Home for Infants and Young Children in Ghana

  Ghana

Kumasi

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year round

Description: Over 50 years ago, one woman was given the task of taking care of a sickly baby after the mother lost her life in childbirth. There is a high mortality rate for babies separated from their mothers given mal-nutrition and disease. After this experience, she was moved to open a home and school to serve other orphaned babies and young children. Currently, the home serves around 70 children ages one day through 8 years. Through community funding and their chicken farm, the home is able to feed residents and generate a small amount of income to sustain itself. They are hoping to start more micro-credit projects to become even more self-sufficient.

Volunteers are expected to help take care of babies by feeding, bathing, and clothing them each day, making sure those that are of age attend pre-school, help sick children receive medical attention at the hospital, and to attend to other general care of infants.

Highlights: The home is located in Mampong near Kumasi. Volunteers will receive a thorough orientation for a few days in the capital city of Accra upon arrival in Ghana.

Volunteers will stay with carefully screened host families for the duration of the program. All meals with your host family are included in your stay.

Qualifications: Experience in childcare is helpful, but not required.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Greenheart Travel volunteers are all ages and come from diverse backgrounds. All are caring, flexible individuals who are interested in an authentic cultural experience rather than a typical tourist experience.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Greenheart Travel's Mission Statement: Greenheart Travel is a division of the Center for Cultural Interchange. Founded in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. Greenheart is CCI's way of promoting the health and welfare of the earth and its people through cultural exchange, ethical travel, responsible consumerism, and community service.

Year Founded: 1985