The Ghana Canada Partnership for Environmental Education
2012 Study Tour
Goal of Project
To help reduce poverty in the Sunyani Region of Ghana through capacity building in environmental education, with two partner institutions in Ghana.
Project Activities
Students will spend one month traveling to multiple destinations for research and cultural awareness purposes (e.g., Sunyani, Wechiau, Mole National Park, Larabanga, and the PAPR Meetings) before returning to Larabanga to complete a five week internship focused on community-development and tourism enterprise development.
Study Tour History provides you with a summary on previous activities.
Project Commitment
- Weekly team meetings, involvement in fundraising and project promotion
- Full participation in study tour
When
Approximately May 7-July 9 2012
Cost
TBD
This includes:
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Return airfare between Vancouver and Ghana
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Ground travel in Ghana
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All accommodation and food
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Entry visa expenses
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Course reader
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Tuition for a 3 credit course (TRMT 391)
- Support of other project activity (e.g. bringing Ghanaian students to Canada)
This does not include:
- Passport
- Health insurance
- Immunizations
- Personal spending
- Additional costs for optional internship (additional 8-12 weeks in Ghana)