Internship in Ghana
 With its amazing wildlife, fascinating landscape, colorful but diversified culture and customs, great safaris, and gorgeous beaches, Ghana offers one of the best travel and internship experiences possible in Africa . Ghana has a splendid coastline with gorgeous beaches - which are all indeed earthly paradises. This fantastic country is also blessed with vast cultural heritages, spanning lakes, wetlands, and a multitude of historical sites.
Our highly-organized internships in Ghana are well-respected - offering benefits beyond mere professional development. Interning in Ghana provides wonderful opportunities for individuals to be immersed within an enthralling culture while working within your area of interest. Ghana's internship experience offers actual real-world, hands-on experience providing genuine glimpses into a country rich in culture, natural beauty - all which cannot be experienced through simple travel. IFRE invite you to join our Internship in Ghana program and embark on the meaningful journey of a lifetime.
Phase One: Orientation, Language and Cultural Immersion
In Ghana , your internship experience starts with one week of language and cultural orientation. However, you can choose to either take the orientation or go directly into an internship project. If you decide to participate in the week-long language and cultural immersion, your program begins with one week language, culture, and travel experience in Accra - the capital of Ghana . Accra is the epicenter of the Western African Culture, lively lifestyle, and historical areas. The one-week language and cultural immersion program comprised of language training and cultural visits to tourist-attracting wonders offers glimpses into the beauty of the local language, culture, village life, and people of Ghana - all before beginning your internship in Ghana.
Phase Two: Work in Internship Projects
This is the heart of your internship in Ghana . Presently, IFRE collaborates with various esteemed organizations working in the areas of education, medical/healthcare, women's issues and rural development - to offer meaningful internships for eager, industrious individuals. All internship projects and associated organizations are well-established, reputed and have a successful history of hosting a number of international interns. Currently, IFRE offers internships in the following fields:
Internship in Ghana : Internship Project and Role of Supervisor
 One of the most distinguished features of IFRE's internships in Ghana is the guidance of supervisors. Whichever projects you choose, IFRE will assign a qualified supervisor to provide assistance for all interns throughout the duration of their chosen internship. Individuals filling the role of supervisor are usually either the director or chosen staff member of the project which interns choose. During your time as an international intern, you will be assigned a number of duties which volunteers also perform (in this sense, there are very few differences between IFRE's volunteers and interns). Wherein exists the differences between interning and volunteering is that the internship allows individuals to become more deeply involved in their chosen project (i.e. individuals interning in the women's issues projects can further explore issues such as the trafficking of women, domestic violence, etc). Please note: the project supervisor DOES NOT develop internships as this is up to the intern to get as much or as little out of their projects. ALL participants should be proactive to ensure the ultimate success of their internships. Supervisors will provide at least five (5) hours each week to make certain that interns are adequately guided.
INTERNSHIP IN GHANA : COLLEGE CREDIT
You can earn academic credit for nearly every type of internship work in Ghana . The best way to receive academic credit is through your college/university. Therefore, please contact your respective faculty/academic advisor about receiving college credit for your internship work. Your college/university may need additional information about the program prior to approval, as well as require you to submit a research paper or other requirements. Alternatively, you can earn academic credit through Seattle Central Community College (SCCC). SCCC offers college credit for international programs such as: study abroad, volunteer abroad, intern abroad, language studies and even cultural-exchanging home-stays. IFRE suggests contacting Professor Steve Tash (please ask us for pertinent contact information) to further explore the option of receiving course credit for your international internship. IFRE is not associated with SCCC; so please make sure that you can transfer SCCC credit to your home university.
Internship in Ghana : FEES and Dates
Start Dates : Interns program starts on the following (first and third Monday of each month)
IFRE is proud to offer all of the services that our competitors offer at a very special economical price (nearly 50-175% less). We here at IFRE do not make 6-figured salaries; and we work very hard and smart to keep costs down especially for you the intern where it counts the most. We remain devoted to maintaining both the quality of the program and the safety of all interns involved.
IFRE is a 501 (C) 3 organization so your program fee will be tax deductible as provided by law.
IFRE application fee: US $349. The application fee covers advertising, program promotion, and office expenses (rent, utilities, and staff salaries).
Internship program fee |
What's Included in Program Fee |
- 4 days: US$380
- 1 week: US$562
- 2 weeks: US$682
- 3 weeks: US$810
- 4 weeks: US$938
- 5 weeks: US$1066
- 6 weeks: US$1194
- 7 weeks: US$1322
- 8 weeks: US$1450
- 9 weeks: US$1578
- 10 weeks: US$1706
- 11 weeks: US$1834
- 12 weeks: US$1960
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Ghana language program fee: US$ 250 for one week
Language fee covers Language and cultural training, food and accommodations for 7 days, training materials (books, papers), cost of local sight seeing/tourist sites, cost of recreational activities, Insurance
Additional costs for Interns.
International flights, visa extension, personal expenses on water/soft drinks/entertainment ($1-3 per day), laundry, telephone, immunization
Ghana Internship program free time
There is free time for interns during the week-long language and culture program as well as on weekends, and during the internship period. However, IFRE does not offer any programs for interns' free time. This is a valuable time for self discovery and learning. However, IFRE's local staff members provide invaluable advice, travel tips, and assistance in booking travel. During your free time, you can explore Ghana 's amazing wildlife, fascinating landscaped, colorful cultures and their customs, spectacular safaris, gorgeous beaches, and astonishing tours of nearby castles and fortresses. Or (if you prefer) you can simply hike or ride bicycles through nearby villages. All interns are asked to please discuss all travel plans with local project staff members for the best options available to guarantee the most out of your free time in Ghana .
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