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Support & Teach Autistic Persons

location
4 - 24 semaines  ·  Âge 16 - 50+

rating  Génial 4.7  · 
  Vérifié par Volunteer World
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Clou

  • Enjoy the rich Ghanaian culture through the local name you will be called based on the day you were born
  • Learn our family system by staying with a local host family
  • Gain the spirit of resilience to help you have another perspective of live
  • Visit our tourist attractions and learn about the slave trade in Africa of centuries ago
  • Get the experience of bargaining for goods and services.

Particulièrement approprié pour

Âge 16+
Seul voyageur
Couples
Familles
Groupes
50+

À propos du programme

This program is to equip the Intellectually Disabled with the required attitudes and vocational skills that will make them functional and employable in society.

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 ...

À propos du programme

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.



Journée typique

 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:

Journée typique

 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


Activités de loisirs

Volunteers have the weekend to explore the 16 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 ...

Activités de loisirs

Volunteers have the weekend to explore the 16 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.


Conditions

Conditions

Âge minimum: 16 ans

Pour participer à ce programme tu dois avoir au moins 16 ans quand le programme commence.

Compétences linguistiques

Tu dois parler Anglais (niveau de base)

Exigences en matière de formation

English, art à niveau HIgh School minimum, psychological / medical degree

Vérification des Antécédents Criminels

requis

Restrictions de Nationalité

Aucune restriction. De l'aide venant de tous les coins du monde est bienvenu.

Autres Compétences

previous work experience, creativity, ability to think outside the box

Engagement horaire

Nous avons besoin de ton aide pour lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi et vendredi de 08:00 - 16:00

Services inclus

Services inclus

Services de SFLIG volunteers

As an organization which value volunteers support, we do not charge volunteers to volunteer. Volunteers only pay for their up keep whilst in Ghana and a token given to support girls to stay in school. Volunteering with us means giving a poor girl the chance to get education.

  •  Pre-departure support
  • 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 
  • Internet sim card
  • Certificate of recognition 
  • Reference or recommendation letter any time the need arise after volunteering
  • Program supervision
  • Donation to placement
  • Donation to  girls support

Transfert de l'aéroport Kotoka International Airport

Volunteers are requested to send a full picture of themselves at the airport  during departure, to make easy identification and our local representative who will pick the volunteer also send the volunteer a picture of him/herself at the airport. This is to help make the pick up process easy. There is a free wifi at the airport for communication when volunteer arrives. Volunteers are advice to connect to the wifi and communicate with the rep doing the pickup, this also helps the volunteer to go through immigration process easily

Logement

Volunteers will stay at the Sflig Volunteers house or  with a host family that will be provided by SFLIG Volunteers, which is very safe for volunteers and this will help them to adjust, adapt and know the Ghanaian culture and that of the community intern will be doing the volunteer work. The selection of a host family will deepen on the information that will be provided on the application form the volunteer will fill and submit. 

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.

Aliments & Boissons

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.

During weekends volunteers can make their own special foods or eat in a nearby restaurant or order for any continental food to be delivered to them

Accès à Internet

Bon accès sur le site du projet

NE SONT inclus dans le prix:

NE SONT inclus dans le prix:

Billets d'avion

L'aéroport le plus proche est Kotoka International Airport (ACC) à Accra. Nous t'aidons à trouver des vols pas chers pour aller en Ghana. TROUVER DES VOLS PAS CHERS

Assurance Voyage

Partir à l'étranger est une aventure et c'est toujours mieux d'être bien préparé. Que ce soit une maladie soudaine, une blessure ou du vol - une assurance voyage pour Ghana te protège en cas de situation imprévue. OBTENIR UN DEVIS

Vaccins

Si tu envisages de faire du bénévolat en Ghana, nous te conseillons de consulter un médecin avant le début de ton voyage. Renseigne-toi sur les vaccins nécessaires pour Ghana. INFOS VACCINS

Informations sur l'arrivée

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 in the organizations accommodation  in Accra for the night and to their placement location the next day after orientation. Our representative will meet you at the airport with a sign with your name on it for easy identification.

This program is all year round and volunteers can join any day.

Disponibilité
janv. févr. mars avril mai juin juil. août sept. oct. nov. déc.

