Compare voluntary work programs offered by five of the top volunteering organizations operating in Accra and other towns and villages in Ghana, Africa – in the following areas: Classroom Teaching, Orphanage work, Healthcare and Medical. Program fees are totaled to make it easier for you to compare ‘prices’.
- Organizations have been listed in alphabetical order.
- Program fees in currencies other than US Dollars (USD) have been converted into USD at date of article update using rates at www.xe.com
(Content partially updated: Jan 10, 2020)
| TEACHING | ELI |
| Ghana Volunteering | |
| HAID | |
| IFRE | |
| IVHQ | |
| ORPHANAGE | ELI |
| Ghana Volunteering | |
| Global Crossroads | |
| HAID | |
| IFRE | |
| MEDICAL | Agape Volunteers |
| ELI | |
| Global Crossroads | |
| IFRE | |
| IVHQ |
TEACHING
1. ELI
Program: Teach English, math in a basic school in Central or Northern Ghana
Application fee: $200
Program Fee:
1 week:
2 weeks: $755 / $955
4 weeks: $965 / $1,165
8 weeks: $1,450 / $1,650
12 weeks: $1,720 / $1,920
Note: First amount quoted applies to the ELI Youth Initiative. All others pay the second (higher) amount.
TOTALS for ELI Youth Initiative: 2 weeks = $955 | 4 weeks = $1,165 | 8 weeks = $1,650 | 12 weeks = $1,920
TOTALS for all others: 2 weeks = $1,155 | 4 weeks = $1,365 | 8 weeks = $1,850 | 12 weeks = $2,120
Fee covers: Pre-departure support, airport pickup, 4-day orientation, breakfast during orientation, accommodation, breakfast & dinner at host family.
Tel: +1 303-321-8278
Email: info@eliabroad.org
Reviews: www.eliabroad.org/experiences/participant-blogs
Program: Teach English, math, science, preschool in an African school in Ghana
Application fee: $45
Program Fee:
1 week: $200
2 weeks: $300
4 weeks: $500
8 weeks: $900
12 weeks: $1,300
TOTALS: 1 week = $245 | 2 weeks = $345 | 4 weeks = $545 | 8 weeks = $945 | 12 weeks = $1,345
Fee covers: Pre-departure support, fund-raising support and tips, airport pickup, transfer to placement, orientation program, accommodation, three (3) meals daily, 24/7 in-country support, alumni network membership
Tel/Whatsapp: +233 272 111270
Email: info@africacalling.org
Reviews: africacalling.org/category/africa-volunteers-feedback/
3. HAID
Program: Teach English or ICT in a Ghanaian school
Application fee: n/a
Program Fee:
1 week: $250
2 weeks: $350
4 weeks: $750
8 weeks: $1,200
12 weeks: $2,000
TOTALS: Same as above. Please note that a $150 program fee deposit is required to secure placement.
Fee covers: Airport pickup, accommodation, two (2) meals daily, 24/7 in-country support, certificate of participation, donation to project.
Tel: 1-719-250-4914
Email: info@haidfoundation.org
4. IFRE
Program: Teach English in an African school
Application fee: $299
Program Fee:
1 week: $135
2 weeks: $261
4 weeks: $435
8 weeks: $783
12 weeks: $1,131
TOTALS: 1 week = $434 | 2 weeks = $560 | 4 weeks = $734 | 8 weeks = $1,082 | 12 weeks = $1,430
Fee covers: “Room/board, field support, etc.”
Tel: 1-800-675-2504 (USA)
Email: info@ifrevolunteers.org
5. IVHQ
Program: Teach English, math etc. in a Ghanaian African school
Application fee: $299
Program Fee:
1 week: $270
2 weeks: $390
4 weeks: $590
8 weeks: $1,040
12 weeks: $1,550
TOTALS: 1 week = $569 | 2 weeks = $689 | 4 weeks = $889 | 8 weeks = $1,339 | 12 weeks = $1,849
Fee covers: Pre-departure support/ training, MyIVHQ account access, Airport pick-up, 24/7 in-country support, orientation, meals (twice daily? thrice daily?)
