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Volunteer opportunities give volunteers from all over the World the unique opportunity to participate in community development projects, have insights about rural communities and be part of the change process. Our volunteer programs focus on the
Description:
Our volunteer programs focus on the following areas:
Health Education and Health Care,
Education, HIV/AIDS and TB awareness,
Support and Counseling for abused children,
Computer literacy,
Teaching in Rural Schools
Child care and development,
Day care school,
Orphanage,
Administrative Work,
Business Development,
Project Management,
Soccer Development,
Construction works,
Skills training, and
Cultural Exchange.
With CAIN you don’t just volunteer, but you bring hope and development to the community.
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Offering exciting opportunities for volunteering in schools, orphanages, hospitals and clinics as well as community and ecology improvement projects. All our programs are located in Ghana, West Africa...
Skills/Qualifications Needed
Health volunteers must have the proof of qualification as a health professional, medical student, doctor or nurse. Volunteers must have medical background to volunteer in this project. Pre-medical student must also indicate their interest on the application form.
Description:
Health Projects
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Overview of the Project
In Ghana , efforts are underway to improve the health sector, especially the health of women and children. High importance is placed on improving the quality of reproductive health services and on preventing and reducing the impact of widespread communicable diseases, bridging gaps that prevent efficient and effective delivery of health services, and fostering partnerships that lead to improved health in Ghana . Government and non-governmental organizations run a number of different health facilities, hospitals, maternity clinics, children's hospitals, HIV/AIDS wards, and alternative-medicine clinics in many cities and small rural villages.
Through this project, we aim to increase access to basic healthcare for rural people, decrease the prevalence of endemic diseases and improve overall village health by providing public health services in all aspects of clinical nursing, with a primary health work with the community nurses and promote health education in the villages.
The medical centers in Ghana are resource poor, and understaffed. There is a great need of efficient hands to help the doctors, nurses and medical staffs in treating the ever-growing number of patients in round the clock busy health centers and hospitals.
Role of a Volunteer
A volunteer's role can range from observational to basic assistance, depending on their level of knowledge. Volunteers will be working with doctors, spending time in various departments of a busy hospital like Gynecology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Surgery. Changing bandages, taking blood pressure and contributing to education about basic prevention are examples of how volunteers engage in this type of plac em ent. An important el em ent of these plac em ents is learning about healthcare practices in different cultures.
• Assist doctors and nurses in local hospitals
• Work in various departments like Gynecology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Surgery
• Change bandage
• Take blood pressure
• Educating people on basic prevention and first aid / healthcare education
Skills/Qualifications Needed
Health volunteers must have the proof of qualification as a health professional, medical student, doctor or nurse. Volunteers must have medical background to volunteer in this project. Pre-medical student must also indicate their interest on the application form.
Room/Food/Supervision
R.V.O-GHANA manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family and we manage a separate room and local meals three times a day.
Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office in Ghana and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of the program.
Location Descriptions
Healthcare Project is in various towns including Kumasi and Hohoe,Accra,Tema,Koforidua,Cape coast and Sunyani with shops, banks & internet cafes nearby. Ghana 's vibrant cities are renowned for its friendly atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city.
Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: water falls, monkey sanctuary, markets, purple princess designs, mountain biking, drumming school, community based eco-tourism project, Volta river, Pottery village, hotels, Kente weaving studio and many more.
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Teaching English in Ghana
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Overview of the Project
Like in any other developing countries in the world, the demand of English is growing incredibly high in Ghana . The knowledge of English is a gateway to good and high paying jobs and this trend has lured the young generation to learn and master the art of speaking good English.
