2024 at Community Farm Assistant
Community Farm Assistant
Highlights
- Work with local farmers that live under the poverty line to help decrease the workload and improve output to provide for their families.
- Learn how to farm the local land and crops in the traditional way whilst planning between irregular seasons.
- Gain a new family, living in shared volunteer housing gives you the perfect chance to make life long friends across the globe.
- Make unforgettabe memories travelling with your fellow volunteers at weekends to places such as Mole Safari Park, Cape Coast Castle & Boti Waterfall.
- Explore the surrounding rainforests and mountains in your free time along with the rural Ghanaian way of life and it's laid back, friendly atmosphere.
- Work with local farmers that live under the poverty line to help decrease the workload and improve output to provide for their families.
- Learn how to farm the local land and crops in the traditional way whilst planning between irregular seasons.
- Gain a new family, living in shared volunteer housing gives you the perfect chance to make life long friends across the globe.
Vooral geschikt voor
Over het programma
Lend a hand to rural farmers on their personal and community farms to assist small scale farmers in need of a helping hand.
About The Placement
Assist local small scale farmers from the nearby towns and villages on their personal and community farmland plots. Learn to grow local produce and manage the land in the traditional hands on approach whilst helping them to provide for their families.
Why This Placement?
Dagelijkse activiteiten
- 07:30am - 08:00am / Volunteer transport leaves the volunteer house to project sites
- 08:00am
- 10:00am / Arrive at site and begin daily tasks. Eg; Watering of crops, weeding beds and planting seedlings.
- 10:00am - 11:00am / Break
- 11:00am - 13:00pm / Resuming of placement site work. Eg; Watering of ...
Vrijetijdsactiviteiten
Mid Week Free
Time
After school and evenings offer these
local opportunities around the local area:
- Hiking / Trekking
- Swimming
- Sightseeing (Waterfalls and breathtaking scenery)
- After school & Homework Clubs
- Sports facilities
- Live Music
- Plenty of Nightlife
- Restaurants & Hotels
providing western cuisine
Weekend
Voorwaarden
Diensten ingesloten
Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?
Gegevens over jouw aankomst
This placement is available throughout the year. You are welcome to
arrive with us any day of the week or flight arrival time and we will
adjust your airport collection accordingly.
How Do I Get From The Airport to Volunteer House On Arrival?
We
can arrange for one of our partnered drivers to collect you from
the airport and bring you directly to the volunteer house although fuel,
airport parking and toll fees must be covered by yourself - payable in
Ghana cedis or US dollars on the day (You can use local ATM machines on
the way to withdraw Ghana cedi currency.)
Cost: As of January 2024, this is around 700 cedis.
They will be holding a sign with your name on so they should be easy to spot!
Programmakosten
Ontmoet je organisatie
Atlas Volunteers
NGO - opgericht in 2017
Geverifieerd door Volunteer World
Gepresenteerd door
Sam
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