This summer, our Ghana team welcomed volunteers from schools and scout groups across the UK, who spent their time working alongside our partner schools in the Volta Region.
From improving school facilities and increasing security to teaching lessons and getting involved in sports coaching, our 2026 summer programme has been filled with opportunities for volunteers to learn, contribute and make a lasting difference whilst also helping our partner schools to achieve the aims they set for our summer programme.
Classroom renovation
One challenge faced by many of our partner schools is the sandy terrain of their school compounds, where there is little or no paving or dedicated playground space. This means students often bring sand and dirt into the classrooms, creating dust that can affect the learning environment and is easily breathed in while lessons are taking place. Broken or uneven concrete floors can make it difficult to keep classrooms clean and remove the sand and dust effectively.
Volunteers at Dedzidi School and Woe E.P. School helped transform classrooms by working alongside local fundis (builders) to lay new tiled flooring. This involved breaking up and levelling the existing floor, mixing concrete and supporting the fundis as they carefully laid the tiles. The new flooring creates a safer, more hygienic environment for students and makes the classroom much easier to keep clean.
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But the transformation didn’t stop there. Volunteers also painted the classrooms, creating brighter, more welcoming spaces where students want to be.
Little Roses welcomed two returning groups, who both continued where they left off from their last trip, working on the permanent classrooms. This time they helped construct a new level concrete floor across the school site, outside the permanent classrooms, to not only reduce the amount of dust generated but also reduce the risk of flooding during Ghana’s rainy season.
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Increasing security at three of our partner schools
Ashata School, Tegbi EP School and Rhema Abutia School all identified security walls as a high-priority need that our volunteers could support. Once completed, the walls will create a clearly defined entrance at each school, helping teachers monitor who is entering and leaving the school grounds.
Having a single entrance will also make it easier for teachers to identify students arriving late and work with them to improve attendance, helping to ensure they don’t miss valuable learning time. At Ashata School, the new wall will also help to protect and secure facilities built through our WASH Programme.
Building on the work of previous volunteer groups, this summer our volunteers continued to mould bricks using traditional Ghanaian techniques before helping to lay them as part of the perimeter walls.
Learning inside and outside the classroom
Volunteers have also been getting involved in lessons across our partner schools, sharing their knowledge while gaining so much in return from the students.
Volunteers taught a range of lessons including Environmental Science, English, Maths, Science, Computing and Music.
But the learning hasn’t stopped at the classroom door. Volunteers also enjoyed connecting through sport, which included a game of cricket.
“It has been amazing and the students have been fully embracing the opportunity. To see some of them interacting with the children and having the confidence to get up and teach even on the first day was incredible!’ Group Leader.
Thank you to our 2026 volunteers
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in Ghana this summer. From moulding bricks and laying floors to teaching lessons, playing sport and spending time with students, every group played a part in supporting our partner schools.
We’re incredibly proud of what our volunteers have achieved and the enthusiasm they have brought to their time in Ghana.
Thank you to all our 2026 summer programme volunteers for helping to create positive, long-term change at our partner schools.
To start planning your trip to Ghana, visit our trip planner.
