Ghana
Travel to the vibrant West African country of Ghana to participate in sustainable medical clinics provided to residents in rural communities with limited access to healthcare.
What You’ll Do During a Brigade in Ghana
When your Brigade Chapter travels to Ghana, you’ll participate in preventative healthcare clinics in small, rural communities. Clinics are developed in partnership with the local Department of Health and community health workers (CHWs) who work in these locations year-round.
To develop an understanding of community needs and healthcare access, you’ll first tour a local healthcare facility. Then, you will support licensed CHWs to screen community members for chronic illnesses. Patients who are diagnosed with a chronic disease will then see a physician for a consult and treatment prescription.
You may also travel with CHWs to visit patients in their homes who are unable to make it to the clinic.
At the end of the Brigade, you’ll even have a chance to learn more about Ghanaian culture.
8-Day Sample Brigade Schedule
Planning your Brigade in Ghana? Check out this sample schedule outlining the typical 8-day trip your Chapter will attend.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00am | Airport Pick up & Transport to Lodging Facility | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | |
| 7:00am | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Final Medical inventory and Transport to Cape Castle | Lunch & Transport to Airport | ||
| 8:00am | |||||||||
| 9:00am | Orientation and Introduction to Global Brigades | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Lunch, Cape Coast Castle Tour & Cultural Dance | |||
| 10:00am | |||||||||
| 11:00am | |||||||||
| 12:00pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||||
| 1:00pm | Medical Program Introduction & Ghana Health Systems | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | ||||
| 2:00pm | |||||||||
| 3:00pm | |||||||||
| 4:00pm | Transport to Community | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | |||
| 5:00pm | Community Introduction | ||||||||
| 6:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | |||
| 7:00pm | Snacks | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | ||
| 8:00pm | Settle In | Charla Prep & Clinic Flow | Reflection & Data Input | Reflection, Data Input & Holistic Talks | Reflection, Data Input and Doctor´s Q&A | Data Input, Reflections & Castle Tour | Final Reflection |
| Day 1 | |
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| 6:00am | Airport Pick up & Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 7:00am | |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Snacks |
| 8:00pm | Settle In |
| Day 2 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Orientation and Introduction to Global Brigades |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Medical Program Introduction & Ghana Health Systems |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Community |
| 5:00pm | Community Introduction |
| 6:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Charla Prep & Clinic Flow |
| Day 3 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection & Data Input |
| Day 4 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection, Data Input & Holistic Talks |
| Day 5 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection, Data Input and Doctor´s Q&A |
| Day 6 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Data Input, Reflections & Castle Tour |
| Day 7 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Final Medical inventory and Transport to Cape Castle |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Lunch, Cape Coast Castle Tour & Cultural Dance |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Final Reflection |
| Day 8 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Lunch & Transport to Airport |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | |
| 8:00pm | |
Costs and Fundraising
In order to participate in a Medical Brigade, all volunteers must meet a Donation Goal by fundraising as part of their commitment to a Brigades Chapter. This is not considered a payment for a specific trip, but support towards Global Brigades’ Holistic Model.
Donation Goals for Ghana Brigades start at $3,650 USD*
Once you meet a set Donation Goal, you’re eligible to join us on the ground to see your fundraising efforts put into action by participating in a Medical Brigade.
When you participate in a Medical Brigade, your airfare, ground transportation, food, lodging, and emergency insurance are all covered. The funding you raised also supports all the necessary costs for program implementation, such as medications, equipment, local doctors, pharmacists, translators, and support staff.
Global Brigades’ travel team will work with your Brigade to book airfare**.
Once a volunteer meets their Donation Goal, they have up to 1 year to participate in a Medical Brigade.
*coming from outside the US? Talk to our team about donation goals.
** for UK and Canadian Chapters, airfare is not included in your Donation Goal
Donation Goals for 2023-2024 Ghana 8-Day Medical Brigades*
| Volunteers | Donation Goal (USD) | Donation Goal (CAD) | Donation Goal (GBP) |
| 14+ | $3,650 USD | Talk to our team about CAD donation goals. | Talk to our team about GBP donation goals. |
*Chapters with 5-13 volunteers must be paired with another chapter.
