Join our Student Entrepreneurs in Arts and Crafts Project at Nunya Village of the Volta Region in Ghana

  • Activité récente : 14 janv. 2025

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    With 20+ years experience coordinating volunteers, students and families on community programs, Robert is an expert when it comes to promoting sustainable development.

    We run a registered non-profit, non-governmental Ghanaian organization operating in the Volta Region of Ghana with programs currently implemented in Adaklu District. Our programs are aimed at promoting sustainable development n Education Quality Health Care and Social Entrepreneurship.

    Our objectives are to improve communities through building a network of local and international organization to develop sustainable governance structure that will address community needs, resolve challenges that interfere with prosperity, sustainability and self-reliance, and use lesson learnt to enhance transformational change in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region.

    Our Community Goals:

    1. Advance communities economic stability through social entrepreneurship.
    2. Quality Education for all children.
    3. Quality Health Care Delivery for all.
    4. Food Sustainability and better Nutrition through composting and organic farming.

    Our Mission is to empower communities with the tool they need to become self-sufficient, ensure community involvement and ownership, foster skills an information exchange and self reliance, and encourage communities to develop sustainable solution ans work together to achieve long-term goals.

    Our Vision is to empower, impact and transform the lives of people in the communities we serve through knowledge and skills acquisition, bring together local and international resources to develop and address community needs and be a testament of perseverance, ingenuity, hope to attain self-reliance.

    Our Logo; an Adinkra symbol called Menso Wo Kenten means " I am not carrying your basket" It stands for industry, self-reliance and economic self determination.

    Our Spotlight Program - Recycle Arts & Craft Products at Nunya Village

    Nunya an Ewe word means Wisdom/Talent. Nunya Village is a centre of passionate students entrepreneurs arts and craft artisans who blends culture and tradition with innovation and creativity. The hub is located at a serene environment right under the foot of Adaklu Mountain in Adaklu Tsrefe community in Adaklu District of the Volta Region in Ghana. Nunya Village attracts arts and crafts enthusiasts to boost the local community economy, provides youth employment, mitigate rural urban migration and embodies transitional arts and culture from recycled and repurposed materials that promote, protect and preserve our environment.

    Nunya Village guests are welcomed under airy thatched huts, hosted by passionate talented students entrepreneur artisans who have mastered jewellery making using diverse recycled and repurposed materials such as cane, glass, calabash and clay, fabric into beads, kente and basket weaving, pottery designing and all kinds of wood carving. The centre echos rich Adaklu cultural heritage. Every item crafted is a unique testament of creativity, innovation, sustainability to enhance our natural environment.

    Goals of Nunya Village:
    Empower Ghanaian youth with skills, knowledge, culture and tradition in arts and craft to promote, protect and preserve our culture heritage.
    Pass on skills, knowledge, creativity, and innovation through exhibition, even ts and fairs
    To invest resources and funds into the local community economy to support implementation of program as enshrined in the SDGs. This include hosting individuals, groups, institutions, corporate staffs, families and tourist to volunteer and work with students entrepreneurs for sustainable development.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Bénévolat
    Projets artistiques
    Aide avec des éco-projets
    Enseignement
    Jardinage
    Accueil / tourisme
    Aide informatique/internet
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Technologie
    Dev. personnel
    Culture
    Dev. durable
    Ferme
    Bénévolat
    Dessin et peinture
    Photographie
    Histoire
    Livres
    Jardinage
    Art et design
    Plage
    Camping
    Montagne
    Activités en plein air
    Nature
  • Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de l’ONU
    Pas de pauvreté
    Faim «zéro»
    Bonne santé et bien-être
    Éducation de qualité
    Égalité entre les sexes
    Eau propre et assainissement
    Énergie propre et d'un coût abordable
    Travail décent et croissance économique
    Industrie, innovation et infrastructure
    Inégalités réduites
    Villes et communautés durables
    Consommation et production responsables
    Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques
    Vie aquatique
    Vie terrestre
    Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
    Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Workaway travellers will engage and interact with community Chiefs, Elders, Queen Mother, community members, teachers, nurses, students, farmers among others. They will also participate in community storytelling around bonfire in the evening, learn the history of the community, participate in festivals, naming ceremony, community gathering, marriage ceremonies, dancing and drumming programs, cooking with local community members, visit historic tourist sites, visit the local market, work on a community farm among others

  • Charity

    Association caritative

    Cet hôte est une association caritative déclarée dans son pays et recherche des bénévoles pour l'aider dans ses projets.

  • Projets impliquant des enfants

    Projets impliquant des enfants

    Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

  • Aide

    Aide

    Individuals, groups and families from Workaway travellers will help student entrepreneurs at Nunya Village to enhance their creative skills on the various arts and craft produced, market Nunya Village on all Social Media platforms, identify arts and craft exhibition, fairs, and events organized around the world to participate and share their talent and arts. Travellers are also need to serve as Ambassadors of Nunya Village Arts and Craft products

  • Langues parlées

    Ewe: Courant
    Anglais: Courant
    Twi: Courant

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Workaway travellers stay with Host family within project community. They will be provided with bottle water, 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Dietary restriction/allergies shall be strictly adhered to. Travellers will be served both Ghanaian local and Foreign cuisine

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    Workaway travellers will have the opportunity to visit Cape Coast Castle/Slave Dungeons, Visit the Monkey Sanctuary, Visit Mountain Gemi, Visit Wli Waterfalls, Visit the Beach and experience a Canopy Walk.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

N° de référence hôte : 453647561181

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