"I've also learned that I am capable of doing things that push me outside of my comfort zone, whether that is navigating in a taxi or walking on a rope bridge above a tree canopy"

~Sarah SSSA 2021

Experience More!

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CONNECT

• Every morning we have Tea & Twi as a group

• As a group we explore Accra, Kasoa, Senya, or Kumasi

• Each day we try:

  • new foods

  • new music

  • new words and phrases

  • new mindsets

• Experience Ghana through team-building exercises like scavenger hunts, photo contests, and other engaging activities. ​

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LEARN

• Participants will be introduced to short learning materials  to help contextualize our daily activities

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We take a number of excursions and tours during the program:

• Tour the capital city of Accra and visit national, historical and cultural landmarks such as:

  • the burial site of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

  • W.E.B. Du Bois memorial and museum

  • the largest market in Accra 

  • art galleries

  • the University of Ghana, Accra

  • beaches, botanical gardens, and hikes

  • museums and more!

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"INTERN"​

We meet with SSSA project partners during the program. Depending on the requests of your group where we customize a program for you prior to travel, your group will have the opportunity to  participate in a number of events, workshop trainings, and community projects that our partners have scheduled. This could include:

• organizing community breast cancer awareness campaigns

• reaching out to young people in schools regarding reproductive health, sanitation, and hygiene

• assisting in the classroom (as substitutes) while teachers attend trainings 

• working alongside youth groups doing community clean ups

• facilitating trainings for school-age children

• providing assistance to health care workers on a high-attendance clinic

• presenting personal experiences during life-skills' workshops

• assisting and record-keeping during special needs screenings (hearing & reading)