This children's home near Cape Coast aims to offer homeless, orphaned and abandoned children a safe, caring and pleasant home and make sure they get daily education. GhanaKids offers the children guidance in all areas of their daily lives, to ensure that they have a chance to become self-sufficient independent grown-ups who are aware of the values and morals of life.

Current Placement Opportunities

• An Orphan's Care Assistant is required to help the children throughout the day. This can entail getting food ready for them, helping them wash and brush their teeth, dressing the little ones, taking them to school, helping them with their home work and just generally giving them love, attention and a smile. Volunteers should be aware that the kids get up early!
Code: GK01

• A Teaching Assistant is required to run the homework club and help the children who are falling behind with their school work.
Code: GK02

• A Health Care Volunteer is required to inform the orphans on health issues such as hygiene, sanitation and STDs. Particular focus will be on HIV/AIDS issues. The ideal volunteer will also be able to teach basic first aid and give the kids regular health checks.
Code: GK03

• An Assistant supervisor is required to oversee and coordinate the home's daily duties. You will also be required to draft reports and help with the general administration of the orphanage.
Code: GK04

• A Project Administrator is required to assist the staff and administer day-to-day affairs of the school. The ideal candidate will also help with fundraising plans & projects.
Code: GK05

The roles will be quite hectic with a minimum working day of 8hrs required and early starts.

Volunteers must have an interest in child welfare, be compassionate and loving. The orphanage is rural so volunteers must be prepared to live with shortages, be flexible and tolerant to deal with these different living conditions.

In order to maintain the sustainability and high performance of this project all volunteers are required to complete a detailed hand-over document for successive volunteers.

To apply for this placement please click here quoting the placement code.

Where is the placement based?
The placement is based 8km east of Cape Coast.

Duration
Minimum length (weeks) 4
Maximum length (weeks) 52

Project Fees

Currency	4 weeks (incl deposit)	Each additional week	Deposit
British Pounds	£ 655	£ 87	£ 150
US Dollars	$ 1239	$ 163	$ 297
Euros	€ 971	€ 127	€ 234

Click here for more information on our pricing.

What’s included in the project fees?
• Basic Accommodation
• Welcome pack
• In-country introduction to life in Ghana.
• Airport pick-up & drop-off
• 24/7 Emergency support.

What’s not included?
• Flights & Visa
• Vaccinations (please speak to your local doctor)
• Insurance (required)

Health and Safety
There are a number of health clinics in the area. Volunteers should show due care and diligence whilst in placement. We recommend volunteers do not walk alone at night. Refrain from bringing expensive items as these attract attention.

Other details
• The volunteer will be housed in basic accommodation - with very basic bathroom facilities!
• Please arrive on a weekday to avoid being surcharged for weekend pick-ups.

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