from 634€

Fantastic 4.5rating (15)

Public Health Outreach Assistant

location
2 - 50 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

rating  Fantastic 4.5  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Excellent response rate

Highlights

  • Contribute to the sustainable development of Ghana by taking part in grassroots projects that fill gaps identified by the community.
  • Try different aspects of Local Ghanaian Cuisine with daily meals privided in our host house.
  • Stay together with the other volunteers in a dedicated host house, making bonds that will last a lifetime.
  • Create a meaningful impact by addressing needs, benefiting both yourself and the community members involved.
  • Travel with us during free time, see all of the beauty that Ghana has to offer, take advantage of our travel planning knowledge.

Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Volunteers are provided with the opportunities to support with education in schools, orphanages, communities, churches, etc. within Cape Coast on health related topics.

Volunteers with Ghana's Public Health program provide invaluable contributions to initiatives dedicated to enhancing education across diverse settings in the Cape Coast Metropolis, including schools, orphanages, communities, and churches. The program's primary focus is to address crucial ...

About the program

Volunteers with Ghana's Public Health program provide invaluable contributions to initiatives dedicated to enhancing education across diverse settings in the Cape Coast Metropolis, including schools, orphanages, communities, and churches. The program's primary focus is to address crucial health-related topics through educational outreach.

This program holds great importance as it directly addresses essential health issues through educational initiatives. By leveraging the collaborative efforts of volunteers, research professionals, health experts, and social workers, the program ensures a well-informed and culturally sensitive approach to tackle the health needs of local communities.

The program confronts a spectrum of social issues, including limited health education access, health disparities rooted in socio-economic factors, and vulnerability in educational settings.

The collaborative effort involves identifying and tailoring health topics in a way that is pertinent to target groups within the Metropolis. This ensures that interventions are culturally sensitive and directly address the health needs of local communities. The program comprehensively covers health topics such as personal hygiene, cholera prevention, malaria awareness, STIs, environmental sanitation practices, child rights protection and promotion, and adolescent reproductive health.

Volunteers play a crucial role in the implementation of the program. They actively engage in developing and delivering educational programs, bringing their passion and dedication to empower communities with knowledge and skills for better health outcomes.

Volunteers are expected to bring their commitment, open-mindedness, and a willingness to actively participate in the collaborative process. No special equipment is required, but an eagerness to learn, share experiences, and adapt to the cultural context is highly valued.

Volunteers can expect a meaningful and immersive experience where they contribute to positive change. They will work closely with professionals and experts, gaining insights into the complexities of public health issues and the intricacies of community-based interventions. The program ensures that volunteers receive adequate support, guidance, and a platform to make a tangible impact.

Volunteers do not need to bring any special equipment. The program provides the necessary resources for educational outreach activities. What is essential is a compassionate spirit, a desire to make a difference, and an openness to embrace the unique cultural context of the Cape Coast Metropolis.


Typical day

Volunteers participating in the Public Health program experience dynamic and fulfilling days, actively engaging with communities and delivering impactful health education within the Cape Coast Metropolis. A typical day is designed to be immersive, educational, and collaborative, allowing volunteers ...

Typical day

Volunteers participating in the Public Health program experience dynamic and fulfilling days, actively engaging with communities and delivering impactful health education within the Cape Coast Metropolis. A typical day is designed to be immersive, educational, and collaborative, allowing volunteers to make a meaningful contribution to the well-being of the local population.
The day typically begins at 8am with a briefing session where volunteers and supervisors gather to discuss the day's activities and review the scheduled health topics. This is an opportunity for collaboration, sharing insights, and aligning strategies to ensure that the educational outreach is tailored to the specific needs of the communities.
Volunteers, accompanied by local coordinators health professionals or social workers, head to designated locations such as schools, orphanages, communities, or churches. Sessions often commence with interactive discussions, presentations, and activities related to the selected health topics. Volunteers may focus on personal hygiene practices, preventive measures for diseases like cholera and malaria, or the promotion of child rights and adolescent reproductive health.
The afternoon starting from 12 noon is dedicated to hands-on activities, workshops, or practical demonstrations that reinforce the theoretical knowledge shared earlier. Depending on the topic, volunteers may conduct community clean-up initiatives, distribute informational materials, or organize health screenings to enhance the practical understanding of the subject matter.
As the day winds down around 2pm, volunteers regroup to debrief on their experiences, discuss challenges encountered, and share successes. This reflection period is essential for continuous improvement and ensures that future sessions are even more effective.
Evenings often provide opportunities for cultural exchange, allowing volunteers to participate in community events, explore local traditions, or engage in additional activities that contribute to the overall integration into the community.

