Volunteer
With Us
Share Your Expertise Where it Matters Most
At Challenging Heights, we believe meaningful change happens when people, knowledge and experience come together around a shared commitment to protecting children and building safer futures.
For more than two decades, we have worked to end child trafficking and economic exploitation in Ghana through rescue, survivor support, education, skills development, family and community engagement, prevention, advocacy and child protection systems strengthening.
We welcome volunteers, interns and professionals who can contribute their skills, knowledge and time to this work while learning from our programmes, communities and local teams.
Our opportunities are needs-led. This means that placements depend on the organisation’s current priorities, programme needs and our ability to provide a meaningful and appropriate experience.
Duration
Two to six months or shorter
Costs
Internships are unpaid; volunteers are responsible for their personal expenses
Applications
We welcome people with relevant skills, curiosity, and a genuine commitment to children’s rights.
If you have something meaningful to contribute, we would love to hear from you.
How To Apply
Email info@challengingheights.org
Where You Can Make A Difference
These are examples of the roles we frequently need. Even if your skills are not listed here, we welcome
proposals, get in touch and tell us how you would like to contribute.
Child Learning Support
Support children and young people in our recovery and reintegration programmes through educational activities, literacy and numeracy support, tutoring, creative learning and other age-appropriate learning interventions. Volunteers should have relevant experience in education, teaching or child development.
Trauma Healing & Psychosocial Support
Qualified psychologists, counsellors and other appropriately trained mental-health professionals with experience in trauma-informed care, child psychology or survivor recovery can support our recovery-centre programmes. This may include contributing specialist knowledge, strengthening staff capacity, developing appropriate therapeutic approaches and supporting children and young people affected by trafficking and exploitation.
Teaching & Education
We welcome qualified teachers, teacher trainees and education professionals who can support children and young people through tutoring, literacy and numeracy support, classroom assistance, homework support and engaging learning activities. Volunteers can also contribute to developing creative and child-friendly approaches to learning.
Communications, Storytelling & Advocacy
Support our communications and advocacy work through research, writing, storytelling, digital content, photography and video, media engagement, policy communication and stakeholder outreach. We particularly value people who can help translate complex child-protection issues into compelling stories and accessible public information.
Library & Reading
We welcome librarians, library professionals and passionate readers who can help strengthen our library and reading activities. Volunteers may support library organisation, reading sessions, literacy activities, book clubs and initiatives that encourage children to discover the joy and possibilities of reading.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning
Work alongside our teams to strengthen data collection, analysis, documentation and learning systems. Opportunities may include supporting programme evaluations, research projects, data systems and evidence generation to help us understand and demonstrate our impact.
Group Volunteer & Professional Engagements
We welcome carefully planned group engagements. Groups may support short-term projects related to child protection, prevention, education, livelihoods, communications, research or organisational development.
Partnerships & Fundraising
Contribute to building relationships with potential partners, researching funding opportunities, developing proposals, creating fundraising materials and strengthening our ability to communicate our impact to donors and partners.
Sports, Music & Creative Arts
We welcome sports coaches, musicians, music teachers and creative arts practitioners to help children and young people discover and develop their talents. Opportunities include football, athletics, basketball, volleyball, keyboard, drums, singing and other disciplines based on your expertise and programme needs. Through these activities, volunteers help build confidence, creativity, teamwork and discipline.
Ready to join us
Apply to Volunteer
Whether one of the roles above fits your skills or you have a different contribution in
mind, we would love to hear from you. Send us a message introducing yourself and
how you would like to help.
or email us directly at info@challengingheights.org