Frais de Programme

4 semaines (durée min.) 679€
9 semaines 1 164€
11 semaines 1 358€
24 semaines (durée max.) 2 619€
Prix moyen 139€/semaine

Frais de Programme

139€ par semaine 4 - 24 semaines Âge 16 - 50+

Méthodes de payement

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

PAS DE FRAIS DE CARTE DE CRÉDIT


Durée

4 - 24 semaines

Acompte

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Paiement final

Le paiement du montant restant doit être organisé avec SFLIG volunteers durant le processus de candidature. Très souvent ce paiement est effectué par virement bancaire ou en espèces.


Rencontrez votre hôte

SFLIG volunteers

Génial 4.7 rating (18 avis)

Non lucratif - fondée en 2011

Vérifié par Volunteer World

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Langues parlées: Anglais

Sur le projet

Solutions for Life Initiative Ghana (SFLIG) connect passionate people seeking to “give back” to the very people whose lives depends on it where there is mutual benefit

Rencontrez votre hôte

SFLIG Volunteer and Internship program is an initiative developed to improve the lives of children, especially girls from orphanages and broken homes and to provide support to single mothers. Our aim is to improve the lives of people from difficult backgrounds through school enrollment, housing provision, medical care and start-up capital for single mothers. Through these endeavors we hope to alleviate poverty and promote community growth.

We are committed to achieving first six Sustainable Development Goals of the UN:

  1. No poverty
  2. zero hunger
  3. good health and well-being
  4. quality education
  5. gender equality
  6. clean water and sanitation.

We introduce volunteers to our rich hospitality and culture. Ghana cannot be compared to any other country in Africa,
We are dedicated to the concept of volunteering within our organisation. We welcome and celebrate the skills, knowledge and passion of people who are committed to making a change. We are proud to be part of their journey of self-discovery – a journey where, we find, the rewards are tangible and memorable.

SFLIG offers volunteer experiences in many different categories. These include teaching, medical, working with children and creative art centres. Any one of these categories provides the volunteer with countless opportunities to see first-hand the challenges that exist for the less privileged in Ghana and to, more importantly, have a positive impact on the lives of those they meet.

Mission

Our mission is to help connect individuals and groups looking for the opportunity to give back to society to the very people who needs their support where both parties benefit. Volunteers experience new culture and life whiles helping to better the lives of the community. 

Vision

We envisage a voluntary journey where volunteers discover themselves and receives more than they give.

Objective

Our main objective is to mobilise resource to educate and empower the less privilege especially women and girls through volunteering and internship support.

18 avis · rating4.7

Paulina Rachanska rating4.8

2022 at Support & Teach Autistic Persons

Volunteering with Sally's organisation allowed me to experience Ghanaian culture and get to know Ghanaian disability education system in a safe and supportive environment. Sally made sure I had everything I needed during my stay there and made me feel like a member of her ...
Maximilian Krahn rating4.8

2023 at Mental Health and Psychiatric Support

I spent five weeks at SFLIG volunteers.Sally, the director, is a wonderful and very supportive host with two lovely kids. Furthermore, I got a lot of support from Emmanuel, who would show me were I worked and help me with anything I needed. He is also a great guy to chat with. In the program, I ...
Luca Elisa Baumgartner rating5

2023 at Child Care Support

My husband and I spent 4 month in Ghana from June - September 2023. Originally we wanted to stay for two month, but we extended our stay twice because we loved it so much 🥰 Sally is the perfect host and took wonderful care of us. We quickly became close friends (we always call her our ...
Annael Ada rating5

2022 at Child Care Support

Spent 3 months teaching French to some beautiful kids. Was a great experience I’ve learned a lot. I will never forget that! I have also been able to learn and discover Ghanaian culture and food. I have met a lot of nice people ...
Annaël Ada rating5

2022 at Child Care Support

Spent 3 months teaching French to some beautiful kids. Was a great experience I’ve learned a lot. I will never forget that! I have also been able to learn and discover Ghanaian culture and food. I have met a lot of nice people ...
Julie Gavelle rating4.8

2022 at Child Care Support

For the arrival, the family was on time to pick me up and directly really joyful about me being here and it was touching. The orientation before the program start was I think necessary for me. Being aware of the city’s context and how people can react with they see me is important. Know about ...

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