Free-time activities

Cape Coast is one of the most culturally and historically significant places in Ghana. Visit sites such as the Cape Coast Slave Castle or one of the many forts in the area where you will get many informations about Ghana's history and Slave Trade worldwide.


History not your thing? Instead travel ...

Free-time activities

Cape Coast is one of the most culturally and historically significant places in Ghana. Visit sites such as the Cape Coast Slave Castle or one of the many forts in the area where you will get many informations about Ghana's history and Slave Trade worldwide.


History not your thing? Instead travel around the area and take in the beautiful scenery of Ghana. In Cape Coast itself you can play football with the locals, play beach volleyball, buy cloth or souvenirs made by the locals or just hang out on the beach. In places nearby you can learn to surf, hike or climbe through the mountains with a beautiful scenery or do a safari to see wild animals like elephants, monkeys and antelopes. With so much to do filling your free time will not be hard! 


Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (basic level)

Education Requirements

Medicine, Social Work at High School level

Required Documents

CV and motivation letter

Nationality Restrictions

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

Time Commitment

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

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Volunteer With Ghana

The amount paid above covers the documents for applying for the visa, airport pickup and drop, project fees, accommodation, transportation, sim card, airtime and data usage and food. Part of fees will also go towards donations, paying for school fees and school supplies for children who can not afford it so that they can stay in school and paying for hospital bills for those who can not afford it.

Airport Pickup at Kotoka International Airport

Volunteer will send us their flight details and we will be at the airport waiting for their arrival. We will pick up the individuals from the airport and take them to the hotel if arrival is in the late evening. If the volunteers arrives during the day they will be taken directly to the host house in Cape Coast, unless otherwise requested.

Accommodation

Volunteers stay in a fully furnished house, typically 3 or 4 to a room, but rooms can be adjusted for privacy if desired but will incur extra fees. The house is equipped fully, with electricity, internet, piped water and a fully stocked kitchen. The house is a 10-minute drive from the center of town.

Food & Beverages

Food will be provided for breakfast and dinner, volunteers are responsible for their own lunch. The menu can be adjusted based upon dietary restriction. Local and continental food will be provided at all times.

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 will be met at the airport in Accra and taken to the host family in Cape Coast. In Cape Coast, volunteers will have an orientation where your coordinator will help acclimate the volunteers to the Ghanaian culture,  tour the capital city and give a project introduction. The host house is equipped with all furnishing and amenities including consistent internet. The complete stay at our host house includes breakfast and dinner for the duration of the stay. Upon completion of the volunteer program, a certificate of completion will be awarded. Start and end dates are extremely flexible as we work with volunteers to find the best length for them while supporting the continuous nature of the program. We do not have specific start and end dates, we will work with you to find the best time!

Availability
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Program fees

2 weeks (min. stay) 634€
3 weeks 824€
4 weeks 1,023€
5 weeks 1,203€
9 weeks 1,963€
17 weeks 3,482€
50 weeks (max. stay) 9,747€
Average fees 255€/week

Program fees

255€ per week 2 - 50 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES


Duration

2 - 50 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 Volunteer With Ghana during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


Meet your organization

Volunteer With Ghana

Fantastic 4.5 rating (15 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2017

Verified by Volunteer World

  Excellent response rate

Coordinated by

Albrin

Spoken languages: English, German

About the project

Based in Cape Coast, we work within the local community filling in gaps they have. This includes in orphanages, schools, hospitals and social welfare offices.

Meet your organization

What we do?

