Program fees, accommodation and feeding
See the table below for fees corresponding to stay period.

After comparing figures and services with other program providers, speaking to past volunteers, you shall come to one conclusion: our services are better, well packaged and cost effective for volunteers. Unlike others, there are no hidden costs announced upon arrival. A volunteer does not end up spending beyond what He/She has budgeted for after signing up with us and arriving in the country. This is a relief and welcoming news for many volunteers. Comparatively, you eventually spend less in Ghana on our program.

Volunteers fees cover the following cost

1. Program registration, Administrative expenses and staff support.
2. Airport meeting and pickup.
3. Hotel accommodation and meals after country arrival and before arrival at host family and project site
4. Feeding (3 meals a day) and accommodation maintenance with a host family, i.e. electricity, gas, and other utility expenses.
5. provision of a cellular phone service, i.e. a chip from a mobile telephone service provider for you to slot into your GSM 900 compatible phone.
6. Supply of mosquito preventive nets
7. Escort to the airport upon departure. (If you wish to spend some time in Accra before departure, we do not pay your hotel expenses but shall arrange that for you upon request)
8. Souvenirs, letter of recommendation, certificate of participation after completion of program

The fee to be paid by a volunteer depends on the length of stay. It is not dependent on the choice of program. Comparatively, we offer the widest volunteer support services than any other voluntary organization in Ghana.

The program fees does not cover

1. Transportation to and from your home airport
2. Air travel cost to and from Ghana
3. Holiday to places and events of interest.
4. Insurance cover (you need to purchase one. Most of our partners can offer you a cover)
5. Expenses on meals and drinks from restaurants during outings
6. Host family is not responsible for your feeding and accommodation cost if you travel outside home for whatever purpose. It is your own cost. If it has to do with work authorized by the local organization, the local organization shall be responsible for your feeding and accommodation.
7. And others not stated in the what program fees covers

Accommodation and feeding for international volunteers
Accommodation and feeding is pre-arranged for all volunteers by AYIAG The cost of accommodation is part of the total program fee.
The accommodation type we arrange for volunteers is the family stay type. This means that volunteers stay with a family as their host. The families offer volunteers their own private room in the family house, and provide breakfast, lunch and dinner all days for the volunteer. In some instances, due to the distance between project site and home, volunteers go along with a lunch pack. In most cases, it's one volunteer to one room. Other times, there may be two volunteers to one room. Matching volunteers to host families and pairing volunteers in a room is done by picking needed information from the volunteers. The host families are consistently screened with their information updated on regular basis to make sure they meet our standards and also match to volunteers we send over to them.

The foods served are mainly international dishes comprising rice, chicken, beef, tea, coffee, bread, eggs, soup, potato, oaths, fruits, fish, etc. local foods are served alongside and are made mainly from the above, tubers, beans and/or maize. We have to mention that it is very common to find dishes volunteers are familiar with in a restaurant in the cities.
Staying with a host family is very ideal and cost saving for both the volunteer and AYIAG. The volunteer gets to experience the culture closely and better whilst AYIAG also comfortably manages the security and safety of the volunteer and properties. In a room, each volunteer has to his/her own, a bed, pillow and bedspread. In the home of the host family, volunteers have access to toilet and bath, kitchen, lounge, television, radio, electricity, water, dinning table and table sets. We pick families with a man, wife and children. There are some places of work and residence without electricity and running water. However the volunteer's safe health is well guided
You might find yourself washing clothes with your hands, cooking with a firewood and discussing politics or religion behind candlelight. It is a unique opportunity to become deeply immersed in Ghanaian culture.
Drinking water for our volunteers is an issue we take seriously and make sure that volunteers drink well treated water. Some companies are into the manufacture of such water that are well treated and hygienically bottled.
Stay in hostels and dormitories are also organized for volunteers who so desire but in groups of not less than six working on similar project(s).

What fee does not cover:

1. Traveling on weekends to tourist attraction centers / entering fees for any tourist place/ hotel accommodations
2. Smoking /drinking and clubbing
3. Air ticket
4. Buying gifts/souvenirs for friends and family members back home.