BECOME A VOLUNTEER!

Volunteer work at Arise e.V.

As a volunteer at Arise you will have a brought ranch of working fields you can participate in.

–  Manage the Friday Activities 

– Initiate Fundraising ideas/events

– Help with our social media’s and website

– Help with the management work 

(support our Educational Manager)

– Organize excursions

– Be creative and build new play toys or learning materials

– Supporting our teachers while class

– Implement new ideas for the lessons

… or propose your own ideas to us 

Testimonials — be inspired!

Amira
Intern 2021 - 2022
“The entire Arise team made us feel very welcome and we were very well supported and integrated. We were allowed to manage our own projects and very free to choose an area of work that we enjoyed. So there was something for everyone and it felt more like leisure than work!”
Marit
Intern 2021 - 2022
“I did a weltwärts-year with Arise and got to know wonderful people and gained a lot of valuable experience. I would definitely do a weltwärts-year again, because you learn so much about yourself and your host country.”
Svenja
Intern 2022 - 2023
“Working at Arise was incredibly enriching for me. I was able to immerse myself in exciting areas of work and gain new intercultural experiences.”
Lotte
Intern 2022 - 2023
“I have learned how varied and important the tasks behind the scenes of an organisation like Arise are: Coordinating teaching materials, helping to communicate with different stakeholders and, finally, being actively involved in the school.“
Kolja
Intern June / July 2023
”I spent two months as a short-term volunteer at Arise and tried to get involved in building the school. I quickly got to know the markets, the building materials, the food and the local customs.“
Charlotte
Intern November 2023
“During my 6-week internship at Arise e.V. in Ghana, I was able to gain a lot of great experiences. On the one hand, I was able to gain an insight into the work of an NGO and be a part of the various tasks. It was also great to get to know the teachers and pupils and to become a part of everyday school life. Everyone I met in Ghana, especially the people in the Arise team, were extremely open and welcoming and I felt totally included.”
Louisa
Intern 2023 - 2024

''Working as a volunteer at Arise for a year has brought me countless learning experiences! With a big goal in mind, we were able to contribute in small steps across numerous areas: from social media and networking to event planning — and so many other aspects that are important behind the scenes of an NGO. The combination of professional work in an inspiring team and creative, diverse projects makes the volunteer experience at Arise simply fantastic!''

Anna
Intern 2023 - 2024
Korbinian
Intern November / December 2024

Join us!

Thank you for wanting to become a volunteer at Arise and therefore support us and our vision!

You have two options to apply;

  1. If you are a German citizen, you can become a “Weltwärts“ volunteer for one year and choose Arise as your project. For further information please click here: https://www.vnb.de/formate/weltwaerts/
  2. You can directly apply to us. If you choose this option, please reach out to us via e-mail. In order to identify your email (info@arise-ghana.de) as an application, please write “Application as a volunteer“ in your email heading. We need your CV and your motivation why you want to become a volunteer at Arise. Any additional information about you are always welcome!

As a Weltwärts volunteer, check the above stated link to find out about the application deadlines, as a direct volunteer you can apply any time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have more questions? Check out our Instagram or write us an email, we will be glad to answer all your questions!

We would be waiting to hear and reply all your questions.

No, you don’t need any special qualifications other than being able to communicate in English. Of course, we like you to have former experiences with young children and it would be amazing if you even have any special knowledge in one if the working fields stated above. Nevertheless, you can apply directly after graduating without any qualifications, your motivation should be the main focus!

Not necessarily. Of course, you can work with more variety if you are in Ghana, nevertheless you can as well do your volunteer work in Germany or any other country. You would help us a lot with fundraising and our website as well as office work if you stay in another country than Ghana.

The school starts between 8:30am and 9:00am and ends at 2:30-3:00pm. You can either work at the school or work in the office, the office work times are from 9:00am to 5:00pm with a one-hour break. We will decide together, how many days you will work in the school and in the office; as an example: our current volunteers are working 4 days in the school and 1 day in the office. If you will stay in Germany, we will work out a working routine with you.

Any amount of time is great. We advise you to stay at least 4 weeks, but that’s just an advising and we are grateful for any amount of time.

You need to be at least 18 years.

You will be accommodated in Kokrobite, a village near Accra, the central of Ghana. You will live in a volunteer house together with the volunteers from GrowGhana, our partner organization. The school is located in Tuba and soon in Kokrobite too. From your accommodation the school is a 7-minute car drive away. Our new school will equally be a 7-minute car drive away.

The beach is a 2-minute car drive or a 10-minute walk away. You can get nearly everything in Kokrobite and if you need something special, the Mall is just a 20-minute car drive away.