Journalism

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Duration of Program: 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks

Description: If you are contemplating a career or university course in journalism, a Dream Shelter Ghana abroad placement can set you on the right track. On our Print Journalism placements you not only get an insider's view of how publications are run, you get the chance to put together a portfolio.

Alternatively, a Radio,TV or News Paper journalism placement will provide you with an array of tapes and a host of broadcasting or production experience.

If you are already a working journalist, a Dream Shelter Ghana abroad placement can broaden your horizons - and enhance your CV - with work experience in a different culture and society, or maybe a different medium.

Whatever placement you choose, you will get an insight into the workings of the media in a new cultural and political setting. This can mean working with local journalists for whom being a member of the Press is not just a job, but a commitment that places them at the cutting edge.

Highlights: If you are contemplating a career or university course in journalism, a Dream Shelter Ghana abroad placement can set you on the right track. On our Print Journalism placements you not only get an insider's view of how publications are run, you get the chance to put together a portfolio.

Alternatively, a Radio, TV or News Paper journalism placement will provide you with an array of tapes and a host of broadcasting or production experience.

If you are already a working journalist, a Dream Shelter Ghana abroad placement can broaden your horizons - and enhance your CV - with work experience in a different culture and society, or maybe a different medium.

Whatever placement you choose, you will get an insight into the workings of the media in a new cultural and political setting. This can mean working with local journalists for whom being a member of the Press is not just a job, but a commitment that places them at the cutting edge.

Cost in US$: 500

The Volunteer Program Fee covers the following items:
* Orientation Packet
* Lodging in Ghana
* In-country volunteer support
* Project-related expenses

To keep the overall cost down, volunteers are responsible for obtaining various items before departure. Dream Shelter Ghana will provide assistance as needed to help the volunteer in obtaining the following items:

* Travel medical insurance (including emergency evacuation coverage)
* Visa to Ghana
* Required vaccinations
* Airline ticket

In a cognizant effort to keep the volunteer program flexible enough to cover the needs and wants of all types of participants, volunteers are responsible for covering the cost of in-country ground transportation during their stay. Depending on one's level of required comfort, food and transport can be either pennies a day, or dollars a day. That is up to the volunteer to decide.

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 17-65

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 2-5

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post-Program Services Include:

• Job and Internship Network

Dream Shelter Ghana's Mission Statement: Dream Shelter Ghana (Ghana) seeks to eradicate poverty and gender inequality, by initiating various community development programs aimed at alleviating poverty levels in selected underprivileged communities irrespective of sex and religion, but more into girl child education. Agricultural production is literally under threat, that is why at Dream Shelter Ghana, we seek improvement in the agricultural sector as one of its main strategy in empowering the rural folk aside from education. Also apart from agric projects dream shelter also provides volunteer opportunities in other areas of interest to the volunteer ranging from teaching to fashion and football coaching. It must however be noted that dream shelter volunteer program is also aimed at students abroad who would want to enrich their resume with overseas work experience.

Year Founded: 2007