Service and Educational Opportunities in Ghana
Course Location: Accra and Jukwa, Ghana
Course Dates: December 27, 2008 – January 10, 2009
Academic Credits: 2 Global Service-Learning Credits (SRVL 293) through West Virginia University
Academic Instructor: Eric Hartman, executive director, Amizade Global Service-Learning, and adjunct faculty, Public Administration, Political Science, and Service-Learning Programs, West Virginia University
Course Description
This course considers service, citizenship, and intercultural exchange while offering students the chance to contribute to building the first public library outside the capital city of Accra. 
The library will be completed in the rural community of Jukwa. Students will stay in a nearby hostel, walk among banana trees to the program site, visit Ghana's famous and historic Cape Coast, and contribute to literacy in Jukwa.
Students will engage with provocative and challenging readings that critique and consider service and global citizenship from multiple perspectives. The SRVL designation reflects West Virginia University’s unique commitment to interdisciplinary, community-engaged academic inquiry. Staff members of our local partner organization, Peace and Humanity Foundation, will guide our work and share their experiences in community development in Ghana over the past several decades.
Program Fee: $1,826
The Program Fee includes room and board, local programming, staffing, and transportation, university credits, international health insurance, a contribution to the local community organization, and recreational and cultural activities.
Students are responsible for international airfare, passports and/or visas, immunizations and any books or required course materials.