felt at home there after just two days. I did two projects and two outreaches. I really enjoyed working at the Hospital. I have seen syndromes and case studies there that I am very happy to have seen. I did feel like I had a lot of responsibility. I performed many actions independently. There was however, the language barrier. Patients and family speak KiSwahili while we spoke only English, but in the end everything worked out fine. My time at Medical Center was very different. The staff seemed senior trained, the care was better, but also much slower. I really enjoyed the Outreaches. There, I really felt like I could help and contribute. I have vaccinated babies there and carried out preventive screenings. I had thought in advance that the accommodation would really be in the middle of the city, but when I opened the doors the first morning and saw nothing but jungle, I thought it was incredible. The house moms were so sweet. Every day, they put their heart and soul into taking care of us. They will forever have a special place in my heart. The rooms were nice. I found it very valuable to see this experience as a kind of pre-work internship. That I was able to get up close to all these departments is something that I cherish immensely. I think that the preparation with Let's Go Africa is very nice if you are going abroad for the first time. You will have a lot to deal with and thanks to the checklist you can be sure that you will not forget anything!

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MSc. Noor van Hout
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MSc. Noor van Hout
Program Manager Let’s Go Ghana

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