Volunteer as a healthcare assistant/advocate
Highlights
- Experience meeting lovely community groups and teaching them about personal hygiene.
- Become passionate and gain the sense of healthcare in rural communities.
- Support fellow volunteers as they aim to provide health care to vulnerable people.
- Experience the Ghanaian way of life.
- Visit the best tourist sites in Ghana as you volunteer in Ghana.
Overview
About the program
In Ghana, high rates of communicable diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and diarrhea are prevalent, particularly in rural areas with limited healthcare access. Volunteers will be deployed to these communities to raise awareness about these diseases and educate residents on prevention.
Volunteers will use school worship sessions on Wednesdays to teach students about basic health practices, emphasizing interactive methods like handwashing demonstrations. They'll also provide free health screenings for diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, cholera, and promote personal hygiene.
These communities are close to volunteers' homestays, and most residents understand English, facilitating communication. Volunteers will work alongside ChildConnect Ghana staff and healthcare professionals, committed to improving the health of vulnerable individuals.
If volunteers wish to present on specific topics, they can discuss it with ChildConnect Ghana via email at childconnectghana@gmail.com.
- Airport Pick-ups and Drop-offs, Accommodation, Breakfast and supper throughout your stay (you can also schedule with your host family to swap any for lunch), A branded volunteer T-shirt, Local SIM cards for phone calls, Utility bills throughout your stay (water, electricity, gas), A certificate of recognition (after completing a volunteer report), Emergency supports throughout your stay.
- Visa assistance, Travel insurance, Vaccination, Air tickets, Your personal expenses (excursions, airtime, drinks and snacks, etc.)