VOLUNTEERING IN Ghana

With a total of around 80 different languages being spoken nationally and English as the official ‘lingua-franca’ of the country, Ghana is a celebration of diversity. Solo volunteers, friends, groups and families are all welcomed alike, making Ghana a fantastic destination. Alongside the welcoming communities though, there is also stark poverty and there is a great need for volunteers to work on community development, education and building projects. Pod Volunteer is an award-winning non-profit organisation helping people to volunteer in Ghana for as little as 1 week or as long as 3 months.

We find the best volunteer projects in Ghana for you, help you with all the arrangements and provide lots of support before and during your volunteering time in Ghana!

You can get directly involved in diverse community volunteering projects, whilst immersing yourself in local culture, living and working alongside locals. Volunteering in Ghana helps to alleviate poverty, provide safe drinking water, improved education and increased sanitation to local communities.

Volunteers are needed all year round at the projects in Ghana. Climate wise, Ghana’s close proximity to the equator means the temperatures are consistently above 25˚C throughout the year and there is a year-round tropical climate. The dry months are from November to March, with the harmattan winds blowing through from November, cooling temperatures a bit. The green, tropical centre and South of Ghana typically has its heaviest rains falling from April through to June. The more desert like North has rains from March to September. Even during the rainy season, Ghana can still enjoy averages of 5 hours of sun a day.

At Pod Volunteer we love to travel and have visited the projects in Ghana. Here is our insider’s view of our experiences travelling and volunteering in Ghana…

Things we loved: Getting to know the people and becoming a part of village life. Exploring the local national parks, nature reserves, mountains and the lush jungles – Ghana is a beautiful country! Trying the local cuisine – from delicious ‘red-red’ to the more acquired taste of fufu and banku! How rewarding the projects are – you feel part of the bigger picture and are able to see so quickly how the charity is making a difference.

Things we weren’t so sure about! The heat! Make sure you pack a hat, lots of sun cream and rehydration salts. The cockerel ‘alarm clock’ that wakes you up every morning!

Below you’ll find a summary of our volunteering projects in Ghana which you can click through to and find out about the volunteer role, location, accommodation and costs, see lots of pictures and read volunteer reviews!

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