Life community school is a boarding facility for the intellectually challenged. Most of the children at the institution has families who have neglected them because of the disabilities. The government is supposed to run the centre but is day to day activities have been left at the mercies of benevolent individuals and groups which makes it difficult for the students to even get quality three square meals.
The centre lack enough staff to help train the students in basic life skills. The centre currently has total enrollment of Seventy-four (74) students and five teachers including Two House Mothers, who see to the daily living activities of students such as supporting them to dress up, wash down, toileting and many other support services. Which makes it difficult to monitor and give attention to the students.
Volunteers are therefore urgently needed to help give the students life skills, teach them basic everyday living like dressing up, how to wear their shoes, comb the hair, brush the teeth etc as well as, help to develop their intelligence quotient (IQ), teach basic drawing, craft, English and teaching them fun games and activities that help them to play and interact with one another.
Where will I work
This placement is available only in Kumasi the garden city of Ghana. It is located in small community called Deduako close to the government university. It is a boarding facility made up of males and female. Most of the inmates are adult in age but their growth and intellect are that of toddlers. For example the oldest of them who is 54years in age is 13years in growth.
What You Can Bring
There is a lack of playing materials at most centres. Volunteers can bring papers, cloths, visual learning aids, disability learning aids, crafts and art supplies are much needed. Most importantly you bring a big heart and smile.
What we expect from you
You must be passionate about autism people, Ready to assist placement staff to take care of them and ability to address their needs and give attention to them.
What you can expect from us
Our staff is available to you 24/7 to give any necessary support. We will assign one staff to take care of your needs.
Who You will Work with
Volunteers work closely with other teachers and staff and report to the director of the school on assignments and also when you have any issue at the school. Volunteers are also paired with other volunteers if any to work on similar projects.
How Do I Get to the placement
For the first day, volunteer will be taken to the school. Our staff will show volunteer how to get to the placement, the direction to take, the particular vehicle and the amount to pay for the transportation. This is repeated the next day if volunteer thinks he still can't make it until the volunteer can make his/her way. The same is done for the returning to the home-stay after the school ends.
Typical day
Volunteer’s are likely to work for 8
hours with flexibility. A typical day is likely to be like the below but volunteers are free to stay and play with them.
7:00am Breakfast
7:30am walk or a ride to placement
8:00am Instructions on assignment for the day
8:30am volunteer work begins
12:00am Lunch/Snack break/Rest
1:00pm volunteer work resume
4:30pm Closing( Volunteers have the option to continue base on the need)
5:30pm Dinner
Evenings Time to socialize with host family to know the culture, traditions etc
Details on Arrival
Volunteers are advice to arrive on weekends to adjust to their environment before volunteer duties start on Monday Also morning flights or late morning flights are mostly helpful to avoid a night stay in Accra. Volunteers arriving in the evening will lodge at the AGOO HOSTEL in Accra for the night for them to be taken to the bus terminal the next morning to their placement destination. Our representative will meet you at the airport with a sign with your name on it and from they take you to the bus terminal or the hostel.
Free-time activities
Volunteers have the weekend to explore the 10 regions of Ghana. Each region has its unique culture and tourist sites. Volunteers are advice to read more about Ghana's tourist sites to help them have a fair idea of where their interest will be.
We help volunteers to choose tourist sites and give advice on safety check, accommodation and recommend tour guide if the need be. There is a monkey sanctuary, mole safari ride, waterfalls, open street market, museum etc that volunteers can visit.
During the week days too, volunteers can go to the shopping and market centers after volunteer duties ends before dinner.
Music
Zoo
Opera
Program Requirements
Included Services
Before your journey
On-site services
Our main focus as an organization is to support girls education.
Volunteer fees therefore help us to put girls through school at
different levels.
- Pre-departure support
- Documentation for visa processing
- Airport pick-up on arrival
- Orientation and safety briefing on arrival
- Accommodation (as specified above)
- Food/Meals (as specified above)
- 24/7 local support network
- Program supervision
- Donation to placement
- Donation to girls support
Our representative will be at the airport arrival hall with a sheet of paper with your name on. If you arrive in the morning or late morning he will drive you straight to your placement location but if volunteer arrives late evening, our staff will take the volunteer to a hostel facility to spend the night. (cost for the hotel not include in fee)
These host families are people who have been investigated and have good record and have good health. There are periodic checks to see if they are still u to standard. The accommodation is part of the program fee. Accommodation in hostiles and dormitories can sometimes be organized for group of interns from 6 upwards working on same or similar project or working at the same project site. Volunteer will have a room of her own or mostly likely to share a room with a fellow volunteer. A bed will be provided and any other necessary things like a table and chair will be provided and volunteer will have access to T.V, radio, electricity, kitchen, toilet and bath, clean water.
Host families are responsible for providing breakfast and dinner everyday. Due to the distance between project area and home lunch can’t be provided and volunteers are advice to go with a snack. The foods served mainly consist of continental dishes comprising rice, chicken, beef, tea, coffee, bread, eggs, soup, potato, oaths, fruits, fish, etc. Local food
That is mainly made from
the above, tubers, beans and/or maize is served alongside. It is also very common
for an intern to find a familiar dish in restaurants in different cities. Volunteers are provided
with well treated water which is purchased from certified producers of
hygienically bottled or bagged water.
Volunteers with special dietary needs like vegetarian should let us know, so we can prepare their preferred meal. Those with allergies should let us know too.
Program Fees
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