Program dates and fees

2011 – 2012 Program dates

• January 3rd – February 28th
• March 1st – April 26th
• May 3rd – June 28th
• July 5th – August 30th
• September 2nd – October 28th
• November 2nd – December 28th

Program Fees

Please see Funding Your Program, below

Program Fee Covers:

• Airport pickup/drop off in Ghana
• Room and Board at The Sankofa Center Compound  in Dome-Accra, for the duration of your tenure
• Breakfast and Dinner Daily
• All Logistic Costs of running the mobile outreach program
• HIV/AIDS testing kits, medical and other program supplies
• Dance/Drumming and Twi language lessons
• Transportation to all program field sites and schools
• Services of local and international staff
• Tuition-Certificate of Completion

Program Fee Excludes:

• Plane Ticket
• Immunizations/Hospitalization/Insurance
• Passport and Visa

Funding your program

Sankofa Center Helps You Fundraise

Each year many volunteers/interns on the program in Ghana utilize Sankofa’s 501(c)(3) charity status to raise funds to cover the financial challenges of participating on the program. Sankofa Center provides all confirmed interns with fundraising letter templates, Information for Donors, a video, and tools to help interns seek contributions to cover the costs of their program fee and airfare, which is tax deductible for donors!

Retail Fundraising

"People love the products, the cause, and the fact they are helping make a difference"

The Ambassador Program allows interns to become representatives of Sankofa Center prior to one’s tenure to raise funds to finance program costs. Ambassadors are provided a video, reports, outreach statistics, and presentation guidelines to either use social media or host live gatherings of friends, family, and community to educate people about Sankofa’s work in Africa – while selling the organization’s “Products for A Purpose.” These are exclusive handmade home, fashion, and style products, featured in Vogue, made under fair-trade practices by our HIV/AIDS Cooperative in Ghana to benefit Sankofa’s efforts. As a great fundraising tool, the proceeds from the retail sale of these products will go towards your program fee. This is a great supplement to traditional fundraising through creative style while providing empowering information about HIV/AIDS and our impact in Ghana.

To Apply, visit our Application page.

Future programs are continually being formed, please contact us if you’d like to be put on a waitlist for future programs!