Trained teachers
Volunteers with a teaching background and experience who could help with any of the following during the school term (see below):
- Mathematics, English, Science, IT and sports
- Introduce reading culture and help kids with reading
- Introduce best practices in teaching and new methodologies
- Sports, Music or Drama, Art & Craft (as means of conveying serious educational message), for those without teaching skills.
Atorkor School Calendar – Typical academic year
| Term | Start | End |
| First | Mid September | Mid December |
| Second | Early-Mid January | Mid April |
| Third | Early-Mid May | Late July |
Volunteering at the Atorkor school shall be during term i.e. the times when school is in session .
IT Specialists
Volunteers who could help with one or more of the following:
- Introduce the teachers and kids to use of computer, email, Microsoft office and internet
- Teach how to print, scan, upload and process images & video, laminating
- Enhance the IT centre and undertake some basic IT administration and maintenance work
- Hands-on coaching in basic computer repairs and maintenance
- Teach basic web design
Medical Professionals
Volunteers with medical background and experience who could help with some of the following:
- Public health & health screening
- Preventive health education including hygiene
- Health demographic survey
- Assist the local staff in examination and treating patients
Business or management students or entrepreneurs
Volunteers (or interns) with business, management or entrepreneurship background, who could help us with our micro-finance project and address some of the following:
- Facilitate the steady growth of the micro-finance initiative
- Basic business and management training to people with very little or no education, who cannot read and write (translators shall be available)
- Hands-on coaching of the micro-finance groups
- Raising funds for the micro-finance project
- Promote products made by the micro-finance groups
Project Management
Co-ordinate ADF cooperation with Ghana based NGOs, and institutions:
- Support and monitoring of ADF projects in Atorkor
- Project Management coaching
- Help execute and initiate new projects
Fishing expert
Fish farming feasibility:
- Raise funds to set up a pilot fish farming
- Analysis of existing fishing processing in the village and recommendations
- Evaluation of setting up fishing cooperative in Atorkor
Other Areas
Documentary, Cultural Preservation, Performing Arts
For more information on volunteering Contact Us
- Mathematics, English, Science, IT and sports
- Introduce reading culture and help kids with reading
- Introduce best practices in teaching and new methodologies
- Sports, Music or Drama, Art & Craft (as means of conveying serious educational message), for those without teaching skills.