Volunteer Ghana  

We are no longer sending volunteers to this location. Instead we will be concentrating on our Asia and Central America projects. For more information about these please take a look at our Asia and Central America project pages.

Volunteering in Ghana is incredible. Everything is in excess… overwhelming hospitality, a multitude of religions, languages, music, dancing, socialising and an abundance of glorious African countryside and wide open spaces. The very best of Ghana, however, is the Ghanaian people - they are amongst the friendliest in Africa, so prepare yourself for a warm, sociable welcome!

Ghana is considered an 'island of peace and stability' in the West Africa Sub-Region. Since 2000, Ghana has sustained a period of economic stability and has seen one of the fastest rates of poverty reduction in Africa in recent years, less than a third of Ghanaians now live below the poverty line.

However, Ghana still faces a number of challenges. Currently, just 53% of people are thought to have access to safe, clean water. HIV/AIDS is another concern – in 2007, it was thought that 2.6% of people aged 15-49 were living with HIV/AIDS and Ghana also has a high infant mortality rate, with more than 1 in 10 children dying before the age of five. On average in the UK, only 6 out of every 1000 children die before the age of five.

The country is trying hard to improve its access to education and it is thought that currently around 91% of children are attending Primary school. 71.2% of males aged 15 and over are literate, compared to just 57.2% of females aged 15 and over.

See more photos in the Around Ghana Photo Gallery photo album

Ghana arc of independence

A screen

Village road

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