Their are lots of ways you could help.
Would you like to work in Ashanti? If so, we will try to fit the work we give you as closely as possible to your qualifications. Provided you speak English we will almost certainly be able to find a slot for you.
For more information about volunteering in Ashanti, please see our Volunteers’ Guide.
We always interview applicants, take up references and may ask for a Criminal Records Bureau check. We do not generally accept gap year students.
If your application succeeds, you will need to pay your own travel costs and to repay us money we spend on food, a cook, a laundry person and electricity on your behalf. This will probably come to around £50 a week, though this figure would be much lower if you wanted to cater for yourself.
Perhaps you would rather give us a hand in the UK. We are always looking for people to take small projects or tasks off our hands and would love to hear from you.
i would like to register myself as a volunteer. I work as a Dispensing Optician with Mr Abjit Roy at Specsavers Hinckley and hope to accompany him and the team in July 2012. Please could you provide me with details of visa and medical requirements and also any other actions i need to take to be a part of the sight testing team.. Thank you Angela Lomas
Dear Angela
Thank you so much for your email. We’re really happy to have you. Are you going to Ghana with Mr Roy in July? Penny
Hi Penny
Sorry to take so long to reply. Yes i am going to Ghana in July with Mr Roy, i work with Mr Roy as a registered Dispensing Optician. I have had the majority of my innoculations but havent applied for my visa as yet. Do i need to fill out any forms or formally register myself as a volunteer with the charity?
Angela Lomas