Tel: +64-6-758-7949
Email: info@volunteerhq.org
Reviews: www.gooverseas.com-IVHQ-reviews
ORPHANAGE
1. ELI
Program: Volunteer in an African orphanage – Ghana
Application fee: $200
Program Fee*:
1 week:
2 weeks: $755 / $955
4 weeks: $965 / $1,165
8 weeks: $1,450 / $1,650
12 weeks: $1,720 / $1,920
Note: First amount quoted applies to the ELI Youth Initiative. All others pay the second (higher) amount.
TOTALS for ELI Youth Initiative: 2 weeks = $955 | 4 weeks = $1,165 | 8 weeks = $1,650 | 12 weeks = $1,920
TOTALS for all others: 2 weeks = $1,155 | 4 weeks = $1,365 | 8 weeks = $1,850 | 12 weeks = $2,120
Fee covers: Pre-departure support, airport pickup, 4-day orientation, breakfast during orientation, accommodation, breakfast & dinner at host family.
Tel: +1 303-321-8278
Email: info@eliabroad.org
Reviews: www.eliabroad.org/experiences/participant-blogs
Program: Help with homework, play with kids, etc. in an African orphanage – Ghana.
Application fee: $45
Program Fee:
1 week: $200
2 weeks: $300
4 weeks: $500
8 weeks: $900
12 weeks: $1,300
TOTALS: 1 week = $245 | 2 weeks = $345 | 4 weeks = $545 | 8 weeks = $945 | 12 weeks = $1,345
Fee covers: Pre-departure support, fund-raising support and tips, airport pickup, transfer to placement, orientation program, accommodation, three (3) meals daily, 24/7 in-country support, alumni network membership
Tel/Whatsapp: +233 272 111270
Email: info@africacalling.org
Reviews: africacalling.org/category/africa-volunteers-feedback/
3. GLOBAL CROSSROADS
Program: Do voluntary work in an African orphanage – Ghana.
Application fee: $299
Program Fee: (for returning volunteers)
1 week: $175
2 weeks: $300
4 weeks: $550
8 weeks: $1,050
12 weeks: $1,550
TOTALS (for returning volunteers): 1 week = $474 | 2 weeks = $599 | 4 weeks = $849 | 8 weeks = $1,349 | 12 weeks = $1,849
Fee covers: Accommodation, food (3 times daily), fundraising ideas and letters, certificate of completion, discount for returning volunteers.
Tel: +1 214 785 6605
Email: info@globalcrossroad.com
Reviews:
gooverseas.com-GLOBAL-CROSSROADS-reviews
4. HAID
Program: Volunteer in a Ghanaian orphanage
Application fee: n/a
Program Fee:
1 week: $250
2 weeks: $350
4 weeks: $750
8 weeks: $1,200
12 weeks: $2,000
TOTALS: Same as above. Please note that a $150 program fee deposit is required to secure placement.
Fee covers: Airport pickup, accommodation, two (2) meals daily, 24/7 in-country support, certificate of participation, donation to project.
Tel: 1-719-250-4914
Email: info@haidfoundation.org
5. IFRE
Program: Voluntary work opportunities in African orphanages
Application fee: $299
Program Fee:
1 week: $135
2 weeks: $261
4 weeks: $435
8 weeks: $783
12 weeks: $1,131
TOTALS: 1 week = $434 | 2 weeks = $560 | 4 weeks = $734 | 8 weeks = $1,082 | 12 weeks = $1,430
Fee covers: “Room/board, field support, etc.”
Tel: 1-800-675-2504 (USA)
Email: info@ifrevolunteers.org
MEDICAL
1. AGAPE VOLUNTEERS
Program: Work in an African hospital or clinic.
Application fee: N/A
Program fee:
1 week: N/A
2 weeks: $642
4 weeks: $902
8 weeks: $1,095
TOTALS: Same as above
Fee covers: Registration and administration, airport pick-up, orientation, donation to projects, two (2) meals daily, tour of Jamestown, insurance, airport drop-off.
