Ghana Program Details
Accommodation and Food
Depending on the location of your Quest, accommodations will differ. In Putubiw you will live with a host family. In Biakpa, you have a choice of staying with a host family (all meals included) or you can stay at a guest house, about a 20 minute walk from your work site, where you will be provided with breakfast but would need to buy lunch and dinner. There’s electricity at the guest house and most rooms have en-suites bathrooms.
Insurance, Health and Safety
United Planet provides emergency medical insurance for all of its Short Term volunteers. You receive policy information by email prior to departure, and also the emergency number to call if you are treated for any medical issues. Insurance also covers baggage loss up to $500 and trip interruption due to extraordinary circumstances.* Upon sign up you will also receive a full guide to health and safety in Ghana. We recommend booking a doctor’s appointment a few months out to update your vaccinations, etc. or visiting a travel health clinic. Your doctor can recommend the appropriate vaccinations and travel medicine. Please see the Health and Safety page for more information.
Transportation and Flights
Volunteers fly into Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana and from there will be collected by a United Planet representative. You will spend one night in Accra and receive an orientation, then be taken to your host village.
Start Dates
Programs start 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month.
Programs other than the Winter Break Orphange and Medical Center Quest will not start December 21st.
The Ghana experience is more than volunteering! You will participate in a number of activities and excursions depending on where you are working. Possible activities include a tour of Accra, visit to a monkey’s sanctuary, Wli waterfalls, Kakum National Park, Elmina Castel, a boat ride in Volta river, and a nature trail. You will also participate in different cultural activities based on the daily lives of your host village.
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*$25 Evaluation Refund
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*Evaluation Refund ($25)
Your feedback is very important to us! Upon receiving your online evaluation within one month of the completion of your Quest, you will be refunded $25. Instead of receiving your $25 refund, you may choose to donate that $25 to the Country Fund of your Quest host country. United Planet Country Funds support program development and sustainable development projects in volunteer host communities. Please note that UP will only refund one survey per family.
Optional Excursions:
Mole National Park and Crocodile Farm - 5 days/4 nights - $395
Learn how your program fee is spent.
Still have Questions?
Please call one of our friendly Quest Coordinators at 1-800.292.2316 or Request Info here!
