	Youth With A Mission ~Ghana~

Where the Base is situated
The base is situated on 8 acres of land on the outskirts of Tema which is in the Greater Accra region. It is 10 minutes drive to the beach and 20 minutes drive to the Accra International Airport (Kotoka International Airport), it is a futher 10 minutes to central Accra, Accra being the Capital has alot of tourism spots with the Independance Arch, the ??. Tema itself is an Industrial Port city with many shops and a lot of nice resteraunts. It is a fairly well developed city, with a Golf course & beautiful white sandy Coconut Tree laden beaches, that strech along the coast of the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a short traveling distance to major tourist attractions, including the Slave Castles and the Kakum National Reserve - this is a native bush canopy that you can walk over on swing bridges. When you travel in the opposite direction you reach the largest man-made-lake in the world, Lake Volta, which covers 1/3 of Ghana's land area, the lake is used to supply electricity to all of Ghana.
Ghana also boasts of a very rich lanscape, from the plains of the Greater Accra Region to the mountain ranges of the Eastern Region, from the Desert in the North to the Coast of the Atlantic and the Tropical rainforest of South Central Ghana.

The Schools that are run at YWAM Ghana
There are 4 schools that are run on base at the moment, with the fifth one starting on the 7th April 2003. You can find out more informataion about these schools by clicking on the link on the left hand side.
The schools that are run here are the Discipleship Trainging School (DTS) which is a 5 month school and is a pre-requisit for all other schools. There is the School of Biblical Studies (SBS) which is a 9 month school. The School of Church Planting (SCPL) is run twice yearly and runs for 6 months, 3 months of lecture and 3 months of outreach / pratical internship. We also offer the Communication and Biblical Veiw of Man (CBVM) which is run once a year from September to December.
Our Newest school to start is the School of Music & Worship (SOMW) which will be run from April to Setember, starting 2003.
The schools are all run on the base in three large classrooms, except the SOMW - which has a lot of practical programs, and therefore is out evangelising at the churches.
Accomadation
Our accomadation block houses up to 120 staff and students, with an average of 4 people per room. We are planning on building new staff flats so that the students will have more space. At the moment we have 3 staff houses that are seperated into 7 different living areas, these host 1/2 the staff that live on the base.
We also have two guest houses, one of these is on the base and
the other guest house is at Takoradi (Western Region).
The bases' guest house is a 5 bedroom house, that is used for our international and national speakers and guests, it is also used for housing outreach teams that come to Ghana. This house is available to all missionary organisation's and group's that wish to stay here.
The Takoradi guest house is a 5 bedroom house, that is used as an outreach loaction for the DTS
and any other school, this is open to international outreaches as well.
Please contact us for more details about either of these two guest houses.
The Conference Hall
We have just recently completed building a 1500 seater Conference Hall that will be used for Base and Group Worship Meetings, Conferences & Seminars, and any other events that the Base hosts, it is also open for the public to use for weddings, large group occasions or whatever they wish, there is also the option that YWAM Ghana provides food, chairs and tables if needed.
(Please contact us for more information)
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The Base setting
The base itself has beautiful surroundings, with large shadey trees to sit under. It also has large grass areas to play football (soccer) and a volleyball net is also set up for all those that want to enjoy a game or two.
The water quality here is drinkable tap water.
There are also water sachets and bottles availbe to purchase if needed.
Currency
The currency over here is in Cedi's (¢). There are a large number of Forex Exchanges that can change your money from major International currencies and curriences from West Africa into Cedi's. If you are traveling to Ghana from overseas it is suggested that you get an International VISA card as there is a large charge for Travelers Cheques and Bank Transfers. The VISA cards are accepted at most banks and ATM's and are easily accessable. Mastercards are not very widely accepted at banks or at ATM's.

Ghana's Climate
Ghana's average temperture is 25°C. It has two seasons, a Dry season which is from January - April and a Wet season which is from May - December. It is suggested that you bring light clothing for you school, (T-Shirt and shorts are fine, and either jandels or sandals for foot wear, but you will need shoes and dress clothes for church.) It is suggested that you bring lots of sunscreen, a good pair of sunglasses and also a mosquito net and repellant as there are mosquitos around.: To look at base pictures click here.