This is designed to provide participants with valuable work experience of a life time and to enhance their CV in their chosen field as well as discovering Ghana in a unique way. Ghana’s economy is amongst the fastest growing economy currently in the world with the discovery of oil and gas and other vital raw materials at its disposal.

As a professional experienced organisation we are dedicated and well placed in providing a well structured and organised internship programme within great institutions in Ghana.
We will provide all participants with a Volunteer Project certificate upon completion of the internship as evidence of the hard work and dedication that goes into these projects as well as the unique experience gained.

Participants will be placed based on their education, training and specification requirements that they provide prior to arrival.
We work with a number of organsatations across the world recruiting volunteers on our behalf and also preparing you with full pre-departure and other relevant information prior to your travel

Sports Coaching in Ghana

Become a Sports Coach and Inspire Kids in Africa

In a country where opportunities are scarce, sport can promote improved health, increased social participation and can help unify communities.

Love sport as much as you love travel? We’ve got the gap year experience for you! You can make a real difference to young people in Ghana by being a sports coach on this awesome volunteer programme in and around Accra. Use your enthusiasm and skills to inspire young sportspeople in one of the safest, friendliest countries in Africa. You’ll hone your coaching expertise and improve your own performance while working with Ghana’s next generation of sporting stars.

Choose from football, athletics, basketball, boxing, , golf, hockey, netball, martial arts, rugby, swimming, tennis, and volleyball coaching and coach at grassroots level. Stay in our friendly volunteer house and spend 3 – 6 hours a day coaching with plenty of time in the evenings and weekends to explore. Use your love of sports for good and make friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.

Trip Highlights

Build your coaching confidence working alongside the local team to train and develop young Ghanaians in a range of sports
Raise your fitness levels and improve your own game with opportunities to train alongside junior national teams and established sports clubs

Make new mates in our vibrant volunteer house in the coastal town of Teshie
Get a real taste of Ghanaian life with party and cultural nights out in the local area
Join our optional weekend excursions and discover Ghana’s incredible wildlife, national parks, and gorgeous beaches

What's included

  • Accommodation in the volunteer house
  • All meals during your stay
  • Sports coaching placements
  • Airport pick-up and drop off
  • Pre departure help and advice.
  • Full project induction
  • Accra city tour
  • Local area orientation
  • In-country induction pack
  • 24-hour emergency support

Pricing

  • Sports Coaching in Ghana – 2 weeks from £419
  • Sports Coaching in Ghana – 3 weeks from £619
  • Sports Coaching in Ghana – 4 weeks from £819
  • Sports Coaching in Ghana – 5 weeks from £1,029
  • Sports Coaching in Ghana – 6 weeks from £1,239
  • Sports Coaching in Ghana – 8 weeks from £1,569
  • Sports Coaching in Ghana – 10 weeks from £1,849
  • Sports Coaching in Ghana -12 weeks from £2199

What's not included

  • Flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Visas
  • Vaccinations
  • Transport to / from placement.
  • Laundry service
  • Snacks, soft drinks and alcohol
  • Optional activities

The Volunteer House & Transport

The volunteer house is based in the coastal town of Teshie, close to Accra. Accommodation is clean and comfortable with single sex dorm style rooms, cold showers (although with Ghanaian temperatures you won’t mind!), a communal living room, and an outside space with seating. Staff live on site, and there’s a real family feel to the house.

It’s your responsibility to arrange and pay for your own transport between the volunteer house and your placement. Schools and clubs are usually within a 15-minute drive and most volunteers use Uber to get there (£1 – £3).

Medical Internships in Ghana

Give your career in medicine a boost on this medical internship programme in one of Africa’s most welcoming countries. Spend 3 – 12 weeks helping out in a variety of hospital and clinic settings including operating theatres, maternity wards and family planning clinics, as well as getting involved with outreach programmes, and visiting local families in their homes. You’ll learn by observation with the full support of local staff and may get the opportunity to get hands-on as you progress.

All meals and accommodation in our friendly volunteer house are included, and we’ve got loads of amazing evening and weekend activities on offer. Choose from a general medical internship, nursing, dentistry, and physiotherapy. You’ll head home with a certificate as well as loads of unforgettable memories of your time in this amazing country. It’s an unbeatable experience for anyone interested in starting medical training, or furthering a career in medicine.

Please note: Participants must have a qualification in medicine or be currently studying medicine at university.

Trip Highlights

  1. Build your CV by gaining invaluable, hands-on medical experience in well-established Ghanaian hospitals and clinics
  2. Spend time in a wide range of medical facilities, including family planning clinics, maternity units, and operating theatres.
  3. Make new friends in our welcoming volunteer house in the seaside town of Teshie.
  4. Immerse yourself in Ghanaian life with party and cultural nights out in the local area.
  5. Join our optional weekend trips and discover Ghana’s incredible wildlife, national parks, and stunning beaches.

