Sports/Football Volunteering opportunities in Ghana

St. Miracle Works Educational Foundation is a recognized and registered non-profit/charity organisation that works to foster cross cultural understanding through travel and volunteer work experience in Ghana. Our volunteer programs are suitable for anyone on a gap year, career break or for anyone looking to do a short term volunteer program.

SMWEF provides safe, unique, flexible, meaningful and extremely affordable volunteer programs and non- paid internships work experience in Ghana.

About the program

If you have a love for sports and a little sporting ability, then you could play an important part in the personal development of young sports men and women in Ghana. Our sports projects include soccer or football, basketball, net ball coaching in schools and communities. Volunteer Sports Coaching Placement takes you on a sport coaching which can have a very positive impact on children. As well as the obvious physical and mental benefits that regular exercise provides, there are many inherent life-skills to be learn, such as the importance of team-work, communication and discipline.

Why Sports?

you travel in the world you will always find people who love sports. Sports bring people together and help to build strong communities, as well as contribute to the creation of healthy, happy individuals. Sports can also provide a much-needed distraction from more negative aspects of people’s lives and, to many child from disadvantaged backgrounds, it can offer a route out of poverty and a path of excitement and promise.

Our sports projects share the following aims:

Fostering of local sports talent through provision of quality coaches and support for our volunteer trainee coaches. Development of the wider communities in which we work through offering alternatives to young people from impoverished areas.

What you can expect

As a sport coaching volunteer, you will be helping with all aspect of the team while working with the most enthusiastic children in some of the poorest communities in Ghana, we can help you make the most of your time. We will help you find a schedule that is right for you. Sport coaching volunteers are responsible for helping in the organization in all aspects of training; from setting up drills and fitness sessions, to coaching sports teams in competitive games. You will be working with a local coach who will assist you with any help you will need.

Through well-established relationships with local community teams, school clubs, after school sport programs and carefully structured sports placements, we are able to assist volunteers regardless of coaching experience. Whatever your interests we can find the right Sports project in the communities we work. This project is a fantastic chance to improve your skills and ability whilst also helping local children to develop their talents and have fun.

Our football placements in Ghana provide an opportunity for all young players to develop their basic skills and techniques such as development of ball control, accurate passing, keeping possession, game tactics and moving into space. Furthermore you will help the local coach to plan match strategies and take practice games.

You will probably be asked to assist in team selection and may even be required to be 'on the bench' for weekend or evening matches. There will also be the opportunity for Volunteers to sometimes take young players to games to see some of Ghana's many top division club teams - like Kotoko and Hearts of Oak - in addition to help with their football development and to provide a well-earned break from your sport coaching.

We have a boys and girls teams, you can choose which of the teams you will like to work with or you can choose to work with both teams.

Typical Day 

• our day starts 8am in the morning after breakfast. 
• You will help teach PE to children of different ages at our community school from 8:30 am to 12:pm when it's time for launch break. 
• The main football coaching starts from 3pm to 6pm in the afternoon after the children close from school. 

The Tasks

During your time coaching football in the afternoons you will be responsible for the development of young footballers' basic skills and techniques.

You will co-ordinate coaching sessions around topics such as development of ball control, accurate passing, keeping possession, game tactics and moving into space. 

Furthermore, you will help the coaches to plan match strategies and take practice games. 

You will probably be asked to assist in team selection and may even be required to be 'on the bench' for weekend or evening matches.

As a volunteer you will assist the local coach with training the kids. You can implement special training methods if you want to. On weekends you can travel with the team to matches all over Ghana. This is a great opportunity to become an integral part of the local community and explore and understand the Ghanaian people and their culture through the eyes of the people you are helping.

Free-time activities

VOLUNTEER GET THE WEEKENDS OFF TO GO ON TRIPS AND

EXPLORE GHANA; Ghana has so much to offer volunteers with its rich culture, festivals, food, art & craft centers, castles & forts, long sandy beaches, national parks, waterfalls, rain forest and other interesting places to visit. Volunteers who come to Ghana experience these even more fully by getting an insider's understanding of the country. Every weekend we organize trips for our volunteers to travel throughout Ghana to experience the Ghanaian cultural and explore. We have a lot of projects all over Ghana so you can choose to volunteer in the capital city Accra or in the Ghanaian country side. 

Our program is an excellent opportunity to combine adventurous foreign travel with a worthwhile job as a volunteer. You will improve your transferable skills such as team-working, presentation and communication. Above all, this is an unrivaled opportunity to gain an insight into a completely different culture and way of life. Our projects are not all about work, volunteers get opportunities to explore this beautiful part of West Africa. Elmina and Cape Coast Castle, Kakum National Park and Nzulezo Stilt Village are all within few hours from the community you will be staying in, Ghana offers an array of varying cultures and landscapes including national parks and stunning rain-forests.

Highlights

1. Help make an impact in the lives of underprivileged children in deprived communities by helping shape young talents. You will work directly with the local community youth groups and sports clubs.
2. Experience the Ghanaian culture through the eyes of the children and the community you are helping. Become part of the Community and have an experience of a life time.
3. Share your knowledge and experience with our local coach's and also learn some of the challenges faced by our local coaches with limited resources.
4. This is an opportunity to gain an insight into a completely different culture and way of life. Make new friends and Explore the beauty Africa has to offer. Experience a warm African welcome.
5. Every weekend we organize trips for our volunteers to experience the Ghanaian culture, festivals,art & craft centers, castles & forts, long sandy beaches, national parks, waterfalls, rain forest act.

Especially suitable

Age 18+

Singles

Couples

Family Groups

Requirements

Minimum: In order to join the program you need to be 16 years old on the program start date.

Language Skills: You need to speak English (basic level)

Time Requirement: Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 08:00am - 3:00pm.