Come on a service trip of a lifetime.
Trip dates TBD |
Limited to 55 participants.
This WSU Service trip consists of three main components:
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1) Construction & Building Sciences
Using plans inspired by Weber State students and developed into working construction drawings by architect, Troy McOmber, you will be assisting locals in building a new school! The GMAD children are currently learning in a converted chicken coop. The children at GMAD have been rescued from forced labor trafficking or abandonment. Do you or someone you know want to help us fund the school? |
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2) Medica/Health Professions
GMAD has been organizing and hosting medical missions in Ghana for the last five years. After cancelling a couple medical missions due to the pandemic, we are up and running again with medical missions every April and October. Many in Ghana are awaiting life changing surgery. There is work to do this March; specifically pre and post operative care, medical screenings in nearby villages, physicals and prepping our medical clinic for future surgical missions. |
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3) Social Work
We have two top-notch social workers. You will have an incredible experience accompanying and learning from Solomon as he goes into near by villages, doing work and community outreach among the most vulnerable in Ghana. Or assisting Peter as he primarily works with the children at the GMAD shelter. |
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Students will receive (3) college credits for the trip and can choose between credit in Building Design & Construction, Nursing/Medical Lab Science, or Geography/Social Work.
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Sample Itinerary for your trip:
March 3--Depart to Ghana March 4--Arrive in Ghana. Go to GMAD. March 5--Service day March 6--Sunday---Kids and culture, optional church day March 7--Service day March 8--Kakum National Park canopy walk, tour slave castle, Cape Coast Coconut Grove Hotel March 9--Play on the beach, cultural class at Global Mammas, drive back to GMAD March 10--Service day March 11--Service day March 12--Service day March 13-- Go to Art Market. Fly home. |
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We couldn’t be more excited to have this come full circle and have WSU come to Ghana. You will be staying on GMAD’s 5 acre campus in volunteer housing, this is also where the school is being built. We are confident that you will enjoy the inclusive, hope filled, and jovial atmosphere at the GMAD home.
We are still seeking funding to complete the school and would love to have your name on it! Would you or someone you know like to donate towards our school?
We are still seeking funding to complete the school and would love to have your name on it! Would you or someone you know like to donate towards our school?
COST FOR THE TRIP: $3,500
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Round trip tickets to Accra, Ghana
- Lodging at the GMAD home in Ghana
- Food
- Meaningful service opportunities
- A night in Cape Coast with meals and transportation
- Entrance fees to Slave Castle, Global Mamas workshops and Kukum National Park
- T-shirt and water filtration bottles
- Airport pick-up and drop-off and other transportation within Ghana
- Travel insurance
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
- Passport and visa
- Immunization and malaria medication
- Spending cash for snacks and buying souvenirs at the Art Market
- Food while we are traveling to and from Ghana in the airports.
Enjoy these videos from our March 2022 WSU trip.
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Brick making and construction.
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Interior Design - acoustics.
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Nursing and medical care.
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Updating the GMAD library.
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TRAVEL ADVICE
Here are some links to up-to-date Ghana travel advisories. We encourage you to check these out before traveling to Ghana. U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs |
