PROJECT/WORK: The chiefs and people of the traditional area of the project community are resolute in their efforts in collaboration with government to improve educational infrastructure in their communities to enhance and promote teaching and learning in the area. The prevailing infrastructure circumstances of schools in the area is a source of worry to both traditional rulers and government as school children in the project community and its adjoining villages who share the scarce but dilapidated facilities continue to study under a very deplorable condition.

A 6-unit classroom block attached with an office and library facilities is intended to be constructed by the volunteers. During the construction period the volunteers will be required to undertake some tedious tasks such as molding cement blocks, mixing and casting of cement concrete, carting of building materials relevant to the project from one level to another.   

The project which has previously been launched by volunteers during our winter/spring camping season for 2009/2010, is expected to experience some major improvements all through 2010 summer camping. The project will be embarked upon with the vim and vigor it deserves from the volunteers. The District Assembly and the community will be required unreservedly to play significant roles in the project implementation through close collaboration and participation.

Volunteers and the community as well as the District Assembly worked very hard during the winter/spring camp to bring the project to appreciable level.

Upon completion of the project, it is envisaged that 250 children of school going-age will immediately benefit from the project, whilst increasing the school’s enrolment in the subsequent years.

PROJECT LOCATION: The project community is located in one of the newly established districts called Akyemansa district in the Eastern Region of the Republic of Ghana. The name of the project community is called ADJOBUE; people of Adjobue are mostly farmers with a population of about 2350 inhabitants. Adjobue is about 4-5 hours drive from Accra by the use of both public and private transport. There is vast deposit of diamond which gives opportunity to the youth to engross in illegal mining activities as alternative livelihood. This is a bane to government as it frowns on illegal mining activities.

ACCOMMODATION: The chiefs and people of Adjobue are very much enthusiastic of releasing their residential facilities to be used by the volunteers free of charge during the camping period. Bedding accessories such as bunk beds, bedspreads, mattresses and pillows in exception of sleeping bags will be made available to the volunteers. It is remarkable to indicate that, volunteers are expected to come along with their own sleeping bags, mosquito repellents and any other insecticides that they may deem good for their health. Volunteers will commonly and harmoniously live together as they share rooms; ingredients for the preparation of meals for the camp which will sustainably be supplied but the cooking is expected to be shared amongst the volunteers on rotational bases.

LANGUAGE: English will the official language in the camp; high proficiency will not be a requirement.
PARTICIPATION FEE: All prospective volunteers on this and other projects will be required to pay participation fee of 250 Euros per project but 150 Euros for any additional project.

EXTRA INFORMATION: All volunteers shall be accommodated at the usual VOLU hostel briefly in Accra prior to their departure to the campsites at no extra cost to them. It is very important for all participants to have arrived in Ghana at least 3 days before the official commencement of the camping period in order to participate in a pre-arranged orientation programme intended to stimulate the psyches of the volunteers.