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Projects in Ghana Orphanage Qualification/ Work experience No special skill needed The person must have the love and affection for the poor and children Additional skills Fairly good level of oral and written English Creative Skills Orphanages 1. Missahoe Orphanage The orphanage is located at Kpando in the Volta Region. It has an average of 35 children as inmates at the orphanage. The children in the orphanage include needy children. Location: Kpando, Volta 2. Mampong Babies Home The orphanage is located in Mampong and was started by the Anglican Missionaries Sisters of the Order of the Holy Paraclete (OHP) 1967. It has a capacity of taking in a total number of 50 babies at a time. Volunteers will be required to work in a capacity of a mother/father and taking up every responsibility of child care especially for babies and toddlers. Location: Mampong - Sekyere West Region 3. Save Our Lives orphanage Started operating since 1993 by a senior nurse. It takes in both needy and poor children aside orphans. The orphanage has over 150 children. Participants will act as mothers/father and take up all responsibilities regarding the care for children. Location: Anwiankwanta - Ashanti region 4. Frankmay New Life Orphanage Frankmay is a private Orphanage to cater for orphans in the Techiman Municipality. The home an average number of 36 children. Volunteers will be required to work in a capacity of a mother/father and taking up every responsibility of child care especially for babies and toddlers. Location: Techiman Municipality - Brong Ahafo region 5. Mumslove Rural Orphanage Foundation This orphanage started operating in 2004 as a Rural Orphanage to cater for orphans in the rural areas in the Duayaw Nkwanta catchment area. Participants will have to live in the rural area and show motherly/fatherly love for these children in the area. All responsibilities pertain to the general care for children. Location: Duayaw Nkwanta - Brong-Ahafo Region 1 6. Several orphanages in the North and Central Region of Ghana The Orphanages in the North have different classes of children. The children in the orphanages can be classified into Orphans, Semi Orphans and need/poor children. The children’s age range between the ages of 0-17 years. Volunteers on the project would be expected to show love and care, make sure the children are well cared for, and engage the orphans in other curricular activities. Locations: Tamale, Walewale, Savelugu, Wuugu, Silinga, Nisa, Timara, Duu, Daboya, Aboso, Gomoa East, Akwatia, Akwakwaa, Agona East, Gomoa Achiase, Gomoa East, Buduata, Gomoa West Education 2016/17 SCHOOL CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 1ST TERM FROM 8TH SEPTEMBER 2016 - 17TH DECEMBER 2016 SECOND TERM FROM 12TH JANUARY 2017 - 14TH APRIL 2017 THIRD TERM FROM 10TH MAY 2017 - 28TH JULY 2017 Qualification/ Work experience Qualified teachers Student teachers Participants willing to teach Additional skills Fairly good level of oral and written English Creative Skills Schools 1. Tutu Methodist Primary School A community Missionary School for the Methodist church of Tutu in the Eastern Region. Location: Tutu Akuapem - Eastern Region Tasks: Teach English and other subjects the participants feel comfortable with, work with the teachers in creating low cost materials for teaching, raise basic hygiene awareness. 2. VIP Community Basic School A community School in Accra. It serves the community members in a village called Agyengarnor. Location: Accra Tasks: Teach English and other subjects the participants feel comfortable with, work with the teachers in in marking the exercises of the pupils. 3. Methodist Primary School A community Missionary School for the Methodist church of Ghana located in Eduadin in Bosomtwe district of the Ashanti region. Location: Eduadin in Bosomtwe district - Ashanti region Tasks: Assist teachers in the classroom in teaching pupils mostly in the areas of Maths, English and Science, assist in marking exercises, assist in extracurricular activities like sports and music and dance administrative work. 2 4. Future Island School A community School for the people of Ajanpra-Offinso in the Ashanti. Location: Ajanpra-Offinso - Ashanti region Tasks: Teach at the daycare centre, assist in other domestic chores at the school, some bit of administrative work, assisting in designing teaching and learning materials for the school. 