Apply to Volunteer with DAC
Our projects are located in Ghana, West Africa — an exciting, colourful land on the West coast of Africa. A popular destination to spend time on a volunteer project or internship that truly changes lives, including your own.
DAC Application Procedures
All our project placements are totally free including accommodation, transportation from the airport (our driver and project coordinators will pick you up), orientation and 24-hour support from our staff. You can choose to live with a host family or stay in our volunteer houses with other volunteers from all over the world — an opportunity to make new friends and truly immerse yourself in Ghanaian life.
We have projects all over Ghana so you can choose to volunteer in urban cities like Accra or Kumasi, or in the Ghanaian countryside living in the community with the locals. Our projects give you the opportunity to explore and understand the Ghanaian people and their culture through the eyes of the people you are helping. Projects run throughout the year — you can volunteer for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of one year.
You don't need any qualification to be part of our projects and volunteer community in Africa. All we need is people with the passion and willingness to help people who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers can work with orphans in our orphanages, teaching in our community schools, medical health care volunteer projects, agriculture projects, construction projects and community sport coaching projects.
The reason our projects are free is because we are a local NGO and our primary objective is to help make a difference in the lives of the people in the communities we work — not to make profit. We value and appreciate the efforts and dedication of each volunteer who has worked in our various projects in the past five years. The only cost involved is your food — we have a cook in the volunteer houses and host families who prepare three meals a day. Volunteers pay a flat rate of $350 each for two weeks or a month stay for three meals a day; the cost also covers your laundry, drinking water, toiletries and wireless internet access 24 hours a day in the volunteer house.
Our program is an excellent opportunity to combine adventurous foreign travel with a worthwhile job as a volunteer. You will improve your transferable skills such as teamworking, presentation and communication. Above all, this is an unrivalled opportunity to gain an insight into a completely different culture and way of life. Volunteers get opportunities to explore Elmina and Cape Coast Castle, Kakum National Park and Nzulezo Stilt Village — all within a few hours of the community you will be staying in.
If you are interested in VOLUNTEERING / INTERNING with us to help make a difference in the lives of underprivileged people in Africa, please send us an email and we will get back to you within 24 hours.