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Volunteer Community Farm Project Overseas in Ghana

Farm Project in Ghana

Up in the rural Akuapem Hills, about one hour north of Ghana's capital city, Accra, our Community Farm Project offers volunteers the opportunity to work on a small organic farm. Whether taking part in a gap year, summer placement or career break, volunteers and two local members of staff are responsible for maintaining all aspects of the farm including animal care, crop-growing, flower-production, herb-cultivation and land-management. They also arrange school trips to the farm to educate the local children.

Volunteering in Sustainable Development and Organic Agriculture with Projects Abroad

The farm is based just ten minutes away from the Akuapem Hills regional office and all volunteers live with local host-families. This project is usually combined with another project in the Akuapem Hills as the work here only takes place in the afternoon. Volunteers working on the Community Building Project or on a Care or Teaching project in the region could also help on the farm.

Produce which is grown on the farm includes small quantities of oranges, plantains, papaya, carrots, onions, yam and herbs which are used as medicinal remedies. The farm is also home to rabbits, guinea pigs, geese and, once the pond is complete, fish.

Volunteering on the Farm Project in Ghana

Volunteers arrange trips for local schools to visit the farm. Children are then educated about the processes involved in growing crops in a sustainable environment. They also learn how to take care of animals and how to identify seeds and produce herbs. Volunteers receive training from local specialists in the different techniques involved and are given an agricultural text-book, which is part of the curriculum, to use with the school children.

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Additional projects for volunteers include:

  • Fencing and netting parts of the site
  • Planting new seeds and herbs
  • Helping to build enclosures
  • Creating a display area for seeds and herbs
  • Helping with the construction of a rest area for volunteers and planting trees to provide shade.

This project is a fantastic way to help develop sustainable, organic farming techniques while passing on a vital awareness of conservation issues to the new generation of children in Africa.

This project is available for less than a month if you don't have time to join us for a month or more. This project has been selected by our local colleagues as being suitable for shorter durations for both the host community and the volunteer. Although you will gain valuable cultural insight and work intensely within the local community please be aware that you may not be able to make the same impact as someone participating for a longer period.