5. Several schools in the Northern Regions The partner organisation deals with only government schools located mostly in deprived rural communities in the Northern Region. They schools range from Early Childhood, Primary, and Junior High to Senior High Schools. Locations: Savelugu, Wulugu, Tamale Tasks: Participants would be engaged as a teaching assistant. It is expected that participants learn share about their country, culture and skills. 6. Several schools in the Central Regions The schools in this region ranges from early childhood to Junior High School. Locations: Aboso, Gomoa East, Akwatia, Akwakwaa, Agona East, Gomoa Achiase, Gomoa East, Buduata, Gomoa West Tasks: Volunteers will assist teachers in the classroom in teaching pupils mostly in the areas of maths, english and science. Assist in marking exercises and also in extracurricular activities like Sports and Music and Dance as well as administrative work. Medical and Health Projects Qualification/ Work experience Professionally trained Doctors Professionally trained Nurses Professionally trained Nursing assistant Student Doctors and Nurses Laboratory Technician Anyone with at least 3 years working experience in Health facility Additional skills First aid knowledge Fairly good level of oral and written English Hospitals 1. Ghana Atomic Hospital The Hospital is serves community members near the Ghana Atomic Research Institute. This is served for nurses and student nurses who want to learn and work at the same time. Locations: Hasto, Accra 2. Kuntakinte Orthopaedic Hospital This is an orthopaedic hospital with a physiotherapy section attached. Location: Tutu, Manpong - Eastern Region Tasks: Participants will be main responsible for clinical duties and assisting the doctors and nurses to care for the patients. 3. Kpando District Hospital The hospital is located in the Volta Region of Ghana. Location: Kpando - Volta Region 3 Tasks: Participants will be main responsible for clinical duties and assisting the doctors and nurses to care for the patients. 4. St. Dominic Catholic Hospital The hospital is a Catholic Hospital in the Eastern Region. It is locate in a town that used to be well known for mining Diamond. It is a hospital with a physiotherapy section. Location: Akwatia-Eastern Region Tasks: Participants at the hospital will be responsible for clinical duties and assisting the doctors and nurses to care for the patients. 5. Salvation Army Hospital The hospital is a missionary hospital being managed by the Salvation Church in Ghana. Location: Agona 6. Ahinkro Health Care Centre Established by the Government of Ghana under the Ministry of Health policy of Primary Health Care System for the community of Ahinkro. Location: Ahinkro-Afigya Kwabre District Tasks: Volunteer duties are assisting in the consulting room with medial officers, assist at the maternity ward to deliver babies and also assist other nurses with work. Other duties like administrative work will be done. 7. Bruham Clinic This is one of the busiest clinics in the Northern Region it serves several communities in the Savelugu Nanton District. The hospital is government own but has very limited staff to support the regular staffs at the hospital. Location: Savelugu-North Region Tasks: Volunteers will be assigned to all types of clinical duties. 8. Savelugu Dist. Hospital The hospital handles all referral cases within the District. It has a limitation in terms of workers and equipment. Location: Savelugu-North Region 9. Tamale Teaching Hospital This is a teaching hospital that has various departments and sections. Participants will have the opportunity to be working with students and professional in the entire department. Location: Tamale-Northern Region 10. Tamale Teaching Hospital The hospital handles all referral cases within the District. It has a limitation in terms of workers and Equipment. Location: Tamale-Northern Region 11. Kparigu Clinic The hospital handles all referral cases within the District. It has a limitation in terms of workers and equipment. Location: Walewale-Northern Region 4 12. St. Joseph Clinic This is a missionary clinic owned by the Roman Catholic Church of the Central Region. They work like any other local hospital but serve a very small group of people. Participants would be expected to do all clinical works. Location: Agona Swedru 13. Swedru Government Hospital This is a local government clinic. It is bigger and serves all the communities within the Municipality. The hospitals serve as a referral centre for all the other hospitals in the catchment area. Participants would be expected to do all clinical works. 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