About us

Hi there,

I am Camille, the founder of United Playground. I first volunteered with a small organisation in 2003, living and working in both Accra and Ejura, Ashanti Region. Teaching English with barely any materials and living with no running water or electricity was challenging to say the least and it was surprising how accustomed and happy I became to the simple lifestyle.

That was then; this is now. Quite simply, United Playground is a team dedicated to helping people become volunteers.

Our Mission

United Playground is dedicated to helping people realise their ambition of volunteering in Africa.We work with our African representatives to offer volunteers the support and point of contact they need to feel safe and secure while on a range of volunteering placements in Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa.

United Playground also operates on the belief that volunteering trips should be affordable, as the people who go on them are giving their own time over to the relevant project for free. When you volunteer with United Playground, you will be developing and learning new skills, experiencing new cultures and helping children realise their potential.

But what makes us different from all of the other organisations?

The difference between us and other organisations that recruit volunteers is that we are affordable. Why should volunteers pay a fortune when they are giving their time and commitment for free? Many of our schools have never received volunteers, so we are looking for independent and outgoing individuals, who would be prepared to take lead in a classroom when required, play football with 20 or so teenagers and generally get in there and have fun!