Teach, Farm & Serve at OTF's Rural Community Center in Voggu, Ghana
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Teach, Farm & Serve at OTF's Rural Community Center in Voggu, Ghana
- Ghana
About Program
Spend three weeks or more in Voggu, a warm Dagomba village in Ghana's Northern Region, working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ornek Tahama Foundation's local team. Your day starts with a walk to the Community Center greeting neighbors in Dagbani, then flows through classroom time with our students, a shared lunch, and afternoon hours on the farm or with our livestock. Volunteers pick where they want to contribute: teaching English, math, art, sports, or science; helping cultivate the 5-acre farm; supporting our shea butter and clean-water programs; or building capacity through skilled roles like nursing, engineering, videography, or grant writing.
Accommodation is a private or shared room at the Community Center with fans, shared bathrooms, fast wi-fi for calls or remote work, and bikes to get around the village. Breakfast and dinner are included, cooked daily by our staff.
Program Highlights
- Teach English, math, art, or your own specialty to kids ages 8–12 at a growing village school
- Hands-on work on a 5-acre farm plus livestock and Ghana's famous shea butter production
- Small groups only — build real relationships with the same students and neighbors every day
- Weekends free to explore Mole National Park's elephants, Larabanga Mosque, and Tamale
- US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit — every fee dollar stays with the Foundation to sustain the work
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Program Impact
Volunteers work directly with the OTF team and community members every day. To date, our programs have provided clean water to over 5,000 people, enrolled 40 children in daily instruction, trained 80 women in economic empowerment, and supported 40 families through our shea butter production program. Every volunteer contributes to sustaining and growing this work — whether by teaching one of our 40 students, cultivating our 5-acre farm, caring for our livestock, or bringing skilled expertise (nursing, engineering, grant writing, videography) that expands what OTF can offer the village. This is direct, hands-on impact with tangible outcomes, not observation-only voluntourism.
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Location
Ghana is considered one of the most peaceful places in Africa, due to there longstanding stability in their economy and politics. This country is rich in history, which you can see in their UNESCO world heritage site that displays the effects of the slave trade and gold reserves. If you are looking to relax here, there is 335 miles of coastline that is ready to be explored.