The children in Ghana are very keen to learn and improve their conversational English. Most of the schools also put extra emphasis on English education. This project helps the primary and junior secondary class children between the ages of 2-10 and 11-16 to learn English and also get education on math and science. Teaching resources are available for the teachers. Ghana has 3 academic semesters a year:
1st TERM:
Start Date: January 10 to April 12
School Holiday : April 13 to May 1
2nd TERM:
Start Date: May 2 to August 4
School Holiday : August 5 to September 12
3rd TERM:
Start Date: September 13 to December 15
School Holiday : December 16 to January 1
Dates of academic semesters can change
During the school holidays, holiday classes would be organized for the school children and volunteers will be taken for sightseeing. The schools in Ghana are resource poor, and under staffed. The schools also need good teachers to teach good English to the students. Volunteers are also needed to provide theoretical and practical assistance to primary and junior secondary school math, English and science teachers in Ghana .
Role of a Volunteer
Volunteers can teach any subjects like English, Math, or Science in Primary and Junior Secondary Schools and engage themselves in the following activities:
• Teach conversational English, Math, or Science to students who age between
2 -10 in primary schools and 11-16 in junior secondary schools
• Read literature and improve the low comprehension level and poor pronunciation of students
• Provide theoretical and practical assistance and aide the teachers
• Interact with the students
Skills/Qualifications Needed
There is no specific qualification for teaching project in Ghana except fluency in English and love for the children.
Room/Food/Supervision
R.V.O-GHANA manages room/food for volunteer. Volunteers live with the host family and we manage a separate room and local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office in Ghana and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of the program.
Location Descriptions
Teaching English in various towns including Kumasi and Hohoe,Accra,Tema,Koforidua,Cape coast and Sunyani with shops, banks & internet cafes nearby. Ghana 's vibrant cities are renowned for its friendly atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city.
Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: water falls, monkey sanctuary, markets, purple princess designs, mountain biking, drumming school, community based eco-tourism project, Volta river, Pottery village, hotels, Kente weaving studio and many more.
A typical day of a volunteer in the Project
7 AM – 8 AM: Breakfast, Go to school and teach the students
12 PM - 1PM: Lunch break
Afternoon: Help other teachers in school and arrange extra curricular activities like games in the school
Evening: Free time
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Orphanage Work in Ghana
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Overview of the Project
Due to extreme poverty, neglect and abuse, many children in Ghana are forced to leave their homes. These children live in the streets under harsh conditions. The society also looks down upon them. Some children who have lost their parents also choose to come to the streets and lead their lives with alms.
This project that includes orphanage and day care center for children is an opportunity for these street children to live and learn under one roof until they are adopted or placed with family members who can take better care of them.
Most of the orphanages in Ghana are resource poor, under staffed, and are facing lots of problems to run their programs. The orphanage needs extra pairs of hands to help with the day-to-day running of the project with works like cleaning, cooking and serving food to the children. Volunteers are also required to provide some basic English education to the children, and organize physical and sports lessons and assist the staff in counseling the children.
Role of Volunteer
The job responsibilities of orphanage volunteers in Ghana depend on the need of the orphanage as well as the skills and interests of the volunteers. However, the volunteers will be involved in the following tasks:
• Teach basic English
• Develop creative programs such as dance, arts, music, etc.
• Clean, cook and serve food
• Organize physical and sports activities
• Assist the staff in counseling the children
Skills/Qualifications Needed
There is no of specific qualification required for orphanage project in Ghana . However, volunteer interested to work for orphans must have love for the kids and willingness to share their time and compassion with patience and high flexibility.
Room/Food/Supervision
R.V.O-GHANA manages room/food for volunteer. Volunteers stay with the host family. In most of the cases, volunteer stay with kids in the orphanage where we manage a separate room and local meals three times a day.
Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office in Ghana and mobile number of our coordinators. Moreover, head of the orphanage serves as a local contact person for volunteers. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of the program.
Location Descriptions
Orphanage project is in various towns including Kumasi and Hohoe,Accra,Tema,Koforidua,Cape coast and Sunyani with shops, banks & internet cafes nearby. Ghana 's vibrant cities are renowned for its friendly atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city.
Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: water falls, monkey sanctuary, markets, purple princess designs, mountain biking, drumming school, community based eco-tourism project, Volta river, Pottery village, hotels, Kente weaving studio and many more.
A typical day of a volunteer in the Project
Morning: Help the children to brush their teeth and get dressed. Serve breakfast and tidy their beds. Teach the children about health and hygiene
Day: Serve Lunch. Take care of the children in the orphanage. Help them to learn some basic conversational English in fun and playful manner. Arrange for activities like games, music, drawing, etc. Bring children back from school and help them in their homework
Evening: Serve dinner to the children. Help in the kitchen and also in washing dishes, clothes and cleaning of the orphanage premises
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R.V.O MISSION:
R.V.O organises unique and affordable volunteer programs, school exchange and educational programs in of Ghana. Our dedication to service project focuses on rural community development, volunteering, educational programmes, group trip,Language and cultural studies. Internships etc.
We offer students / participants unique programmes for their memorable experiences.
Below are highlights of few programmes offered by the R.V.O -Ghana.
R.V.O-Ghana offer volunteers the opportunity to live and work with vulnerable / orphan children in Ghana.
R.V.O-Ghana also offer volunteers the opportunity to work with hundreds of local organizations actively involved with HIV AIDS education.
Other programmes offered by the R.V.O are: Teaching in Ghana, Health project for medical personal, medical and pre-medical students, Soccer coaching in Ghana, Language and cultural immersion, Drumming and dancing lessons, educational trips, school exchange programs, volunteer and travel programs and work camps in rural communities.
R.V.O –Ghana also designs an internship placement for students on the fields below:
1. Radio, TV and news paper Journalism
2. Nurses and Doctors
3. Women and Youth empowerment
4. Politics in Ghana
5. Law
6. HIV AIDS education
7. Drumming and Dancing (African studies)
8. Architectural
9. Soccer coaching
10. Language and Cultural Studies
11. Forest Conservation
12. Research
13. ETC
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BYF is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization. BYF’s main programme is a long-term youth exchange, which is founded on principles of global education and intercultural learning. Through volunteer/intern other non-formal education opportunities; our programme aims to address social and educational needs of today’s youth, by enhancing young people’s sensitivity towards social and cultural differences, as well as their self-confidence and problem solving a...
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bilities.One of our aims is to promote girl child education. We have an African proverb that says” if you educate a man you educate an individual but if you educate a woman you educate the whole nation”. How can we achieve this? We would be able to do by sponsoring brilliant but needy girls in schools. Financing women to start a trade to be able to take care of her family. Yes! Her family. Most of African women in the rural areas support their families. Why? Because some (most) men in these community marry more than one by so the first wife(wives) are neglected making them responsible for caring of the house and children in every aspect for instance education, health, shelter, food, clothing etc. A child in a broken home will lead them into so many problems. With all these problems which are possible to be encountered by these children, they end up doing all sort of activities are dangerous to their life. Such of these bad activities include prostitution, child labour, teenage pregnancy etc. With your help and support we would be able to help these less privileged families with their basic needs. BYF has been a leader in international exchanges since its establishment. Every year BYF host volunteers/interns, aged between 17-30 years for 1,2,3,6, and 12 months. Volunteer/intern in different types of voluntary service organizations working/dealing with disadvantaged children, youth, disabled, rural developments, health education, ecological projects, arts and culture, women’s groups and solidarity projects. BYF mission is to promote youth mobility and international understanding through short and long-terms voluntary service exchange programme.
Volunteers at BYF can also get involved in helping teach basic English and Math to children and young adults, who may not have had access to education at a young age. There are also general healthcare and sanitation programs that you could assist with. You don't have to be a teacher to take part in and enjoy our Teaching placements. Open to all volunteers, you really benefit the students you work with, while gaining valuable skills yourself. Placements are in primary o...