Tel: +44 (0) 845 519 8469
Email: www.agape-volunteers.com/contact
Reviews: AGAPE on Review Centre
2. ELI
Program: Learn about the day-to-day practice of medicine in Ghana by shadowing doctors and nurses.
Application fee: $200
Program Fee*:
1 week:
2 weeks: $755 / $955
4 weeks: $965 / $1,165
8 weeks: $1,450 / $1,650
12 weeks: $1,720 / $1,920
Note: First amount quoted applies to the ELI Youth Initiative. All others pay the second (higher) amount.
TOTALS for ELI Youth Initiative: 2 weeks = $955 | 4 weeks = $1,165 | 8 weeks = $1,650 | 12 weeks = $1,920
TOTALS for all others: 2 weeks = $1,155 | 4 weeks = $1,365 | 8 weeks = $1,850 | 12 weeks = $2,120
Fee covers: Pre-departure support, airport pickup, 4-day orientation, breakfast during orientation, accommodation, breakfast & dinner at host family.
Tel: +1 303-321-8278
Email: info@eliabroad.org
Reviews: www.eliabroad.org/experiences/participant-blogs
3. GLOBAL CROSSROADS
Program: Volunteer in the health sector in Ghana Africa.
Application fee: $299
Program Fee: (for returning volunteers)
1 week: $175
2 weeks: $300
4 weeks: $550
8 weeks: $1,050
12 weeks: $1,550
TOTALS (for returning volunteers): 1 week = $474 | 2 weeks = $599 | 4 weeks = $849 | 8 weeks = $1,349 | 12 weeks = $1,849
Fee covers: Accommodation, food (3 times daily), fundraising ideas and letters, certificate of completion, discount for returning volunteers.
Tel: +1 214 785 6605
Email: info@globalcrossroad.com
Reviews:
gooverseas.com-GLOBAL-CROSSROADS-reviews
4. IFRE
Program: Volunteer or intern in the healthcare industry in Ghana.
Application fee: $299
Program Fee:
1 week: $135
2 weeks: $261
4 weeks: $435
8 weeks: $783
12 weeks: $1,131
TOTALS: 1 week = $434 | 2 weeks = $560 | 4 weeks = $734 | 8 weeks = $1,082 | 12 weeks = $1,430
Fee covers: “Room/board, field support, etc.”
Tel: 1-800-675-2504 (USA)
Email: info@ifrevolunteers.org
5. IVHQ
Program: Volunteer in healthcare and medicine in Ghana Africa.
Application fee: $299
Program Fee:
1 week: $270
2 weeks: $390
4 weeks: $590
8 weeks: $1,040
12 weeks: $1,550
TOTALS: 1 week = $569 | 2 weeks = $689 | 4 weeks = $889 | 8 weeks = $1,339 | 12 weeks = $1,849
Fee covers: Pre-departure support/ training, MyIVHQ account access, Airport pick-up, 24/7 in-country support, orientation, meals (twice daily? thrice daily?)
Tel: +64-6-758-7949
Email: info@volunteerhq.org
Reviews:
www.gooverseas.com-IVHQ-reviews
This is another volunteer organization which should have been included in the pack.
I am visiting Africa this summer and would love to volunteer in an orphanage or as a preschool teacher / teacher’s assistant somewhere in or near Accra Ghana for a couple of weeks. Any information will be most appreciated.
I am a school administrator
I like to have volunteers help teach in my school KG,Primary and JHS this year.
My girlfriend and I will be coming to Ghana in the first week of March. We have just three weeks and would love to devote one week of that teaching or doing some form of community volunteering. Can you help with some information on the opportunities available for our kind of schedule. We’d like to work in the second week. Any ideas would be most appreciated.
Hello,
This is Assets Educational Centre based in the Eastern region of Ghana. We will be happy to have some volunteer teachers for our school which comprises preschool, primary 1 to 6 and junior high 1 and 2.
Can I get a volunteer placement at an orphanage in Accra?
Hi Susan,
Yes you can. Accra is a nice city to volunteer in. Some of the organizations listed here offer placements for teaching / tutoring in schools, orphanage / children, medical, legal, media and many more volunteering and internship opportunities in Accra. You can call or better still, email any of the orgs listed on this very page.