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Social Work Volunteer Opportunities in Ghana

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The experience

As a volunteer or intern, you'll collaborate with experienced social workers, contributing to positive change in various settings such as schools, orphanages, social welfare units, rehabilitation centers for persons with disabilities, community outreach programs, and child correction centers. Embark on a journey of impactful change with Social Work projects in Ghana. Explore how these initiatives blend meaningful experience and social impact.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 30 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers contribute USD $ 30 per day. This covers their full board accommodation and 3 meals a day, orientation, visa support letter, pre-departure information pack, 24/7 In-country support and supervision, airport pickup, utility bills, donation to project, certificate at the end of the program, reference/recommendation letter upon request.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

1. Volunteers would have the opportunity to work in Orphanage homes, Special Needs and Care centers etc.
2. Provision of basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter for children in remand homes and correction centers.
3. Access to quality education and vocational training programs to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of children into society.
4. Mental health and psycho-social support services to address trauma, promote healing, and build resilience.
5. Recreational and extracurricular activities to foster social skills, creativity, and personal development.
6. Family reunification and aftercare services to facilitate successful transitions back into the community.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers wake up and breakfast time is 7:00-7:30 am.
Work starts by 8 am.
Lunch break is 12:00-12:30pm
Closing period is 2pm.

There are other options which volunteer decide to help the children with homework and learn extra co-curricular activities like local games etc.
Dinner is usually around 5:00 pm-5:30pm.
We work from Monday to Friday in the week.

Weekends are free and volunteers have opportunity to visit tourist attractions like highest waterfall, monkey sanctuary, canopy walk among others within the country.

Rules

We expect all volunteers to respect our local culture, directions, be flexible and humble themselves during their stay at our place.