General Info
The experience you gain will be invaluable to you in the future and totally different to what you're used to in your home country.
The company is a well established web design company, and concentrate on areas such as website development, domain name registration and hosting, online web maintenance.
This placement is well suited for people with a passion for web design and will enable you to utilise your programming skills or/and graphic skills with one of the most dynamic multi-media firms in West Africa.
The company you'll work with was established in 2005. The company specializes in high quality corporate web design, a re-design of your website, online website maintenance, an interactive website or an eCommerce website, they set out to deliver EXACTLY what it is you're looking for.
The company handles the accounts of very influential personalities in Ghana. You will be managing the contents of client’s websites. You will work Monday to Friday, and it is very challenging work. During your project, you could find yourself using a number of different tools and environments.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
► An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into Africa and Ghanaian culture.
► You'll learn a lot from experts in your field about how they work in a culture that is very different to what you're used to.
► New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional development.
► An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head and shoulders above most others in the job market
► And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
LOCATION:
Accra, on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, is both big-city hectic and African laid-back. Accra may not be one of the prettiest cities by Western standards, but there is something else this African city has that makes up for lack of planning and fancy buildings. It is a wonderful city to experience. It is full of character, has a warm feel, is extremely friendly and feels very safe. It also has some great beaches!
Spend a few hours in the breezy capital of Accra and you'll swear the wind and waves off the Gulf of Guinea have infused the land and people with equatorial warmth. It is a city that is young, wild and full of soul and here you'll sample the true African spirit. During the day, the streets are full of market stalls and vendors where you can browse and buy mouthwatering foods, colourful Kente cloth, beads, or baskets. Don't forget to practice your haggling.
During the night the city comes alive with the traditional Ghanaian ‘spot’ bars and the sound of live drumming music in the warm night air. Village-specific festivals and events occur throughout the year.
ACCOMMODATION:
Your accommodation will vary depending on where you're located. You may live in comfortable guest house accommodation, but you will most likely live with a host family. This means that you get to eat, sleep, work, socialise and generally live like a Ghanaian. Local family stays enable you to fully experience the local culture from the inside and most of our volunteers make lifelong friends of "their" families!
Travellers' placements are very flexible and you can combine this project with any other Travellers project, either in the same country or in different countries.
OTHER PROJECTS AVAILABLE IN GHANA:
You can also do Teaching Sports, Work Experience or Internships, Care with a Street Girls Aid Project, or take part in the Annual Travellers Summer Fun Camp for the children in the holidays. You can also combine any two or three of these projects to give you an even wider and more diverse experience of your time in Ghana.
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
Talk to us - We're there to help you. Call +44 (0) 1903 502595
Most of our team are ex Travellers volunteers and are ideally qualified to offer advice and guidance because they know what you're looking for. They'll help you find your perfect project - and then make it all happen!
If you’d like more information about this or any of our projects, please email or call us, tell us what type of project you're looking for, and we'll liaise with you and start making your travel adventure happen.
It’s as easy as that!
