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Work alongside a TV production team, from the concept idea for a piece, to the production of the model!

PROJECT OVERVIEW
Observe experts and learn how they work in an African culture and environment. The experience you gain will be invaluable to you in the future and totally different to what you're used to in your home country.

The company is a well established web design company, and concentrate on areas such as website development, domain name registration and hosting, online web maintenance.

This placement is well suited for people with a passion for web design and will enable you to utilise your programming skills or/and graphic skills with one of the most dynamic multi-media firms in West Africa.

The company you'll work with was established in 2005. The company specializes in high quality corporate web design, a re-design of your website, online website maintenance, an interactive website or an eCommerce website, they set out to deliver EXACTLY what it is you're looking for.

The company handles the accounts of very influential personalities in Ghana. You will be managing the contents of client’s websites. You will work Monday to Friday, and it is very challenging work. During your project, you could find yourself using a number of different tools and environments.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:

An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into Africa and Ghanaian culture.

You'll learn a lot from experts in your field about how they work in a culture that is very different to what you're used to.

New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional development.

An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head and shoulders above most others in the job market

And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ACCOMMODATION AND LIVING IN GHANA

You are likely to stay in a comfortable family run guest house. This means that you will get to eat, sleep, work, socialise and generally live like a Ghanaian. Local family stays enable you to fully experience the local culture from the inside.

Many of our volunteers remain friends with their host families long after they leave Ghana and in some cases they return to the country later especially to visit their family. Sometimes members of their Ghanaian family have even gone to visit them in their home country.

Food will be local cuisine - again this is to enable you to fully experience living as local Ghanaians do.

As always, our Local Manager will look after you well and will always be on hand to help and offer advice.

TRAVEL:
You have the option to arrange your own flights or we can assist you with your flight arrangements. If you would like us to do this for you, we will liaise with you regarding available flights and dates to suit you. All arrangements for your flight bookings/payments will be fulfilled by Murray Rogers Travel Limited, ATOL No. 6856. Where possible, we arrange for two or more people to travel on the same flight and we will let you have the names and telephone numbers of other volunteers on your flight, so that you can chat to each other or even meet up before leaving for your placement.

You'll fly into Accra where you'll be met by our Ghana Manager, or one of his staff. From the airport you'll be taken to your work and your accommodation and introduced to your hosts. You'd be well advised to prepare yourself for an almost overwhelmingly friendly welcome!

VISAS: Visas are required and must be purchased before departure. We'll liaise with you about your visa requirements, if any, and make the Visa process very easy.

Where possible, all flights we arrange for you have changeable return tickets because many of our volunteers choose to extend their stay once they are in their destination country. Changeable return tickets enable you to do so, within the limits of your visa and the level of your air ticket, of course. If you choose to book your own flights, you should endeavour to get a changeable ticket.

To read about the excellent Support & Backup we provide before you leave and during your programme, please click here.

We can also arrange your flight dates to give you additional time at the end of your project for travelling around and sightseeing - this is a fascinating and wondrous country!

Duration

Minimum stay on this project is 4 weeks. You can participate for up to 1 year, subject to visa requirements.

Start Dates

All year round - you choose your start and finish dates! Our placements are flexible and can be tailored to match your preferences. For availability please contact the office.

Costs / Benefits

Costs vary depending on length of placement, but starts at £1,395 for four weeks.

Included is full support from the moment of booking and throughout your placement to your return home. There are support staff 24/7 in all our destinations worldwide and a 24 hour emergency international telephone line direct to the Head Office. All meals are provided, unless otherwise stated. Accommodation is provided (whether a rented house, a hotel/hostel, homestay, apartment or flat).

You’ll be met at the nearest airport on your arrival by our in-country manager who will take you to your accommodation and give you a full induction into the area. He/she will also be on call 24/7 and you’ll see them frequently.

Pre-departure you’ll receive comprehensive information about every aspect of your placement and necessary preparations, ranging from what to pack, to visa information, to what to do on your weekend travel in the country. Your safety, well being and happiness throughout your placement are our primary concerns and we will keep in touch with you throughout. International flights not included.

Requirements

You should either be studying TV Journalism or a related subject. All our projects are open to all nationalities. Unless otherwise stated, you need to be aged between 17 and 70+.