Volunteer at Compassion Foundation

Location: Ghana: Rural Areas

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Trimester, Academic Year, Throughout the year, May Term

Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad)

Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks

Dates: All year round

Ikando

http://www.ikando.org

11 Upper Ground London, SE1 9NZ England

Description

Supporting children through the five stages and departments they will have to go through.

- Fieldwork department
- Refugee Centre
- Demonstration department
- Literacy Department
- Sponsorship Department

Good interaction with disadvantaged children in rural and urban areas, including:
- Assisting rural children
- Raising awareness / and giving support to children and their parents to prevent/reduce drop-out rates
- Health care and health education for children
- Advocacy: Child abuse, trafficking and neglect

* Teachers - English/Health/Maths/French/Care/ICT/Reading/Drawing/Music/Sports/Entertainment
* Life skills and training - trainers and demonstrators

Highlights

Interacting and assisting disadvantaged children in rural and urban areas in all the above mentioned areas.

Intern Types
  • Development
  • Mathematics
  • Social Work
  • Sports
Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

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Cost Include Description:

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • AIDS
  • Childcare/children
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Community Health
  • Community Organizing
  • Computer Training
  • Counseling
  • Drama
  • Grassroots Organization
  • Health Education
  • Literacy
  • Primary Education
  • Sports
  • Teaching
  • Volunteering
  • Youth
  • Youth Development
Age Range
18-65
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Home-stays
  • Independent living
  • Other

Participants Travel to Ghana

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Letters of Reference
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
  • Resume
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
2 days
Ikando's Mission Statement

Ikando looks to support local community organisations through the placement of international volunteers. We seek to offer volunteers affordable, quality and skill specific placements with organisations that require their help. We believe our volunteers can be catalysts for change within these organisations. Ikando aims to communicate through its volunteers the positive story coming out of Africa.

Year Founded

2004

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