You4Ghana e.V.

About us

We founded You4Ghana with the goal to provide real help to the people in our projects.
Through our experiences with some of the big organizations, we realized that a lot of the money paid does not arrive where it is most needed. We also got the impression that the individual volunteer is only a number among many. The projects are located all over the country and many facilities get the support of volunteers at irregular intervals.
Therefore, we have limited our projects to the village of Obo and the surrounding area. To ensure that volunteers can continuously be on-site, we keep the number of our projects within manageable limits. We hope that especially the children in our facilities grow up with a more open view of the world through the constant cultural exchange with the volunteers.

Our work:
• We are offering socially committed people the opportunity to participate in volunteer projects in Ghana, while educating them about the Ghanaian culture and lifestyle.
• According to our motto "Learning. Helping. Growing.”, our aim is the long-term improvement of the quality of life of the people in our projects. We specifically focus on supplying people with clean drinking water, the construction of sanitation facilities, supporting the education sector, as well as working with children.
• At the same time it is important to us to create a dialogue between the volunteers and the residents. By working together in projects, both sides have a lot to learn from each other. Those who approach these people with respect will gain insight into a whole new world.
• We own a volunteer house in which up to 20 volunteers can live together. For those who want to experience the Ghanaian culture and everyday life even more, we also offer accommodation in host families.

Projects:
• You4Ghana offers a variety of projects. We work with different schools and nurseries, which are always in need of support.
• Furthermore, we offer emerging physicians the opportunity to gain practical experience in one of our partner hospitals.
• Volunteers, who want to tackle a problem themselves, can work together with the locals on a construction project.
• Our closest partner is “Bless the Children Home” in Nkwatia, which is always in need of dedicated volunteers to manage all the daily tasks.

Torben Pleß is the Founder of You4Ghana e.V..

For other net participants we can offer overnight facilities. Also we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.