Pricing

  • Medical Internships in Ghana – 3 weeks £700
  • Medical Internships in Ghana – 4 weeks £900
  • Medical Internships in Ghana – 6 weeks £1,400
  • Medical Internships in Ghana – 8 weeks £1,700
  • Medical Internships in Ghana – 10 weeks £1,900
  • Medical Internships in Ghana -12 weeks £2,300

You’ll need to choose between the teaching and childcare volunteer roles at the time of booking rather than mixing and matching when you arrive. There’s a 2 week minimum stay on the project, but our recommendation is that you spend 8 – 12 weeks in Ghana to really get the most out of your experience.

Teaching Volunteer Role

If you choose to focus on teaching, you’ll be based in a local school not far from the volunteer house. Ghanaian schools operate at three levels (nursery, junior, and senior). We’ll place you with an age group that you feel comfortable with. You’ll have the opportunity to teach a broad range of subjects and will be working alongside the teachers delivering lessons to up to 40 children. If you feel comfortable, there may be opportunities to run sessions alongside another volunteer.

Childcare Volunteer Role

If you choose to focus on the childcare volunteer role, you’ll be based at a childcare centre in Accra. Working alongside local staff, you’ll help as a teaching assistant in the school (helping with lessons and offering classroom support), and provide care in the childcare centre (helping with homework, playing games, helping with meals). You’ll be working with children from newborns up to age 16.

Weekly itinerary / a typical day on the programme

Both the teaching and childcare volunteer programmes begin on Saturdays throughout the year. You’ll be working for 4 – 6 hours a day from Monday to Friday. Meals are all served back at the volunteer house with fixed mealtimes (breakfast 6.30 – 8.30am / lunch 12.50 – 1.50pm / dinner 5 – 6.30pm).

Free Time

With only 4 – 6 hours of volunteering a day, and weekends free, you’ll have plenty of free time to enjoy the wealth of activities on offer in the local area. From beaches and cultural markets to bustling bars, go-karting, and salsa lessons, there’s always something to do!

Evening social activities are regularly arranged by our local team, from African dancing or drumming to bar crawls in Accra, cooking classes, and local sports games, and there are a number of incredible weekend group trips on offer (extra cost), including visits to Cape Coast, Mole National Park, and the Volta region.

Pricing

  • Ghana Teaching & Childcare Project – 2 weeks £419
  • Ghana Teaching & Childcare Project – 3 week £619
  • Ghana Teaching & Childcare Project – 4 weeks £819
  • Ghana Teaching & Childcare Project – 6 weeks £1,239
  • Ghana Teaching & Childcare Project – 8 weeks £1,569
  • Ghana Teaching & Childcare Project – 10 weeks £1,849
  • Ghana Teaching & Childcare Project-12 weeks £2,199

When to go

Whether you are planning your summer abroad, travel during fall or winter holidays, or an alternative spring break or winter break, you can volunteer with global impact volunteers year-round.

  • Gap Year
  • Spring Break
  • Summer Months
  • Winter Holidays

Journalism Internship Program

If you are planning a gap year or career break and contemplating a job in journalism or the media, a Global Impact Volunteers can set you on the right track! Our journalism internships abroad are a great way to enhance your resume, gain valuable skills, and make you stand out from the crowd. Whether you are currently studying journalism or are considering it in college, Global Impact Volunteers intern Projects Abroad will give you unique firsthand international journalism experience.
If you are already a practicing journalist, then interning abroad will broaden your horizons and show you a different way of working in journalism against the backdrop of a new and exciting country. You will learn the ins and outs of print or broadcast journalism overseas and may even be able to teach your new colleagues something about how you work at home.

You can choose to work on a print journalism internship – working with an international newspaper or magazine – or on a broadcast internship, where you will work with a radio or TV station abroad. Our journalism internships run year round and have totally flexible dates and durations; whether you want a short-term experience, a unique summer interning opportunity, or a longer term abroad, we can accommodate your needs.

On our Print Journalism placements, you not only get an insider’s view of how publications are run, but you will also compile an impressive portfolio to take home with you at the end of your project. This international journalism experience will be a valuable confidence builder and will look great on your resume!

Alternatively, an international journalism internship in Radio or TV will provide you with an array of tapes and discs, as well as a host of broadcasting and production experience. Whichever international journalism internship you choose, you will gain great insight into the workings of the international media in a new cultural and political setting. For most of our journalism internships you don’t need any foreign language skills since the publications and stations generally write in or speak English.

Veterinary Placement

The veterinary volunteer intern program is designed to provide a good learning experience for anyone who has an interest in animals and has a career goal in the veterinary profession. If you have a passion for working with animals, either in the field of veterinary medicine or in a more general animal care-oriented role, then this program is a perfect way for you to gain some knowledge and put your skills into practice.

This position has varying levels of animal contact, and can be informative for those considering a career in the field of veterinary medicine. Ghana has many veterinary problems peculiar to itself.
You would be involved in the day-to-day duties of the veterinarian center with the regular staff in animal health care issues and assisting with immunizations for parasite management, nutrition supplements, administration of medication, vaccinations to animals, assisting with animal examination, diagnostics, treatments of animal patient for and recovery from surgery.

Our veterinary program is available for college, under graduate and recent graduate students taking a gap year or career break or for those professional anxious in sharing their professional knowledge, experience, and expertise. Inexperienced vet volunteer interns will participate in surgical pack sterilization while experienced vets will perform surgery, under the supervision and assistance of licensed host country veterinarians.