Ghana
Sample Schedule
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | ||
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6:00am | Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | |
7:00am | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Cultural Tour | Transport to Airport & Airline Check in | ||
8:00am | |||||||||
9:00am | Tour of Projects | Household Surveys | Work with Businesses | Work with Businesses | Work with Businesses | Cultural Tour | |||
10:00am | |||||||||
11:00am | |||||||||
12:00pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |||
1:00pm | Tour of Projects | Household Surveys | Work with Businesses | Work with Businesses | Preparation of Reports to Partners | Present Reports to Local Partners | |||
2:00pm | |||||||||
3:00pm | Settle In | ||||||||
4:00pm | Introduction to Brigade | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | ||
5:00pm | |||||||||
6:00pm | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | |||
7:00pm | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | ||
8:00pm | Business Introduction | Reflection | Reflection & Business Analysis | Reflection & Business Analysis | Reflection & Business Analysis | Reflection & Report Preparation | Final Reflection |
Day 1 | |
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6:00am | Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility |
7:00am | |
8:00am | |
9:00am | |
10:00am | |
11:00am | |
12:00pm | |
1:00pm | |
2:00pm | |
3:00pm | Settle In |
4:00pm | Introduction to Brigade |
5:00pm | |
6:00pm | |
7:00pm | Dinner |
8:00pm | Business Introduction |
Day 2 | |
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6:00am | Breakfast |
7:00am | Transport to Community |
8:00am | |
9:00am | Tour of Projects |
10:00am | |
11:00am | |
12:00pm | Lunch |
1:00pm | Tour of Projects |
2:00pm | |
3:00pm | |
4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
5:00pm | |
6:00pm | Free Time |
7:00pm | Dinner |
8:00pm | Reflection |
Day 3 | |
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6:00am | Breakfast |
7:00am | Transport to Community |
8:00am | |
9:00am | Work with Businesses |
10:00am | |
11:00am | |
12:00pm | Lunch |
1:00pm | Work with Businesses |
2:00pm | |
3:00pm | |
4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
5:00pm | |
6:00pm | Free Time |
7:00pm | Dinner |
8:00pm | Reflection & Business Analysis |
Day 4 | |
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6:00am | Breakfast |
7:00am | Transport to Community |
8:00am | |
9:00am | Work with Businesses |
10:00am | |
11:00am | |
12:00pm | Lunch |
1:00pm | Work with Businesses |
2:00pm | |
3:00pm | |
4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
5:00pm | |
6:00pm | Free Time |
7:00pm | Dinner |
8:00pm | Reflection & Business Analysis |
Day 5 | |
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6:00am | Breakfast |
7:00am | Transport to Community |
8:00am | |
9:00am | Work with Businesses |
10:00am | |
11:00am | |
12:00pm | Lunch |
1:00pm | Work with Businesses |
2:00pm | |
3:00pm | |
4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
5:00pm | |
6:00pm | Free Time |
7:00pm | Dinner |
8:00pm | Reflection & Business Analysis |
Day 6 | |
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6:00am | Breakfast |
7:00am | Transport to Community |
8:00am | |
9:00am | Work with Businesses |
10:00am | |
11:00am | |
12:00pm | Lunch |
1:00pm | Preparation of Reports to Partners |
2:00pm | |
3:00pm | |
4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
5:00pm | |
6:00pm | Free Time |
7:00pm | Dinner |
8:00pm | Reflection & Business Analysis |
Day 7 | |
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6:00am | Breakfast |
7:00am | Transport to Cultural Tour |
8:00am | |
9:00am | Cultural Tour |
10:00am | |
11:00am | |
12:00pm | Lunch |
1:00pm | Present Reports to Local Partners |
2:00pm | |
3:00pm | |
4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
5:00pm | |
6:00pm | Free Time |
7:00pm | Dinner |
8:00pm | Final Reflection |
Day 8 | ||
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6:00am | Breakfast | |
7:00am | Transport to Airport & Airline Check In | |
8:00am | ||
9:00am | ||
10:00am | ||
11:00am | ||
12:00pm | ||
1:00pm | ||
2:00pm | ||
3:00pm | ||
4:00pm | ||
5:00pm | ||
6:00pm | ||
7:00pm | ||
8:00pm |
Lodging Facilities
We do an annual safety review of all lodging facility partners each year. Lodging facilities provide pillows, bedsheets and towels. Facilities have showers, toilets and sinks with running water (no hot water) as well as filtered clean drinking water dispensers onsite. 24-hour security is provided at all facilities. Conditions are most similar to a comfortable summer camp, with dormitory-style sleeping and shared bathrooms.
Groups are assigned to lodging facilities based on proximity to the partner community they will be working with.
Weda Ocean View Resort
Weda Ocean View Resort is located 30 minutes from the historical Ghanaian town of Cape Coast along the sandy beach of the Atlantic Ocean on the Accra-Cape Coast highway. The brick hotel situated on top of hill overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the Anomabo Township and has a rooftop terrace where guests can relax and enjoy the salty sea breeze.
The rooms are fitted with air conditioners, refrigerators, writing desks, armchairs, and wardrobes. Each room has a private bathroom with complimentary toiletries.
Weda Ocean View Resort’s restaurant is operated by trained staff of Global Brigades and serves the best of local and continental cuisines. Laundry service is provided at no cost to volunteers once a week.
Weda Ocean View Resort is also 1.5 hours from the Ekumfi District where all Global Brigades Ghana communities are located.
Bobmah Hotel
Bobmah Hotel is located at Abura Dunkwa, about 30 minutes North-West of Cape
Coast in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) District of Ghana. one of the two
Districts that GB Ghana works with. The facility is located in Abura Dunkwa which is
about 5 minutes drive from the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District Assembly Office and
also 30-40 minutes away from most of the communities that GB Ghana works with.
The facility has a total of 18 en suite rooms with air-conditioning. It is also well fenced and gated with 24 hour security present and CCTV cameras fitted at all corners to
ensure the safety and security of volunteers at all times.
Safety
Volunteer safety will always be our absolute top priority. Global Brigades recently engaged Askari International Security, an industry leader in international risk assessment, to complete a comprehensive risk/safety assessment of all brigade operations. A full explanation of safety precautions and procedures can be found on our “Safety & Insurance” page.
In Ghana
- Global Brigades is an active member of OSAC (the Overseas Security Advisory Committee) and the Africa Regional Council (ARC) and receives up-to-date security and safety briefings from the U.S. State Department;
- Established relationship with local police in the Central Region to provide monitoring of volunteer activity on brigades;
- Full-time local Global Brigades medical personnel on-call at all times;
- Adherence to the IVPA standards of international volunteering.
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