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 ARA is a Community Based Organization which concentrates on issues like community organization, income generation, micro-credit programs, land reform, agriculture, animal raising and gender development.
Because ARA has limited financial resources ARA Volunteer collaborates with many local NGOs to support our efforts of community development. This program is designed for those desiring real hands-on experience while working in Rural communities while simultaneously honing their personal, career-based/oriented skills pertaining to international development agencies
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The idea is to bring foreign volunteer to Ghana and exchange cultural and
work experience and to contribute new impulses and fresh ideas that may be
useful in Ghana and the volunteers' home society. All volunteer placements
are individually developed and the volunteer's activities will be arranged in
advance. The responsibility of the volunteer depends on his/her skills and
interests. For example: A law student supports a community by sharing
information on their land rights or a volunteer with skills in development work
supports an organization to write reports and proposals for fundraising.
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| Skills and Qualification
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The volunteers should be genuinely
interested in and committed to the Ghanaian culture. Basic skills
in the field he/she wants to be placed are highly appreciated. A special
qualification is not necessary. The volunteer should be at least 20 years old.
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| Meals/Accommodations:
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ARA manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live
with the host family/hostel and we manage a separate/shared, simple, clean and
modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have
an access to our office in Ghana and mobile number of our coordinators. Our
staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program.
Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival.
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| Project Locations:
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Community Development projects are
available in various towns
including Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast, with shops, banks &
internet cafes nearby. Ghana's vibrant cities are renowned for its
friendly atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of
contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern
infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city.
Volunteers can organize several combinations of potential excursions
during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a
tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during
weekends. For example: waterfalls, monkey sanctuary, markets, purple
princess designs, mountain biking, drumming school, community based
eco-tourism project, Volta river, Pottery village, hotels, Kenta
weaving studio and many more.
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Volunteer 
We normally place our volunteers in local host-families. This provides
these families with a regular income - we always pay above the market rate -
and this enables them to afford additional benefits, such as extended education
for their children or better access to healthcare. Read More
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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 