Connecting People with communities in need
 Welcome to ARA - Ghana's top on-the-ground facilitator of volunteer work. We offer a variety of exciting and rewarding volunteer programs suitable for anyone looking to make a real difference during their gap year travel, career break, leisure travels or working holiday in Ghana. Our volunteer projects focus on making a measurable impact on the people and wildlife in Ghana, while ensuring that our volunteers have a safe, enjoyable, adventurous, unforgettable and life-changing experience in Ghana.
ARA offers innovative programs and an exceptional history
 For more than two decades, ARA has facilitated transformational community service involving more than 6000 youth Volunteers and hundreds of communities in Ghana. Through our programs, high school and college-aged Volunteers jump in with head, heart, and hands to contribute to health, education, and environmental service projects.
ARA projects are a collaborative effort between our participants, a vigorous network of International Partner Agencies, and the local knowledge and experience of our host communities.
ARA values youth leadership and creativity
 ARA youth Volunteers becomes catalysts, teachers, learners, and friends through the implementation of community service projects. These same Volunteers return to lead our programs in Ghana as Project Staff. ARA is committed to being a youth-led organization in which creativity, initiative, and multicultural understanding are highly valued. Read More
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 ARA is member of the Lighting Africa Project initiatived by World Bank Group aimed at providing up
to 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to non-fossil
fuel based, low cost, safe, and reliable lighting products with
associated basic energy services by the year 2030. Read More
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Your safety and security is our prime concern - so we have many procedures and support systems to ensure you have the support you need to enjoy your placement with peace of mind... 
As an international volunteer with ARA, you're making a meaningful contribution, working side-by-side with local people and sharing in the goals of a community that warmly welcomes you. Read More 
ARA is a non profit and non governmental organization working to empower rural communities in Ghana to strive for sustainable development in terms of environmental integrity, social equality and economical growth.