Volunteer FAQ

Mostly no. Enthusiasm, patience and the ability to adapt matter more than credentials, and we work out together which parts of the programme fit what you can actually do. Two exceptions: the media work needs your own camera and a laptop that can edit, and the leadership workshops go much better if you have facilitated groups before.

Placements run from two weeks upwards, with no maximum. We are honest about this: two weeks is enough to contribute and to see the work, but the volunteers who change something lasting are the ones who stay a month or more. Programmes that depend on consistency — after-school clubs, mentoring, coaching — really need a longer stay.

Yes. Almost all nationalities need a tourist visa, which you apply for at your nearest Ghanaian embassy or consulate before travelling. We provide any supporting documentation they ask for, such as a letter of invitation. Start this early — processing times vary a lot by country.

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required to enter Ghana and is checked on arrival. Beyond that, malaria prophylaxis is strongly recommended, and your travel clinic will advise on hepatitis, typhoid and routine boosters. Please see a travel health professional well before you fly — we cannot give medical advice.

Ghana is one of the most stable and welcoming countries in West Africa, and Kokrobite is a small coastal town where our team is well known. Normal travel sense applies: be careful with valuables, do not walk alone on unlit beaches at night, and ask our team before going somewhere you do not know. Our staff are local and reachable throughout your stay.

Yes — nearly all of the work involves young people. Every volunteer provides a criminal background check from their home country, receives a safeguarding briefing during orientation, and agrees to our rules on conduct and on photographing children. Volunteers are never alone with a child. These rules are not flexible.

In shared volunteer accommodation in Kokrobite, together with other volunteers. Your programme fee covers the accommodation. It is self-catering: there is a kitchen, and fresh food is easy and cheap to buy at the local market.

We collect you. A member of our team meets you at Kotoka International Airport in Accra and travels with you to Kokrobite, which is about an hour away. You will have their name and phone number before you fly.

Whatever you like — weekends are free. Kokrobite has beaches, surfing, drumming and dance lessons, and Accra is about an hour away. Volunteers often travel together to Cape Coast, the Volta Region or further north. Our team is happy to help you plan.

Most of our volunteers do. You arrive into a shared house with other volunteers and a local team, which is why solo travellers rarely feel alone for long. Couples and small groups of friends are also welcome — tell us in your application so we can plan the accommodation.

Because hosting a volunteer costs real money. Your fee covers your accommodation, your airport collection, and the time our local team spends preparing your stay, supporting you and supervising the work. It also means our programmes for students stay free — which is the entire point.

Talk to us. Volunteers have raised money before arriving, brought equipment the programme needed, or connected us with sponsors in their home country. Any of those is genuinely valuable, and we would rather have the conversation than lose a good volunteer over the fee.