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r secondary schools. Usually you work in timetabled conversational English lessons. Sometimes (usually at a primary school) you are given your own class. You can find yourself teaching a group of five-year-olds or a class of adults. You might even be in a special school for the deaf or physically disabled. You'll usually be in lessons for about 20 hours a week. This may not sound a lot - but you will need to prepare your lessons in your spare time! If, like many volunteers, you feel a little unsure about taking an English class of any age, we give you a great deal of help. Once you are on your placement you have the full support of your supervisor (usually an English teacher at the school). Before you begin your teaching we will brief you comprehensively about teaching English. You receive teaching resources. But you are your own primary resource. The teaching guide gives lots of suggestions about how you can maximise yourself as a 'resource'. Bring along 'props' - like family photos, postcards magazines, coins, CDs - to kick-start conversation or a lesson. And when you get to your destination, comparing notes about what works and what doesn't work with other volunteers is always helpful. Anyway, you're not likely to have many problems getting your pupils' attention. They want to speak English well so that they can get into good universities, get better jobs, have a better life. While your pupils want to learn English, you will probably find that local teachers are just as keen - and they will practise their spoken English on you. This is, of course, part of the benefit of your placement - the better local teachers speak English, the better they will be able to teach their pupils.
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Disaster Volunteers of Ghana (DIVOG) is a volunteer based volunteering, non profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organisation (NGO) registered in Ghana and working to assist in the improvement of the lot of the vulnerable and deprived in society through volunteer programs and projects in teaching mathematics and english education, healthcare/medical student and community development initiated projects like construction of schools,washrooms,library playgrounds and other integrated rural development projects that worked in developing countries.
DIVOG Volunteer Programs head office is based in Ho Municipality which is the Volta Region of Ghana. DIVOG has worked with some individual volunteers of the American Peace Corps Ghana, Stacy Kreger in Awudome Senior High School, and Peter Sodden in Amedzofe Community in their communities. Some staff of DIVOG also worked with DC Care International, Evangel Community Mission, Ghana, Save Windows and Orphanage Development Center and International Medical Student Volunteers from the Section for Tropical Medicine, Slovenia.
Who volunteers?
Anyone between 16-65 years regardless his/her nationality and back ground. The common characteristic is their willingness to help. Our volunteers donate their time and money to conserve and protect the environment, uplift and build positive communities, teach children and adults, and promote health, education, and ecological awareness in Ghana.
Description:
Volunteering as a family gives you and your family members to learn from country to the other which offers you the opportunities to learn more about the different cultures it offers, develop new skills and language and showing your family members how to work together as a team.
A family volunteering holiday is a chance for everyone in the family to contribute and make a difference to communities around the world. A family volunteering holiday provides a wonderful educational experience for the children, an inspirational holiday for the family, and is a great challenge for the whole family.
Disaster Volunteers of Ghana develops short and long term volunteer programs in rural communities that encourage people to immerse themselves in a unique way of giving back.
Family Volunteers help to empower the host communities in creating renewable,
sustainable programs. While DIVOG’s financial assistance benefits the
community economically, it is actually the involvement and collaboration
between the volunteers and community that is the greatest mutual benefit. DIVOG is an organization which focuses on creating self reliance among the rural communities.
Family members are invited to volunteer on our short tearm or long term family volunteer programs ranging from: working with local community members on building projects, teaching in local schools, working with local people on their farms, working with local hospitals and clinics, working on rural community development projects among others. The family will also have the opportunity to work with childrens groups whiles volunteering on a major project.
Families who want to bundle this volunteer opportunity with excurtions should please feel free to discuss this with the volunteer team for a tailored package.
DIVOG will give you important information about many things including safety, malaria, Ghana food, shopping, clothing, cultural restrictions, money on arrival during an orientation period. The family will be introduced to the profile of local communities where you will be working.
Families can stay as long as they want to stay on the project.
Weekly Cost per member of the family is $150 and one time rigistration fee of each member of the family is $50
The following services are included in the cost:
• Meeting and pickup at the airport.