Sustainable Health Fund
A portion of each Donation Goal supports our Sustainable Health Fund, which enables year-round healthcare in partner communities carried out by our local teams. Specifically, the Fund supports initiatives of the medical program that enable sustainable transitions toward the goal of becoming an Empowered Community.
These include the Community Health Workers, Patient Referrals, Community Pharmacy, and the on-going impact evaluation of the program.
Scholarships
Scholarship opportunities are available for volunteers to meet their Donation Goal by starting or referring a new chapter. These scholarships may cover a portion or all of the Donation Goal.
Safety
Volunteer safety will always be our absolute top priority. Global Brigades recently engaged Askari International Security, an industry leader in international risk assessment, to complete a comprehensive risk/safety assessment of all brigade operations.
A full explanation of safety precautions and procedures can be found on our “Safety & Insurance” page.
Safety Highlights In Ghana
- Global Brigades is an active member of OSAC (the Overseas Security Advisory Committee) and the Africa Regional Council (ARC) and receives up-to-date security and safety briefings from the U.S. State Department.
- We have an established relationship with local police in the Central Region to provide monitoring of volunteer activity on brigades.
- Full-time local Global Brigades medical personnel are on-call at all times.
- We adhere to the IVPA standards of international volunteering.
Lodging Facilities
Global Brigades does an annual safety review of all lodging facility partners each year. Lodging facilities provide pillows, bedsheets and towels. Facilities have showers, toilets and sinks with running water (no hot water) as well as filtered clean drinking water dispensers onsite. 24-hour security is provided at all facilities. Conditions are most similar to a comfortable summer camp, with dormitory-style sleeping and shared bathrooms.
Medical Brigades are assigned to lodging facilities based on proximity to the partner community they will be working with.
Weda Ocean View Resort
Global Brigades does an annual safety review of all lodging facility partners each year. Lodging facilities provide pillows, bedsheets, and towels. Facilities have showers, toilets, and sinks with running water (no hot water) as well as filtered clean drinking water dispensers onsite.
24-hour security is provided at all facilities. Conditions are most similar to a comfortable summer camp, with dormitory-style sleeping and shared bathrooms.
Medical Brigades are assigned to lodging facilities based on proximity to the partner community they will be working with.
restaurant is operated by trained staff of Global Brigades and serves the best of local and continental cuisines. Laundry service is provided at no cost to volunteers once a week.
Weda Ocean View Resort is also 1.5 hours from the Ekumfi District where all Global Brigades Ghana communities are located.
Bobmah Hotel
Bobmah Hotel is located at Abura Dunkwa, about 30 minutes North-West of Cape
Coast in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) District of Ghana. one of the two
Districts that GB Ghana works with. The facility is located in Abura Dunkwa which is
about 5 minutes drive from the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District Assembly Office and
also 30-40 minutes away from most of the communities that GB Ghana works with.
The facility has a total of 18 en suite rooms with air-conditioning. It is also well fenced and gated with 24 hour security present and CCTV cameras fitted at all corners to
ensure the safety and security of volunteers at all times.
Swatson Hotel
Join a Medical Brigade in Ghana
Get in touch with our team to start a Medical Brigades Chapter or join an existing group traveling to Ghana. Talk with our experienced staff about the impact you can make in under-resourced communities, available scholarship opportunities, and how this opportunity will connect you with other passionate students on your campus.
After filling out the form, we will be in touch to provide you with the next steps.
This DONATION is non-refundable
This DONATION is non-refundable Global Brigades, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Your donation will be used to further Global Brigades' mission and will be allocated toward the program you selected. This donation will not be utilized to fulfill a chapter or a volunteer's fundraising goal. Read Global Brigades, Inc's full Donation Refund Policy here.
Looking to donate to support a volunteer's fundraising goal? Find their Global Brigades Chapter by searching our Chapters map and then selecting their upcoming brigade. If you need help finding their chapter, you can ask the volunteer to send you their brigade's specific website link or you can contact us.
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