ICT Teacher in Ghana

Activity description

Kongo Community Development Association [KoCDA] is a community-based organisation in West Africa, Ghana, in Kongo of the Upper East region. Together with Mondo NGO, KoCDA seeks an active individual to help drive ICT development, particularly among school children and community people in Kongo/Nabdam. The unavailability of computers means that public schools in the rural areas are taught ICT from the blackboard and posters without any real access to computers. In 2019 KoCDA with the support of the District Education Office and NGO Mondo opened a small ICT training centre in Kongo village. The work of the volunteer will be to develop and implement ICT training programmes for students, teachers, head teachers at the ICT centre. You will be given the opportunity to actively participate in the ongoing education and development projects in Kongo, including school-linking activities and educational support programmes for underprivileged children.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will be hosted at the guest house, with titled lockable rooms, toilet, shower, and ceiling fans. There is running water and electricity and a kitchen with a refrigerator. The guest house is 5 minutes’ walk from the village centre and the ICT centre of KoCDA 7 minutes away. Mobile phone and internet service is reliable. Regular local buses travel to the region's capital, Bolgatanga (30-min drive). There is a market square at Kongo and small kiosks also open daily. The volunteer will receive a monthly allowance of 390 euros to cover basic needs and local transport.

Training during the activity

Opportunity to be actively engaged in direct community work with schools, students, teachers and the community members. Learn how ICT contributes to changing the lives of individuals in Africa and the possibility to contribute to that process. Possibility to cooperate with local teachers in mutual learning and exchanging of good practises. Getting practical experience of development cooperation by supporting NGO Mondo and local host organisation’s joint educational support programme for vulnerable children, which has been running since 2009 involving more than 130 local children.

Participant profile

Our aim is to find a person with a medium level of computer skills and fluent in the English language. Skills in providing training Teacher degree or higher education in ICT or Human Sciences in the non-formal education programmes are highly valued. Good communication and cooperation skills, flexibility, adaptation, independence are highly desidered. Experience in travelling to less developed countries, especially those with conditions and circumstances comparable to rural Africa would be appreciated.

Activity dates

A total of 24 week(s) during the period 01/06/2023 to 31/07/2024

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Activity location

Kongo Village Ghana

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Türkiye

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Activity topics

Education and training

Creativity and culture

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Deadline for applications

No application deadline

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