• All transfers with private or public transport for:
a) Introductory week
d) Local transport to project premises
• Donations to support project working on
• Accommodation provided on sharing basis during the program.
• All meals - during the introductory week and working.
• Filtered water - during the introductory week and working. All materials such as colored pencils, paper, sports equipment etc that are needed for the various activities throughout the program.
• Information for independent excursions during the weekends
• Registration per Volunteer...
Minimum age for a volunteer is 18 years.
English language skills are required.
Description:
1.Working at an Orphanage
Location: Aboase, Mampong & Kumasi
Aboase Orphanage
This is a school and orphanage set up by an Islamic man; hence a majority of the orphans are of muslim faith. The orphanage is brand new and is located just half out of Kumasi.
Mampong Baby Orphanage
This orphanage is situated in Mampong which is about 1 and 1/2 hours out of Kumasi. The volunteers at Mampong will live in Nsuta which is just down the road.
Missionaries of Charity
This orphanage based in Kumasi looks after disabled Babies, Toddlers and Teens.
Typical work:
* Feeding the children
* Accompanying the children to school
* Arrange the children's beds
* Organize games and activates for the children
2. Working at school for mentally handicapped children
Location: Kumasi
Typical work:
* Playing games with the children
* Teach the children numerical
* Help the kitchen with preparing food
* Organize excursions with the children
3. Working in the children's ward at a hospital - run by the Seventh day Adventist Church
Location: Asaman (1 hour drive from Kumasi)
Typical work:
* Orderly work
* Any work assigned by the hospital authorities
4. Working in the children's ward at St. Joseph Catholic Hospital
Location: Pramso (30 min drive from Kumasi)
Typical work:
* Orderly work
* Any work assigned by the hospital authorities
5. Working at a school for the deaf
Location: Jamasi (45 minutes drive from Kumasi)
Typical work:
* Teach the children sign language
* Play games / interact
* Arrange excursions/road trips
* Work as teaching assistant
6. Teaching at a Junior Secondary School (J.S.S.)
Location: Kumasi-area and Mampong (size of village based on volunteer's request)
Typical work:
* Teaching English math and science
* Organizing excursions/road trips
* Playing games/interact
* Teach the children European songs (example: In the jungle, awwwiimbaweee)
7. Working for the Light for Children-Ghana Project
Location: Kumasi
Note: Based on the volunteers experience and request we can arrange a combination of work with the NGO's project and one of the other external projects.
Typical work:
* Weekly visits to the 'HIV positive children/children orphaned by AIDS' that are a part of the program
* Work actively together with local volunteer in the NGO to determine how best each child can get assistance-from the organization
* Write reports on the children's progress to their ‘adopters' in Europe and US
* Spend time in the afternoon to help the children with school studies
* Join the children on their visits to the HIV clinic where they pick up their ART (Anti-retroviral therapy, it stops HIV from spreading in the body)
* Participate in HIV/AIDS prevention meetings at schools and institutions
* Work at one of the HIV clinics in Kumasi (filing, counting drugs, interacting etc)
* Participate in different HIV/AIDS related committee/NGO meetings
* Join local volunteers when they travel and visit different Support group meetings for 'people living with HIV/AIDS' (PLWHAs)
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Overview
Our medical student volunteering healthcare programs bring Service and learning into our hospitals and clinics in Ghana This is as a result of the exodus of our health personnel to developed countries in search for green pastures. These situations have created a vacuum in our hospital and clinic in our communities. Besides,due to inadequate health personnel people die of illness and diseases which would have been prevented if there were health personnel.
Medical outreach Project: Volunteers duties are providing health education, taking history of patient, consultation, treating patient and treating wound.
Placement in Clinic and Hospital; Volunteers duties are observing and helping in the OPD, consultation room, laboratory etc.
Your Role as Volunteer
Volunteers duties are observing and helping in the OPD, consultation room, laboratory etc
What to bring along All drugs and equipment needed to make you carry out your voluntary work successfully without any difficulties.
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