To participate in the Teach a School in Ghana Voluntary Programme you need not necessarily be a teacher or a student teacher to volunteer in this programme but any college student or a university graduate whether you are looking for a chance to travel during a career break, or simply a volunteer vacation or any one who want to experience another culture like never before and really get to know its people. Then you really have to get involve in this programme. Through this, you will experience Africa while making meaningful contribution in the life of the future leaders of a community.

Volunteers should be at least 18 years of age, in good health, willing to teach; willing to live in simple living conditions and should be able to communicate in English. Other than these modest requirements, there are no other qualifications necessary to become a FANVO volunteer under this programme.

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GHANAIAN SCHOOLS
Ghanaian students go to school five days a week. Your teaching schedule may not include every day of the week. Schools generally start between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. and finish around 2:30 p.m. Some schools also run a shift from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

THE ACADEMIC CALANDER
First term --- September to December
Second term --- January to March
Third term --- May to August


School holidays vary from 3-5 weeks for Christmas and Easter holidays. Volunteers will need to keep this in mind when deciding on a time period to volunteer for participating in the programme.

LOCATION
Student-teachers or volunteers will be able to choose rural or urban schools. Certain regions in Ghana are in more need of teachers than others are. Student-teachers with some teaching experience (such as having done their student teaching in their home country) may be placed with schools that are lacking a sufficient number of teachers. These placements are only in rural areas and are often fairly remote. Therefore, this will only be done if the student request such a placement.

ACCOMMODATION
FANVO will arrange for student-teachers or volunteers to be place in a home-stay, preferable with someone from the school with which they are associated. Another type of accommodation could be a school bungalow in the school premises or few yards away. Others could be independent accommodation

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Volunteers should be at least 16 years of age, in good health, willing to work hard at manual, unskilled jobs, and willing to live with others in simple living conditions. Other than these modest requirements, there are no other qualifications necessary to become a FANVO work camper

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The answer to this question, of course, depends on how much you put in. If you enter fully into the work and make an effort to understand and make friends with the volunteers from many other cultures, you will have an interesting and enjoyable experience by working. You will make friends from countries all over the world, you will learn to do work you have never done before, you will learn important organizational and management skills, you will be introduced to a completely different part of the world, and you will learn about different cultures. More than all of this, you will have the satisfaction of having worked with others on a project to help a community in need.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

We will appreciate it if volunteers report at least two days before the work camp takes off. But if for some reason you can not fulfill this requirement –don’t worry you are always welcome any time any day before the break of camp.

All foreign volunteers will have to first report at the FANVO office at Madina-Accra for registration and briefing before going to the camp. Give us a call.

All foreign Volunteers will have to apply for entry visas to Ghana at their home country, single visa or any multiple visas can be acquired before travel. FANVO will help them extend the visa if the need arises.

We recommend that you bring along any drug that you may need regularly. It is also advisable to take a course of malaria pills.

Traveling in the tropics requires light, comfortable clothing. For daytime, cotton shirts, shorts or sarongs are recommended. Sun hats, glasses and a –high factor lotion are essential, as the sun can be quite harsh.

You are advised to bring along four passport size pictures these will come in handy, if you decide to extend your visa.

Unlimited amount of foreign currencies may be imported, but is subject to declaration.

Money exchange bureaus can be found in all the major towns and cities.

FANVO will provide an accommodation facility for 3 days before and one week after the work camp.

Send us fax, an e-mail, or a call on +233-244-983-270 to keep us informed of your arrival details, so that we can pick you up at the airport to avoid any inconveniences.

All volunteers will have to register at our office and pay the participation fee before going to the camp.

Mobile phone will need a local SIM card to send and receive massages and calls in Ghana. IDD code for Ghana is +233; telephone, fax, and internet services are available all over the main towns.

Ghana is a photographer’s paradise you can therefore bring along your camera for some good pictures.

English is the official language of the republic of Ghana.

There is one time zone in Ghana, Green Mean Time.

Please go through our website again for all the information you need to know before coming to the camp.

We at FANVO would appreciate it if foreign volunteers would come to FANVO through an organization in Europe or North America, but this is not a precondition to join a FANVO workcamp.

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OUR RESOURCES TOGETHER

We believe pooling our resources together is another interesting way of contributing positively towards the work camp. This may give that feeling of satisfaction that you are an integral part of the group. And also as a means to forfeit the expenses that would be incurred by renting these items locally we therefore appeal to all volunteers who have some of these logistics to lend them for use in the work camp. All items given under this condition are given back to the owner after the break of camp, except you will want to donate it to FANVO.

LOGISTICS THAT ARE MOST OFTEN NEEDED FOR THE WORKCAMPS

Electronic projectors and screen

Digital cameras

Lap top computers

Documentaries VCD/DVD, books, leaflets on AIDS/HIV

First Aid kits

Portable generators

Video camera

Tool box

(NB: These gadgets might not necessarily be new, any second hand or slightly used properly functioning gadget is accepted)

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