Einsatzstellen Ghana: ARA
ARA-01: Teaching of Deaf and Dumb Students
1. Project-host: Salvation Army School for the Deaf Place: Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 1
Starting-date: September
3. Description of the local project: The project is located in Agona Swedru. The project involves imparting to the children, who are deaf and or dumb, the skills of sign language, and using the sign language to teach the children various subject areas. The students are between the ages of 5 and 16. It is also possible to organise sign language lessons for parents or deaf and dumb students in the afternoons or extra-murual activities.
4. Field of work: Education
5. Qualifications required: Sign language; relevant experience with deaf and dumb people
Special qualifications recommended: Be a good team-player, desirous of teaching, work with handicapped children and youth
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Teach deaf and dumb children and youth in mathematics, science or sports and games; engage them in extra-curricular activities. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
ARA-02: ICT-Instructor in a Junior High School
1. Project-host: Swedru Happy Home School Place: Nkubem, Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 1
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: The project involves teaching basic ICT (Information and Computer Technology) to students of a Junior High School with ages between 11 (including lower ages) and 16. The students' high-school is located about 1,5 kilometers away from the project site. As only 5 computers are available in the centre, volunteers need to be creative in methodolgies to teach the kids computer literacy. The town is district capital with virtually all basic social infrastructures in place. The student population of the school is about three hundred. The emphasis of the Ghanaian Educational Reform is on the development of the ICT sector. The project therefore seeks to enhance the capacity of this school to deliver quality ICT training to the students.
4. Field of work: Education in computer literacy
5. Special qualifications required: Basic knowledge in ICT- Education
Special qualifications recommended: Interest in ICT- education esp. with children and youth; teamwork- experience Computer repair skills are an advantage as more computers are available in class but do not function properly.
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Introduce ICT to children and youth, motivate them to learn and use it, help them to develop the necessary skills, identify problems and resolve them. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
ARA-03: Teaching in Basic High Schools
1. Project-host: Kwansakrom ADA Junior High School and Swedru Happy Home School Place: Kwansakrom, Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of volunteers: 1
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: The project is located in the rural community called Agona Kwansakrom, ten minutes drive from Agona Swedru (the district capital), in the Central region of Ghana. The insufficient staff strength in most rural communities has been the rationale for the institution of the project. The Junior High School is for children between the ages of 12 and 18. It is expected that the project would help improve in the educational delivery in this rural community. The school population stands at around 100.
4. Field of work: Education
5. Special qualifications required: High school certificate
Special qualifications recommended: Be a good team-player, desirous of teaching, be creative, love children, perseverance, being able to prevail, being able to handle large classes, ability to adapt to a different style of school/teaching and cope with the different situation
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Teach children in mathematics, science, ICT, PE (Sports) or English. The subject can be chosen after arrival depending on need and interest. If possible engage them in extra-curricular activities (on own initiative). The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-04: Teaching in Basic High School (Multiplicator of HIV AIDS Awareness Campaigns)
1. Project-host: Kwansakrom Ada Junior High School Place: Kwansakrom, Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 1
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: The project is located in the rural community called Agona Kwansakrom, ten minutes drive from Agona Swedru (the district capital), in the Central region of Ghana. The unavailability of sustained HIV/AIDS education in most rural communities has been the rationale for the institution of the project. The Junior High School is for children between the ages of 12 and 16. It is expected that the project would help improve in the educational delivery in the school. The school population stands at around 100.
4. Field of work: Education and Health
5. Qualifications required:
- Knowledge and interest in health issues esp. HIV-AIDS
- Ability to work independent and on ones own initiative
Special qualifications recommended: Be a good team-player, love children
First experience with basic projectmanagement (drafting a concept, organise material and funding, implementation)
Perseverance and ability to assert oneself
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Use role games, theatre, lectures to create awareness and prevention among children and youth (incl. those in surrounding schools) Arrange basic counseling opportunities (e.g. health/sexual guidance). Depending on the volunteer's interest and the school's need, the assistance in other school subjects is also possible (e.g. English, IT classes, etc). The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
ARA-05: Social Work in an Orphanage
1. Project-host: Mother care orphanage and welfare home
Place: Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 1
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: The project is located in the rural community in Agona Swedru (the district capital), in the Central region of Ghana. The orphans are of mixed gender, whose ages are between few days old to about twenty. A kindergarten has been opened in 2009 and volunteers can support the kindergarten team. The idea is to accommodate the volunteer at the project site itself as most support is needed in the busy morning hours and in the evenings when the children come back home from school. During the day, it is only the children of the kindergarten that are present at the orphange.
