Ghana Brigade Add-ons

If you're planning a Brigade in Ghana, add-ons are a great way to customize our standard itinerary for your Chapter. Here are some options that are available to you.

Do you feel like your brigade itinerary is missing something? You can now add impact and cultural activities to your itinerary. You will fundraise the corresponding donation to add extra days to your Brigade, and Global Brigades will help you arrange all of the details.

Kakum National Park Tour (Canopy Walk)

Learn more about the endangered and rare animals like the Diana Monkey, Bongo, Yellow-backed Duiker, and elephant at the Kakum National Park. Observe species of herbaceous and woody plants. 

Located in Assin Attandanso Reserve is the Kakum National Park and Canopy Walkway which offers visitors spectacular scenery.

Extra days: 1
Additional Add-on Donation Goal: $180 USD per person

$234 CAD, £126 GBP

Public Health Project

Visit a public health project or a school in Ghana's rural communities and support maintenance work.

No construction is included, instead maintenance work on previous public health projects will be implemented alongside community members. 

Extra days: 1
Additional Add-on Donation Goal: $180 USD per person

$234 CAD, £126 GBP

 

Visit CHPS for maintenance work and donate supplies & medications

Visit Ghana's rural community CHPS (Community Health and Planning Services) for structural maintenance work or to donate supplies and medications. 

CHPS are part of Ghana's strategy to deliver community-level services as a key element for healthcare service and health planning.

Extra days: 1
Additional Add-on Donation Goal: $180 USD per person

$234 CAD, £126 GBP 

Biodigester Construction

Work with public health technicians to implement biodigester construction for 2 days in rural communities.

The biodigester serves as a sustainable waste and sewerage management system, where organic material can be biologically digested. 

Extra days: 2
Additional Add-on Donation Goal: $350 USD per person

$455 CAD, £245 GBP

Medical Immersion

Shadow doctors for 2 days in hospital rotations at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

You can have the opportunity to learn from licensed healthcare professionals by shadowing various procedures and surgeries in a hospital setting.

Extra days: 2
Additional Add-on Donation Goal: $350 USD per person

$455 CAD, £245 GBP per person