Yamah Children's Home in Ghana

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

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

Description: This home was established in 2006 as a result of the high incidence of orphans and poor street children due to deaths in the family resulting from HIV/AIDS. These orphans were being left under the care of extended family members who were not be able to provide for them, would pull them out of school, and force them to work in order to earn keep. The home in Yamah was founded to care for these orphans of the marginalized in this rural community. Having doubled in numbers since opening its doors, they are quickly outgrowing their space.

Volunteers are asked to help with teaching, after-school tutoring, organizing sports, arts and crafts, and other recreational activities, and show each child the love and support he or she deserves. Volunteer are also encouraged to be creative designing various projects of their own.

Highlights: This orphanage is located in Yamah in the West Mamprusi district of the Northern region. 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 or education in counseling, teaching and/or 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