Ghana

Our team will work with the people of Ghana to construct houses using pressed blocks or baked bricks and aluminum sheeting.

Applicants for this trip should come prepared for hard work and simple, rustic accommodations. Applicants should be willing to forgo the comforts of home, while working to make a difference. They should come prepared to be flexible, laugh frequently and fall in love with Ghana and its’ affable and welcoming inhabitants.

Ghana is renowned for its resplendent art work and vibrant music scene. We will visit markets with colorful displays of kente cloth and artfully woven baskets among other things.

About Ghana
Ghana stands on the Gulf of New Guinea only a few degrees north of the equator in western Africa. A tropical rain forest belt known as the "Ashanti" extends northward from its gulf shore and is the area that produces most of Ghana's cocoa, minerals, and timber. North of the Ashanti is low bush country, with park-like savanna and grassy plains.

Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana's per capita output is twice that of poorer western Africa nations. Even so, its economy remains heavily dependent on international financial assistance and continues to revolve around subsistence agriculture, which accounts for 50 percent of the gross domestic product and employs 60 percent of the work force. Estimates in 1997 place national inflation and unemployment rates at 27 and 20 percent, respectively.

HFH Ghana constructs houses using pressed blocks or baked bricks and aluminum sheeting.

Itinerary
Day 1-Depart from home
Day 2-Arrive in Ghana
Day 3-Travel to destination
Day 4-8 Build
Day 9-Rest and visit local sites
Day 10-14 Build
Day 15-17 Tour Accra and Cape Coast
Day 18- Depart for home

Accommodations
Team should expect simple, rustic, dormitory style accommodations. Sleeping bags and mosquito nets may be required while in Ghana. Expect bucket showers and pit latrines.

Cost
The trip to Ghana will cost approximately $1,500 plus round-trip airfare. This price includes, lodging, some meals, ground transportation, cultural tours, traveler’s insurance, orientation materials and a $450 donation to Habitat Ghana. Participants will need to arrange and pay for transportation from their point of departure to Ghana, along with their return trip from Ghana. This should be done in consultation with the team leader.

Team Leader
TBA