Volunteer and Travel in Ghana
Volunteering in Ghana
Throughout Ghana there is a need for volunteers to help provide and improve basic needs like education, health care, business development skills training. As a volunteer in Ghana you will get to experience the music and dancing that Ghanaian people practice in everyday life and of course the warm hospitality of the people.
Our volunteer opportunities in Ghana include a fantastic project to Empower Marginalized Slum Dwellers. We also have a hard working Business Skills and Deveopment Programme and a Clincial Medical Placement helping to support, nurture and nourish communities in and around Accra.
For other volunteer opportunities in Africa please take a look at Bostwana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
About Ghana
Ghana, a developing country on the west coast of Africa, lies a few degrees north of the equator and is considered the country closest to the centre of the world. Ghana has a fantastically diverse landscape with hundreds of miles of beaches, rainforests, mountains and the largest man-made lake in the world, Lake Volta. Wildlife can be seen up close in the likes of Mole National Park in the North, a habitat to lions, antelope, elephants and many bird species. This English-speaking country provides volunteers with a wonderful introduction to Africa; it is politically stable, safe, affordable and characterised by its warm friendly people.
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Ghana Travel Highlights
Safari in Ghana
Compared to the likes of Kenya or Namibia, Ghana is lesser known for its wildlife safari, but its diversity of species is no less impressive. It has 16 National Parks and several natural reserves and protected areas, comprised of varied ranges of habitat. These include wetland lagoons, salt pans along the Gold Coast and tropical guinea rainforest. Ghana is home to about 99 species of mammals including the largest land mammal, the African Elephant; there's also the hippopotamus, lion, leopard, hyena, chimpanzee, baboon, buffalo, antelope, 7 species of monkey, and much more. One can also spot about 750 species of birds in Ghana.
Wli Waterfalls
Wli, the highest waterfall in western Africa, is one of Ghana's most unforgettable sights. First admire the sheer grandeur of the fall itself - the spectacular white water of the Agumatsa River thundering over 60 meters down steep cliffs into a large pool below. Second are the massive mountain formations comprised of soaring peaks and rock walls, which are part of the Akwapim-Togo Mountains.
Surfing in Ghana
Due to the Southern ocean swells that hit the Western coastline of Ghana, surfers can find some of the cleanest, most orderly and thus rider-friendly waves on earth. The combination of perfect waves, warm water and no crowds, as well as the endless activities to see and do in and around the picturesque fishing village of Busua, creates the ideal place to learn how to surf.
