Dental Care Internship and Education

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4 - 24 weeks  ·  Age 16 - 50+

rating  Excellent 4.8  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Excellent response rate

Highlights

  • Help give oral health education to school children
  • Volunteers gain experience working in difficult situation for their future career
  • Earn a certificate and reference letter for your professional or academic pursuit.

Highlights

  • Help give oral health education to school children
  • Volunteers gain experience working in difficult situation for their future career
  • Earn a certificate and reference letter for your professional or academic pursuit.
  • Make memories you will never forget working and going on excursion with other volunteers
  • Visit any of the 16 regions in Ghana on weekends to immerse yourself in the Ghanaian culture and history


  • Especially good for

    Age 16+
    Singles
    Couples
    Families
    Groups
    50+

    About the program

    Come join us educate school children and the less privilege who can't afford or access dental care services.

    Ghana has a big challenge when it comes to dental care. There is a shortage of dentist to care for the many Ghanaian. These dentist are often located in the big cities leaving the rural areas. There is also lack of basic dental tools and equipment in our rural communities. This brings about lot of ...

    About the program

    Ghana has a big challenge when it comes to dental care. There is a shortage of dentist to care for the many Ghanaian. These dentist are often located in the big cities leaving the rural areas. There is also lack of basic dental tools and equipment in our rural communities. This brings about lot of dental care issues in the rural areas among the poor. This lack of dentist and proper dental care makes most people in the rural areas result to local remedies that brings about other health hazards in the future.

    Volunteers are therefore needed to support dental care by giving support to dental care nurses and doctors in rural communities, schools and in health centres through medical outreaches.

    Volunteers will help to give education to students, educate them about proper mouth hygiene, how to brush their teeth, how many times to brush their teeth etc and mouth odour; how to treat it as well as other dental issues.

    Volunteers will also help to conduct routine check-ups, examining teeth and gums and diagnosing oral health issue. They will also help in cleaning, scaling and polishing to maintain oral health. Volunteers will again help to remove and repair teeth causing problems in patients. They will also help replacing missing teeth with artificial ones anchored to the jawbone.


    Where will I work?

    Volunteers will work in and around Kasoa and Accra

    Volunteers can bring safety clothes, shoes, face, and nose masks, sanitizes robbing alcohol, hospital scrubs, etc

    What we expect from you

    Must be ready to go on rotation with different health professionals and other workers

    What you can expect from us

    Our staff is available to you 24/7 to give any necessary support. We will assign one staff to take care of your needs.

    Who You Will Work with
    Volunteers work closely with the hospital administration who will assign you to various departments.  

    How Do I Get to the Placement?
    For the first day, volunteers will be taken to the centre. Our staff will show volunteers how to get to the placement, the direction to take, the particular vehicle, and the amount to pay for the transportation. This is repeated the next day if the volunteer thinks he still can't make it until the volunteer can make his/her way. The same is done for the return to the homestay after the work.


    Typical day

    Volunteer will work either at the hospital/clinic. They will some days go on outreach to the community schools and market places. A normal schedule is as follows:

    • 7:00am Breakfast
    • 7:30am walk or a ride to placement
    • 8:00am Instructions on assignment for the day
    • 8:30am volunteer work begins
    • 12:00am ...

    Typical day

    Volunteer will work either at the hospital/clinic. They will some days go on outreach to the community schools and market places. A normal schedule is as follows:

    • 7:00am Breakfast
    • 7:30am walk or a ride to placement
    • 8:00am Instructions on assignment for the day
    • 8:30am volunteer work begins
    • 12:00am Lunch/Snack break/Rest
    • 1:00pm volunteer work resume
    • 4:30pm Closing( Volunteers have the option to continue base on the need)
    • 5:30pm Dinner

    Evenings Time to socialize with host family to know the culture, traditions etc


    Free-time activities

    Volunteers have the weekend to explore the 16 regions of Ghana. Each region has its unique culture and tourist sites. Volunteers are advice to read more about Ghana's tourist sites to help them have a fair idea of where their interest will be. 

    We help volunteers to choose tourist sites and give ...

    Free-time activities

    Volunteers have the weekend to explore the 16 regions of Ghana. Each region has its unique culture and tourist sites. Volunteers are advice to read more about Ghana's tourist sites to help them have a fair idea of where their interest will be. 