4. Field of work: Education
5. Qualifications required: A high school graduate is adequate; motivation to work together with staff and children
Qualifications recommended: Experience in the work with children, interest in child care
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Guide orphans in educational issues and free-time-programs; support the everyday functioning of the orphanage, care for children. As the older children are at school during the day, the volunteer will mainly be involved in the Kindergarten. Playing with the kids (age 1-6 years), singing with them, teaching them simple numbers, letters, etc or teaching them life-skills are key tasks in the kindergarten. Apart from working in the kindergarten, volunteers should also assist the staff with organisational tasks: such as cooking, cleaning, washing. Working days/hours need to be agreed upon by volunteer and project host. It is possible to work weekends as the orphange is busy when children are not at school and to take days off during the week instead. It is also possible to work mornings and evenings and have some time off during the afternoon. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
ARA-06: Nursing Assistantship
1. Project-host: Regional Hospital Place: Koforidua, Asikuma or Agona Swedru Region: Eastern Region
2. Number of volunteers: 2
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: This project is located in the Eastern regional capital. The regional hospital serves as a general hospital and a referral centre for the entire region. The hospital is a government funded hospital, and volunteers are expected to assist nurses and doctors in the health care delivery in the Koforidua municipality. Especially in the beginning, own initiative is essential but once staff recognises that you are active and ambitious, more demandable tasks can be given to you.
4. Field of work: Health
5. Special qualifications required: Interest in health and medical issues. Some prior experience desirable (e.g. voluntary work, internship)
Special qualifications recommended: Be a good team-player, be able to adapt to new working conditions, patience. Ability to withstand stress as volunteers will face tragical incidences such as severe illness and death.
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Provide assistance to nurses and doctors in medical care and treatment. Volunteers need to be willing to perform a wide variety of tasks: basic medical health care, but also cleaning, washing, visiting patienvce. Volunteers can rotate every three months, to get a more diverse picture of different sections and tasks in a hospital.The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-07: Primary and Pre- School Teaching and Motivation
1. Project-host: 31. December Early Childhood development Centre Place: Yaasem, Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 2
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: This institutional effort is aimed at providing basic educational opportunities. The school is a private school located in the centre of the town, the children live in the neighbourhood. The school offers pre-school and primary school education. The children population is about 500. The children in pre-school do not understand English well. Students do understand basic English in primary school but their levels are very different.
4. Field of work: Education
5. Qualifications required: High School Certificate
Special qualifications recommended: Interest in pre-school and primary school children, patience, creativity
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Depending on interest and need, volunteers can chose between pre-school and primary school. Generally, volunteers need to support the local staff in teaching and caring for the children (big sized classes), prepare lesson notes, assist the teachers in teaching the lessons and writing exams, assist students in their study time, support children in doing their excercises and mark them. The volunteers can take care of the children while eating and playing. As during the day, the main taks is the assistance of the staff only, volunteers should have the stamina to initiate extra-curricular activities in the afternoons. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-08: Health-Assistantship in a Regional Hospital
1. Project-host: Regional Hospita Koforidua Place: Koforidua; Asikuma or Agona Swedru Region: Eastern Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 2
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: This project is located in the Eastern regional capital. Koforidua is the capital of the Eastern Region. The regional hospital serves as a general hospital and a referral centre for the entire region.The hospital is a government funded hospital, and volunteers are expected to assist nurses and doctors in the health care delivery. Especially in the beginning, own initiative is essential but once staff recognises that you are active and ambitious, more demandable tasks can be given to you.
