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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.
The Samaritan Voluntary Organization Look for Volunteers to Work in Orphanages in the Ashanti Region, Ghana.
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.
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 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.
Location Descriptions
Orphanage project is in various towns including Cities and Towns in Ghana with shops, banks & internet cafes in or nearby. Ghana's vibrant cities are renowned for its friendly atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It is 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 are tourist infrastructures already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: waterfalls, monkey sanctuary, markets, purple princess design, drumming school, community based eco-tourism project, 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.
Room/Food/Supervision
Samaritan Voluntary Organization will provide room and food for volunteers. For Volunteers to see and know the real feeling on the ground, they are given separate rooms but in the same premises with the kids in the orphanage and serve with local meals three times a day.
Volunteer will also have contact 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.