Training and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled in Ashanti, Ghana

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

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

Description: Serving only twelve patients when the center opened its doors in 1988, it now attends to over 200 people who suffer from a variety of physical and mental disabilities. The center finds it difficult to care for all patients with such a small staff. Funding is low and many extra hands are needed. Currently the center relies on philanthropic donations to survive but they are working towards self-sustainability through some micro-credit initiatives.

Volunteers will be working closely with the center's staff attending to disabled patients and community members. Duties include physical therapy, social work and counseling, and general nursing. The center is hoping to build a few classrooms in the near future in order to increase formal education in the community so volunteers may find themselves joining in their efforts to do so

Highlights: The Rehabilitation Center is located in the district of Offinso in the central region of Ashanti. 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: It is helpful for volunteers to have previous experience in health care and/or working with disabled although not necessary.

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.

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