4. Field of work: Health
5. Special qualifications required: Interest in health and medical issues. Some prior experience desirable (e.g. voluntary work, internship)
Special qualifications recommended: Be a good team-player, be patient, be able to adapt to new working conditions. Be prepared for emotional challanges, as volunteers can become confronted with severe illness and even death.
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Provide assistance to nurses and doctors in their day to day duties. Volunteers can rotate every three months, to get a more diverse picture of different sections and tasks in a hospital. You will be expected to learn by observing and will be given more responsibilities over time when showing motivation and own inititive. Actual taks can vary and depend on the project's current need and also the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-09: Medical Assistantship
1. Project-host: Regional Hospita Koforidua Place: Koforidua, Asikuma or Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of volunteers: 1
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: This project is located in the Eastern regional capital. The regional hospital serves as a general hospital and a referral centre for the entire region.The hospital is a government funded hospital, and volunteers are expected to assist nurses and doctors in the health delivery in the Koforidua municipality. Especially in the beginning, own initiative is essential but once staff recognises that you are active and ambitious, more demandable tasks will be given to you.
4. Field of work: Health
5. Special qualifications required: High School certificate, Interest in medical and health issues, Prior experience desirable
Special qualifications recommended: Be a good team-player, be patient, be able to adapt to new working conditions. A team player.
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Provide assistance to nurses and doctors in medical care and treatment. Volunteers will have the opportunity to rotate every three months to get a good understanding of different wards and medical tasks. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and also depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-13: ICT Instructor in a Senior High School
1. Project-host: Swedru School of Business Place: Agona Swedru Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 2
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: The project involves teaching ICT to students of Senior High School with ages between 15 and 19. The school is the second largest school in town with about one thousand students. One ICT- Laboratry with about 16 computers exists.
4. Field of work: Education, Teaching
5. Special qualifications required: High school certificate
Special qualifications recommended: Practical knowledge/experience in the field of IT highly desirable (repair work, software, hardware), interest in Youth Education, able to adapt to varying situations.
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Introduce ICT to youth, motivate them to learn and use it, and help them to develop the necessary skills, identify problems and resolve them. Depending on experience, repair/set up Computers and network devices in the ICT- Laboratry. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-15: Medical Assistance in Our Lady of Grace Hospital Hospital
1. Project Host: Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Place: Breman Asikuma, Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 2
Starting date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: This project is located in the central regional. The community hospital serves as a special hospital and a referral centre for the entire Breman Asikuma. Volunteers would be expected to assist in the health delivery in the Breman Asikuma Community.
4. Field of work: Health
5. Special qualification required: You must be interested in the health delivery and fluent in English.
Special qualification recommended: A High School Certificate is adequate, qualifications in first aid are highly recommended.
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: A volunteer's role can range from observational to basic assistance, depending on their level of prior experience. Volunteers will be assisting local staff, spending time in various departments of a busy hospital like Gynecology, Maturnity, Eye Clinique, Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Surgery. Changing bandages, taking blood pressure and contributing to education about basic prevention are examples of how volunteers engage in this type of placement. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-16: Teaching Assistant in primary school 'Christ the King'
1. Project Host: Christ the King School, Place: Agona Swedru, Region: Central Region.
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: Primary School (age 5-10): 1 volunteer
Junior Secondary School (11-16): 1 volunteer
Starting date: September
3. Description of the local project: The project is located in the small town called Agona Swedru (district capital), in the Central region of Ghana. The inadequate staff strength in this very important school, has been the rationale for the institution of the project. It is expected that the project would help improve the development of these students in this rural community and the region as a whole. The student population of the school is about 300.
4. Field of work: Education
5. Special qualification required: Fluency in English and love for the children.
Special qualification recommended: Be a good team player, be loving and caring towards children, be able to control children
6. Description of tasks: Volunteers will assist local staff in teaching ICT, Creative Arts, conversational English, Math, or Science to students who are between the ages of 5 -10 in primary schools and 11-16 in junior secondary schools. They will also read literature and improve the low comprehension level and poor pronunciation of students, provide theoretical and practical assistance and aide the teachers and interact with the students. School starts at 7am and closes shortly after 3pm. Volunteers are encouraged to plan extra- curricular activities after school. The actual tasks can vary according to the projects current needs and depend on the volunteers own initiative.
