Details of Language and Culture Program
Day 1: Your one week language program start with 3-4hour orientation which covers topics like Ghanaian language, history, culture, politics, geography, religion and necessary health precautions. Volunteers are encouraged to bring out issues, discuss and gather as much information as possible. Ghanaian language class begins.
Day 2: Your Ghanaian language program continues (2-3 hours). Visit the local market and interact with the local community in free time.
Day 3: Volunteers will travel in third day. Visit of Accra city through the principal streets of Accra . The first place of visit will be the National Museum where artifacts of pre-historic and relics of chieftaincy are displayed. Continue to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park , where Ghana 's independence was declared for a guided tour.
Day 4: Your Ghanaian language class (2-3 hours) will continue. Explore local bazaar, interact with local people, and practice Ghana language
Day 5: Ghanaian language class (2-3 hours). In the afternoon, Volunteers will visit a local village, and explore local lifestyles, including practicing language with local people. Volunteers will also go to a local food market and buy goods (asking about price using the language they have learned).
Day 6: Drive to Shai hills for game viewing, where you will see different kinds of animals like the antelope, monkeys of different sorts birds, bamboos etc. Continue to Aburi, the Century old botanical garden. Rest of the day at leisure to admire the greens and beautiful landscape.
Day 7: Closing of Ghanaian language program, evaluation, and departure for project.
Note: This is a sample itinerary and can change to meet changes in field conditions |