Program overview
Crossover
Volunteer Ghana offers a range of programmes, options and timeframes that will
suit most volunteer skills, preferences and qualities. Volunteers have a choice
of the below program options and can also design their own, in consultation
with CVG should they have something different in mind.
All
volunteers are partnered with a counterpart and caretaker. Their counterpart is
someone who is involved in their project and community and who is able to
assist with questions, concerns and general navigation of day to day life in Ghana
Program Options:
- Community
development projects
- Teaching
in local schools
- Orphan
Care
- Farming
Advisor Programme
- Sports
coaching
- Personalised
project as designed by the volunteer
Further
details on each program are provided below.
Community
development Projects
Job Description:
You will be
working with a local Community Based Organisation (CBO) to help build
organisational capacity, ensuring change and improvements are sustainable. Volunteers work together with the CBO to help fulfill the various
basic needs of the several grass root communities in Volta by creating community
projects to facilitate development and empowerment. The overall aim of this project is to uplift
the children, adults and families of these communities.
Many communities
lack basic social amenities, therefore the level of poverty is very high. Volunteers have an opportunity to make a real
long-term difference in the lives of those they live among.
Roles
·
Training members in leadership skills
·
Fundraising and proposal writing
·
Creating an effective accounting system
·
Teaching computer skills
·
Teaching English skills
·
Assist to write bylaws
·
Developing community projects
Teaching in local
schools
Job
Description:
Our teaching program places volunteers in Pre-schools, Primary Schools,
Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools throughout the Volta. Volunteers may teach one or more subjects
including English, French, Computers, Mathematics or Science. Volunteers will be able to pass on invaluable
skills in English use and grammar as well as emphasize the importance of a good
education to Ghanaian students and teachers.
Roles
Prepare
lesson plan,teaching classes and evaluating student progress
·
Encouraging students and acting as teacher-advisor for students
Running extracurricular
sport,club activities
·
Communicating with parents about
students' progress
·
Helpin sutdents who need extra help of normal
lessen hours
·
Maintaining
school discipline in the classroom(classroom management)
Job
Description:
Students participating in the Health Education programme will be
based in a local clinic where they will work and assist doctors and
nurses. Surrounding the beautiful region
of Volta Ghana, there are rural villages which have very few resources for
health care. The main goal of this project is to increase the support available
to these communities and to make a difference in the health and the lives of
these people.
Roles
- Gaining basic medical experience in local clinics and hospitals through observation and interaction with nurses, midwives, and doctors
- Playing a role in HIV/AIDS education and awareness
- Assisting with tasks such as baby weighing, medication packaging, etc.
- Conducting home visits or duty at the clinics
- Organizing nutrition/health education initiatives for local children
- Repairing and maintaining the facilities
- Assisting with filling and archiving patient files
Orphan Care
Our
Orphan care programme is focused on addressing the individual needs of the children,
offering them love, care and attention. Staff in orphanages are often over
stretched to ensure basic functions of the orphanage are maintained and cannot
offer the children the time they may require.
Responsibilities
of the volunteer are to spend time with the orphans and build good
relationships with them, as well as assist staff with day to day functioning of
the orphanage.
Orphan
program volunteers need to be adaptable, flexible and prepared to be at times,
emotionally challenged.
Farming Advisor
Programme
Volunteers
assisting local farmers will be required to teach farmers best practise
agricultural techniques and knowledge, assist with basic record keeping and
assist to raise funds for sustainable and eco-friendly farming projects.
Sports coaching
There
is a huge love for sports in our local communities, often held back by lack of
equipment and coaches.
If
you love sport and have a some sporting ability you have the opportunity to
play an important part in the personal development of young sports men and
women in Ghana
Personalised
project as designed by the volunteer
While
we have covered the general programmes and projects that are offered by CVG, we
also know that volunteers are all individuals with a variety of skills,
knowledge, expertise and interests. Therefore if you have a different skill or
idea from the above programs offered above that you would like to bring to
local Ghanaian communities, we would like to hear from you and provide our
local knowledge and assistance to bring your project to reality.
Program pricing
The
below pricing schedule applies to all of Crossover Volunteer Ghana’s programs.
N.B.
Program fees should be received prior to the commencement of your placement.
Cancellation
of volunteer trip- what are the conditions? Can’t really say 100% non-
refundable
Cost for 6 weeks- US $1200
Cost for 2
months- US $1800
Cost for 10
weeks- US $2000
Cost for 3
months- US $2200
Cost for 4
months- US $2700
Cost for 5
months- US $3300
Cost for 6
months- US $4000
Upon arrival, you will
receive a comprehensive orientation including:
·
Meet and greet with the
project staff
·
Introduction to Ho and the
surrounding area
·
Overview of the project
·
Cultural introduction on
life in Ghana
·
Relevant information about
the education system.
·
Safety precautions
·
Local simcard
What the program
fee covers
- Airport
pick-up and transport to project site
- Host
family- accommodation and meals
- Program
development and management
- 24/
7 in-country support
- Administrative
expenses
CVG
will ensure meals and accommodation are provided from the first to the last day
of your program. Volunteers arriving earlier than the program start date or
staying after the completion of their program will be required to pay their own
accommodation and meals for those additional days.
What the program
fee does not cover
- Flights
- Country
visa
- Personal
travel in and out of the project site and airport return
- Immunisations
- Personal
expenses such as mineral water, soft drinks
- Passport
- Travel
insurance
- In-country
travel experiences