ARA-17: Teaching Assistant in Salvation Army Primary School
1. Project Host: Salvation Army Junior High School, Place: Agona Swedru, Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: Primary School (age 5-10): 1 volunteer; Junior Secondary School (age 11-16): 1 volunteer
Starting date: September
3. Description of the project: The project is located in the rural community called Agona NSUSUSOWSO , ten minutes drive from Agona Swedru (the district capital), in the Central region of Ghana. The inadequate staff strength in this very important school has been the rationale for the institution of the project. It is expected that the project would help improve the development of these students, in this rural community and the region as a whole. The student population of the school is about 300.
4. Field of work: Education
5. Special qualification required: High school certificate
Special qualification recommended: Be a good team-player, be able to work under pressure, be able to adapt to new working conditions. Be interested in the work of impacting Basic Science/ICT Knowledge to the students.
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer:
Primary School: Volunteers will teach conversational English, Math, or Science to students who are between the ages of 5 -10 in primary school. They will also read literature and improve the low comprehension level and poor pronunciation of students, provide theoretical and practical assistance and aide the teachers and interact with the students. Volunteers will then help other teachers in school and arrange extracurricular activities like games in the school.
Junior Secondary School: Volunteers will teach Basic ICT and Science to students who are between the ages of 11-16 in junior secondary schools. They will also read literature and improve the low comprehension level and poor pronunciation of students, provide theoretical and practical assistance and aide the teachers and interact with the students. Volunteers will then help other teachers in school and arrange extracurricular activities like games in the school. The actual tasks can vary according to the projects current needs and depend on the volunteers own initiative.
ARA-18: Social Work in an Orphanage
1. Project-host: Nation Builders Orphanage Place: Begoro Region: Eastern Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 2
Starting-date: May or September
3. Description of the local project: The orphanage is located in Begoro, a small rural community in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It has been opened in 2008 and is the home of 27 children who are of mixed gender. Local staff works and lives with the children. Volunteers are welcome to support local staff in their daily duties but also to bring in own ideas and initiative. Most likely, the volunteer will be accommodated at the project site.
4. Field of work: Education, Social Work
5. Qualifications required: A high school graduate is adequate; motivation to work together with staff and children
Qualifications recommended: Experience in the work with children, interest in child care
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer: Guide orphans in educational issues and free-time-programs; support the everyday functioning of the orphanage, care for children. In the mornings volunteers assist with the daily duties such as fetching water, showering and dressing of the children, preparing breakfast. Later they support the staff in teaching the children (e.g. assist in the pre-school class). In the afternoon, volunteers can assist with the homework or organise free-time activities such as games, dances, etc. for the children. The actual tasks can vary according to the project's current needs and depend on the volunteer's own initiative.
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ARA-19: Teaching Assistance His Gracious Love Intern. School
1. Project Host: His Gracious Love Intern. School Place: Kasoa Region: Central Region
2. Number of weltwärts volunteers: 2
Starting date: September
3. Description of the project His Gracious Love International School, is a basic school located in Kasoa, in the Central region of Ghana. The school in a densely populated community with quite a low standard of living. The aim of the project is to provide educational opportunities to children of this low income-bracket community on a more sustainable basis. The number of children in the school yet stands at 80
4. Field of work: Education
5. Qualifications required: High school certificate
Qualifications recommended: interest in teaching, experience in working with children
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer:
Assist the local staff in teaching English language and Mathematics at the Primary level
Organisation of extra classes to students who needed help
Promotion of culture exchange by making the students exchange letters with peers in Germany
Volunteers will then help other teachers in school and arrange extracurricular activities like games in the school.
The actual tasks can vary according to the projects current needs and depend on the volunteers own initiative.