Development in Focus

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: You can volunteer at any time throughout the year.

Description: The mission of the organization is to mobilize resource and stakeholders to empower poor vulnerable women, youth and children, to realize their own development. Integrated Development in Focus (DIF) was formed and inaugurated as a capacity building social development agency involved primarily in poverty reduction, preventive health education, reproductive health, rural/urban development, capacity building and the development of networks.

Its mission is to mobilize resources and stakeholders to empower poor vulnerable women, youth and children to realize their own development, know about themselves and be responsible adults. The organization is interested in the health, socio-economic needs and ensuring the future of children, youth and poor women in deprived, underserved and hard to reach areas, locally and internationally.

It promotes models of participatory, sustainable and self-reliant development through action-research. This is mostly achieved through community education, behavioral change communication (BCC), training, outreach activities, skills development and peer education, using drumming, dancing and interactive drama/theatre as a means of communication to transfer information on women, children and youth issues as well as sensitize stakeholders on factual reproductive health issues and preventive heath.

Highlights: Available Positions:

* Students
The organization are looking for keen students to share their knowledge and support the development initiatives.

* Child Rights Educator
A Child Rights Educator is required to help run workshops and to review and develop current activities and programs.

* Social Worker
A social worker is required to mobilize, organize and sensitize local authorities to support the management of ongoing TB projects.

* Development Project Assistants
A Child Rights Educator is required to help run workshops and to review and develop current activities and programs.

* Community Sanitation Officer
You will be require to develop and run community cleaning projects and hold educational workshops for schools and community groups

* Development Fundraising Officer
A Fundraising Officer is required to develop grant proposals for review by organizations such as the World Bank and the UNDP.

Cost in US$: USD 163 p/wk

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Ikando's Mission Statement: Ikando looks to support local community organisations through the placement of international volunteers. We seek to offer volunteers affordable, quality and skill specific placements with organisations that require their help. We believe our volunteers can be catalysts for change within these organisations. Ikando aims to communicate through its volunteers the positive story coming out of Africa.

Year Founded: 2004