We take the needs of the community, led by community members, to create programs that fill the gaps needed in Orphanages, Hospitals, Schools, and Social Welfare offices in the Cape Coast region. We allow our volunteers to bring their knowledge and skills to begin to assist community leads in each project, from there, the volunteer's own skillset is expanded through cultural exchange. The injection of new knowledge and passion allows for the community leads and volunteers to work together to ensure a sustainable project that provides benefits a lot longer than a single volunteer stay.


Where we work?


We work in the Cape Coast Region of Ghana. Ghana, and especially Cape Coast is extremely safe and welcoming to foreigners. Ghanian culture is extremely welcoming to guests. We are also blessed to be based in one of the most picturesque regions of Ghana, directly on the Gulf of Guinea. Bursting with History, Cape Coast also home to the Cape Coast Castle and other historic monuments central to the story of Ghana.

Some vaccines are required, we suggest a consultation with a travel doctor pre-departure.


Our Vision


Our Vision is to be guided and led by local needs and leaders in order to create a happier, superior Cape Coast Region, improving the community how those who live in the community see fit.


Our Goals


Our goals are constantly changing as we are inspired by those in our community and our volunteers spending time in our programs. The grass-roots nature of all of our programs makes the individual of the goals to the program. The overarching goal is clear, to lift those in our community desiring to make change up using the skills and abilities of our volunteers for sustainable change. The goal of our orphanage program is to make the daily lives of orphans in our community smoother so they can learn, play and develop. At the hospital, we have the goal of improving our local health care system through injecting knowledge and passion into existing gaps. In our schools, we have the goal of giving teachers a boost to improve their ability to educate our youth.


Who are we looking for?

We are looking for passionate people who want to make a difference and know that their difference is sustainable and what the community actually needs. Volunteers who are looking to develop their skills through a process of cultural exchange, while bringing their own specialized skill set to the table.


Why Us? 


We not only provide our volunteers with a stressfree experience by ensuring our volunteers have a safe place to stay at our lodging house, as well have the meals and transport that they need. We also provide the unique opportunity to live and travel culturally like a Ghanian with our experienced travel guides on staff to guide volunteers every step of the way. We also ensure that our programs are lead by those who benefit from them and will continue to drive positive results, the community.  


15 reviews · rating4.5

Prince Creppy rating5

2024 at Orphanage Assistant

Volunteering with Volunteer with Ghana in Cape Coast was an incredibly enriching and unforgettable experience. Here are some highlights from my time there: Cape Coast is a vibrant and historic city with a rich cultural heritage. The beautiful beaches and friendly locals make it an ideal place for ...
Alessandro Frione rating5

2023 at Street Kids Soccer

My girlfriend and I recently had the privilege of spending two weeks in Cape Cost, Ghana, volunteering with the local NGO “Volunteering with Ghana” - it has been one of the most incredible experiences of our lives! The NGO's mission, their dedication to making a positive impact, and the ...
Michael Warren rating5

2023 at Street Kids Soccer

I had an incredible time volunteering with the "Street Kids Football" program in Cape Coast - it was one of the best trips I've ever taken in my life. Thank you to Albrin, James, Rocky, and Benjamin for making my experience special. They helped set me up with incredible volunteer opportunities and ...
Niklas Trilse rating5

2023 at Street Kids Soccer

It was a very enjoyable time with all the nice people there. They integrated me there very fast and showed me about what they’re doing. I brought some ideas there and I really had the feelings that they’ve learnt from me. The host was great too, it was not downtown so it was a quite place where ...
Anthony Lee rating3

2023 at Orphanage Assistant

The Volunteer with Ghana experience will be one that I will never forget, I'll break down the experience in two parts The first part that is most important is that of the orphanage itself. I volunteered with an orphanage in Nkanfoa which is near Cape Coast. This is different from the orphanage that ...
Laura Lohmüller rating2.4

2023 at Teaching Hospital Assistant

Interesting experience but would recommend checking out other organizations. I met many other volunteers and „volunteer with Ghana“ is offering less for a mid-Range price, especially concerning the accommodation. It’s a run down colonial building, next to the biggest road in cape coast and ...

Location

Africa > Western Africa > Ghana > Cape Coast

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