If
you are interested in volunteering in the Health sector you will be able to
work in the local hospital and help with
consultations and public health such as, free health screening of
Malaria,Cholera, Tuberculosis etc, Baby weighing,Helping in the maternity with
child delivery and basic health assistant. As a health volunteer you also have
the opportunity to take part in our health talks, which we organise at schools.
Topics we have covered so far include, general hygiene, HIV/AIDS, STDs and
Malaria. We are looking for volunteers to help with these health talks and we
are open to suggestions on topics they would like to present on. These talks
are meant to give primary school children basic knowledge that they can also
take home and teach their siblings and friends. We try to make these talks
interactive and use practical methods, e.g. demonstrating how to wash ones
hands correctly etc. During epidemics, e.g. the recent Ebola outbreak in West
Africa, we also try to reach out to entire communities, through health talks
open to all, during which we also distribute fliers with more information.
Volunteers can also help us organise basic first aid training to local teachers
at our partner schools.
If you have more experience in this area and perhaps even a medical qualification you could be working alongside the nurses and doctors and applying / teaching your skills. During your time, you will be able to identify any problems you see in the health provision in the hospitals and you will be able to help tackle them with any you may have.
One of the good things about volunteering in Ghana is that virtually everyone can speak English and thus there are no communication difficulties and language should not have an effect on your placement. All of the volunteers will, through their project, get to know the culture of Ghana and will also be able to travel through other parts of the country on weekends. As you will be based in the same town as the organisation you will always have a contact person and any problems can be solved immediately.
There is a lot of work to be done and all volunteers are only placed into a project where their help is really needed and will for that reason, never have a lack of things to do in Ghana.
The volunteer may also wish to spend their free time with other international volunteers in the area. Weekends are for your free time. we will be more than happy to show you around the local area or visit places such as the beach, the capital city, Cape Coast Castle, National Park etc. You may also wish to travel independently or with other volunteers to different parts of Ghana or other neighboring countries.
Pre-Departure Handbook (Details on everything you need to know about your arrival to Ghana), Airport transfers from Accra airport (Pick Up and Drop Off), Rent and Accommodation throughout your stay,Breakfast and Supper throughout your stay, Utility bills (extra Electricity, Water and Gas) Compensation to host family,Orientation transportation and tours (first three days of arrival to familiarize yourself with the community you serve) Day Tour to the capital city,Accra (seeing the major sights)
Volunteer will be picked up from the airport to their placement and will always be drive to their working sites from Monday to Friday.
We have two options, Host family and volunteer house that has flush toilets and bath in most of the towns. In the rural areas, you will have to manage with a pit toilet & bath.You will be living in a host family house and become a member of that family, If you are living in the volunteer house, you will be sharing a room with other volunteers with the same sex. The volunteer house often has up to ten volunteers, so it can be quite fun as you know you room mate.
Breakfast lunch and supper, Vegetarian food available
We pick volunteers from the airport and drive them to our volunteers house, which is located 30 minutes driver from the international airport. We accept volunteers anytime of the year. Before volunteers arrive in Ghana, we send them a volunteer handbook which contains information they require to prepare for their time volunteering with us.
Health Care Assistant At Local Hospital
TANF supports the neediest people within Ghana, by providing them with an education and access to health care.
$174/week
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