    We help volunteers to choose tourist sites and give advice on safety check, accommodation and recommend tour guide if the need be.  There is a monkey sanctuary, mole safari ride, waterfalls, open street market, museum etc that volunteers can visit as well as local festivals  like akwasidae, Homowow,  Aboakyire, chalewote festival etc.

    During the week days too, volunteers can go to the shopping, market centers or to relax at the beach after volunteer duties ends.


    Requirements

    Requirements

    Minimum Age: 16 years

    In order to join the program you need to be at least 16 years old on the program start date.

    Language Skills

    You need to speak English (basic level)

    Education Requirements

    Science at High School level

    Nationality Restrictions

    No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

    Other Skills

    Resilient Ability to work under pressure

    Time Commitment

    Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

    What's Included

    What's Included

    Services by SFLIG volunteers

    As an organization which value volunteers support, we do not charge volunteers to volunteer. Volunteers only pay for their up keep whilst in Ghana and a token given to support girls to stay in school. Volunteering with us means giving a poor girl the chance to get education.


    •  Pre-departure support
    • Airport pick-up on arrival 
    • Orientation and safety briefing on arrival
    • Accommodation (as specified above)
    • Food/Meals (as specified above)
    • 24/7 local support network 
    • Internet sim card
    • Certificate of recognition 
    • Reference or recommendation letter any time the need arise after volunteering
    • Program supervision
    • Donation to placement
    • Donation to  girls support

    Airport Pickup at Kotoka International Airport

    Volunteers are requested to send a full picture of themselves at the airport  during departure, to make easy identification and our local representative who will pick the volunteer also send the volunteer a picture of him/herself at the airport. This is to help make the pick up process easy. There is a free wifi at the airport for communication when volunteer arrives. Volunteers are advice to connect to the wifi and communicate with the rep doing the pickup, this also helps the volunteer to go through immigration process easily 

    Accommodation

    Volunteers will stay at the Sflig Volunteers house or  with a host family that will be provided by SFLIG Volunteers, which is very safe for volunteers and this will help them to adjust, adapt and know the Ghanaian culture and that of the community intern will be doing the volunteer work. The selection of a host family will deepen on the information that will be provided on the application form the volunteer will fill and submit. 


    These host families are people who have been investigated and have good record and have good health. There are periodic checks to see if they are still u to standard. The accommodation is part of the program fee. Accommodation in hostiles and dormitories can sometimes be organized for group of interns from 6 upwards working on same or similar project or working at the same project site. Volunteer will have a room of her own or mostly likely to share a room with a fellow volunteer. A bed will be provided and any other necessary things like a table and chair will be provided and volunteer will have access to T.V, radio, electricity, kitchen, toilet and bath, clean water.

    Food & Beverages

    Host families are responsible for providing breakfast and dinner everyday. Due to the distance between project area and home lunch can’t be provided and volunteers are advice to go with a snack. The foods served mainly consist of continental dishes comprising rice, chicken, beef, tea, coffee, bread, eggs, soup, potato, oaths, fruits, fish, etc. Local food

    That is mainly made from the above, tubers, beans and/or maize is served alongside. It is also very common for an intern to find a familiar dish in restaurants in different cities. Volunteers are provided with well treated water which is purchased from certified producers of hygienically bottled or bagged water.

    Volunteers with special dietary needs like vegetarian should let us know, so we can prepare their preferred meal. Those with allergies should let us know too.

    During weekends volunteers can make their own special foods or eat in a nearby restaurant or order for any continental food to be delivered to them

    Internet Access

    Good access at the project site

    What's NOT included?

    What's NOT included?

    Flight Tickets

    The nearest airport is Kotoka International Airport (ACC) in Accra. We assist you to find cheap flights to Ghana. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

    Travel Insurance

    Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Ghana provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

    Vaccines

    If you are intending to volunteer in Ghana you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Ghana. VACCINE CHECKER

    Details on arrival

    Volunteers are free to arrive at any day of their choice but we advice volunteers arrive on Fridays or Saturdays, for them to have some rest and settle in before volunteer duties start on Monday (Volunteers are also allowed to determine when they want to start upon arrival). Volunteers can arrive at any time of the day but arriving in the evenings means volunteer will have to spend long time at the airport due to long queue because most  flights arrive in the evening. Therefore volunteers can look for flights that arrives mid morning or early afternoon.

    Our representative will pick up volunteer to the his /her host family's accommodation. 

    This program is all year round and volunteer can extend length of stay upon arrival.

