Atlas Volunteers

My two initial placements were PE and Reading Club. As I arrived during Easter time, my trip started with a lot of fun and partying because the region is known for its huge Easter celebration. After that beautiful time, work really began. I focused early on Reading Club and only did a few PE lessons whilst my time in Ghana. I always had fun with the kids from class 2 (7-9 years) and started bonding with them early on. The best times in school were the breaks, when all the kids come and talk, play and have fun with you. After a few weeks, Frank offered me to choose another placement to take part in so I decided to work on the farm once a week. There, I was lucky to meet Atobi, one of the purest hearts I have ever met which made it so easy to be on that farm even though it was hard work every week. The farm work was even more rewarding than school but also in a different way as you immediately notice the progress you made. Besides from work, I had a lot of freedom to do what I wanted to and the volunteers were always encouraged to organise weekend trips. I saw a lot of Ghana, such as the Wli Waterfalls, Cape Coast, Kokrobite and more. If there was no weekend trip planned, we often went partying with everyone and sometimes made spontaneous trips to lakes or pools closer to the volunteer house in Aduamoa. During my time in Ghana I also had the great opportunity to meet a lot of locals and not only did I spend a lot of time with them but also made friends for life with some of them. I am still in contact with them and hope to see them again soon. I will try my best to come back to Ghana as it was one of the best times of my life.

Thank you. I loved my time in Ghana, from the moments spent teaching the kids to when we travelled across the country on weekends, our "family nights", and of course Dom's famous Twi lessons. Day and night, the support team was there to make sure things ran smoothly, always listening and making sure we were confortable. Getting to learn from other volunteers, as well as discovering a country rich in culture, traditions (and with delicious food) will make your trip to Ghana unforgettable! Don't hesitate anymore, join Atlas Volunteers!!

These 4 months were so nice!
I could test a lot of placement : turtles, plastic, teaching and reforestation!
I really enjoyed being part of this adventure and get to interact with the local life in a safe environment.
The team is always making sure we feel confortable in placement. They are proactive to find ways to improve how we feel about our impact but also the community life in the house. We are also free to bring our own ideas.
There is lot of activities planned in free time (twi lessons, family night, ...) The team also help us to organize weekend trip.
I also loved the environment surounded by trees and bird sing, when it is season you can even harvest lemons.

It's more than volunteering, the people are what made this experience so enjoyable! Such great value for money and the work you are doing IS making a difference. Forget IVHQ, choose Atlas Volunteers for a local experience! By far, the most genuine and honest NGO I've volunteered for.
From the moment I stepped off the plane, everything was taken care of. The volunteer house was basic yet had everything you needed. The staff were incredible and a joy to be around. There was plenty of opportunities to travel and sightsee on weekends and weekdays after volunteering. There's something real special about Africa and Atlas volunteers encompasses that so well.

I was a bit nervous about eventually getting to the atlas home because of the multiple hours drive in the taxi but as soon as I met Asare the driver I felt relieved as he is such a nice guy,he even bought me food on the way home. When i got to the house i was surprised.Atlas home is a really good maintained and clean place.But it was not the house itself that made me feel welcome and safe but the people there. Rhi,Dom,Frank,Lydia and of course Sam were really there for whatever the volunteers needed ,big plus they are great people i had the best time with them, definitely a reason to go back.The kids and all the teachers in the hweehwee school ,where i was doing reading clubs ,were absolutely amazing and so loving. I really miss Ghana and the chill,warm and friendly people there, hopefully i will manage to come back!Thank you atlas team for everything!