Agornu Akporkplorte MA Basic School, Akatsi District

You will be teaching in Agornu Akporkplorte MA Basic School based in a small rural village 5 km north of the market town, Akatsi.

Your Project

The village surrounded by the thick, green bush and rolling hills that are characteristic of the Volta region, the majority of the community are subsistence farmers.

Agornu Akporkplorte MA Basic School, is made up of the Primary and Junior High School (JHS) blocks. It is a small government school with around 190 students. Volunteers are teaching in the Upper Primary school (P4, 5, 6) and have the opportunity to teach English, Mathematics, Science, ICT and Creative Arts. There is also the opportunity to teach extra classes in Junior High School.  Basic literacy is a challenge for the younger students, who speak Ewe at home, but are taught in English. Volunteers have set up reading and homework clubs to support the young people in the community. This project demands dedication, initiative and creativity. 

Accommodation

You will live a small compound close very close to the school grounds. It is a shared bedroom room with a small kitchen/sitting room. There is a single ring gas stove and fridge, so you will be able to cater for yourself, but past Volunteers have had meals cooked for them by a local lady called Favour. Your bathroom facilities will be fairly simple with cold water bucket showers and an outside WC.

Your living allowance provided by Project Trust will cover your daily living costs.