    Availability
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

    Program fees

    4 weeks (min. stay) 948€
    5 weeks 1,047€
    6 weeks 1,147€
    7 weeks 1,247€
    9 weeks 1,446€
    11 weeks 1,646€
    24 weeks (max. stay) 2,943€
    Average fees 180€/week

    Program fees

    180€ per week 4 - 24 weeks Age 16 - 50+

    Payment methods

    Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

    NO CREDIT CARD FEES


    Duration

    4 - 24 weeks

    Deposit

    The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.


    Final Payment

    Your final payment will be agreed with SFLIG volunteers during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


    Meet your organization

    SFLIG volunteers

    Excellent 4.8 rating (36 reviews)

    Non-profit - founded in 2011

    Verified by Volunteer World

      Excellent response rate

    Coordinated by

    Sally

    Spoken languages: English

    About the project

    Solutions for Life Initiative Ghana (SFLIG) connect passionate people seeking to “give back” to the very people whose lives depends on it where there is mutual benefit

    Meet your organization

    SFLIG Volunteer and Internship program is an initiative developed to improve the lives of children, especially girls from orphanages and broken homes and to provide support to single mothers. Our aim is to improve the lives of people from difficult backgrounds through school enrollment, housing provision, medical care and start-up capital for single mothers. Through these endeavors we hope to alleviate poverty and promote community growth.

    We are committed to achieving first six Sustainable Development Goals of the UN:

    1. No poverty
    2. zero hunger
    3. good health and well-being
    4. quality education
    5. gender equality
    6. clean water and sanitation.

    We introduce volunteers to our rich hospitality and culture. Ghana cannot be compared to any other country in Africa,
    We are dedicated to the concept of volunteering within our organisation. We welcome and celebrate the skills, knowledge and passion of people who are committed to making a change. We are proud to be part of their journey of self-discovery – a journey where, we find, the rewards are tangible and memorable.

    SFLIG offers volunteer experiences in many different categories. These include teaching, medical, working with children and creative art centres. Any one of these categories provides the volunteer with countless opportunities to see first-hand the challenges that exist for the less privileged in Ghana and to, more importantly, have a positive impact on the lives of those they meet.

    Mission

    Our mission is to help connect individuals and groups looking for the opportunity to give back to society to the very people who needs their support where both parties benefit. Volunteers experience new culture and life whiles helping to better the lives of the community. 

    Vision

    We envisage a voluntary journey where volunteers discover themselves and receives more than they give.

    Objective

    Our main objective is to mobilise resource to educate and empower the less privilege especially women and girls through volunteering and internship support.

    36 reviews · rating4.8

    I had an amazing experience with SFLIG volunteers. From the start, the coordinator, Sally, was very helpful and welcoming. Before arriving, any questions or concerns were quickly answered. Throughout my stay, Sally continued to be friendly, showing me around, sharing the culture, and making some ...
    Rona Brown rating5

    2024 at Teaching Support in schools

    I volunteered with SFLIG Volunteers for 9 weeks in a school. They are in the Liberian refugee camp located in Ghana. Both of them were very welcoming, and I enjoyed the time so much spending with the children and learned a lot from them. It was my first time in Africa, but I had no issues during ...
    Emi Erving rating4

    2024 at Health Care and Medical Outreach

    Overall an amazing experience that is more than worth the cost and distance to travel! The people in the hospital (St. Gregory’s Catholic Hospital) where beyond kind and welcoming. They were eager to teach me, let me observe and eventually supportive in me doing things like setting and IV or doing ...
    Luca Elisa Baumgartner rating5

    2023 at Child Care Support

    My husband and I spent 4 month in Ghana from June - September 2023. Originally we wanted to stay for two month, but we extended our stay twice because we loved it so much 🥰 Sally is the perfect host and took wonderful care of us. We quickly became close friends (we always call her our ...
    Rachel Lespeance rating5

    2023 at Teaching Support in schools

    This experience is one of inspiration. I gave the children the supplies I brought. I have help and worked along side loving care givers teaching, learning to cool and encouraging the children in every way. Everyone has been kind and welcoming and the children have captured my heart ...
    Anna Kobsman rating5

    2023 at Creative Art Teachers

    Volunteering is a great unforgettable experience. So happy. I choose SFLIG volunteers!. Safe accommodation, best support and care of the organization. Insight into culture and customs of Ghana. Very heart warming people. Here you can truly impact with your skills and knowledge. So many different ...

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