Rural Health Centers At Agony: Volunteer, Help and Save Lives in Ghana

  Ghana

• Other Cities in Ghana: 
Ho,  Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description: Rural community health centers in Ghana acutely lack personnel due to the general unavailability of health workers in Ghana and also the refusal of health workers to be posted to rural areas. Because of this situation, rural community members in Ghana don't have access to quality health care.

Rural dwellers especially the vulnerable ones (pregnant women, women, children) lose their lives due to illness that could have been easily cured.

Also rural community health centers lack basic health delivery materials such as hospital beds and medicines putting facilities in very deprived status. As part of its effort to remedy this situation, VARA (Volunteers for Amelioraiton of Rural Areas) is making a vibrant appeal to health professionals as well as non professionals, volunteers, benevolents, philantropist and other good people to come to the aid of these dying rural community health centers.

We call upon volunteers to come and work at these health centers. You can also send donations for health delivery materials.

Highlights: Participant will derive an immense experience.

Qualifications:
- Professional and non professional health workers are welcome.
- The most important qualification is your desire to help.

Cost in US$: USD 570 for 2-4 weeks

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 +

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 2

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Volunteers for Amelioration of Rural Areas (VARA)'s Mission Statement: Volunteers for Amelioration of Rural Areas (VARA) is going to ameliorate the rural areas by supporting education and health care delivery in all forms, providing portable water, assisting the needy and orphanage in all these communities. VARA will provide contribution towards maintenance of the environment, and micro-finance with the aim of eradicating poverty. Also particular attention will be given to rural areas activities such as indigenous designing and making of cloth as well as agriculture.

Year Founded: 2006