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Orphanages Ghana has many orphans. Sometimes they are children of illiterate teenage mothers, who could not face the task of bringing up kids. Often, the mother has died or the child had to be abandoned due to abject poverty, and the father can’t or doesn’t want to look after the children. In contrast to many developed countries, Ghana’s government does not have the means to take care of all the country’s needy people. Help for people in trouble hinges on personal initiatives. Many orphanages have been established in Ghana by churches and caring people. For their support, they rely on contributions from private persons and the dedication of their founders. Photos next to the descriptions have been taken at that particular orphanage.
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| Shelter for Abused Children The Shelter was set up and is financed by the Department of Social Welfare, in collaboration with UNICEF and funding from the French Embassy. The purpose of the shelter is to give shelter, care and protection to abused children. The nature of cases that come to the Home is: missing children, children in labour, victims of child trafficking, defilement, physical abuse, neglect and abandonment, HIV/AIDS and others. The children are often brought to the shelter by the police, after being reported at the Women And Juvenile Unit (WAJU) of the police service, or at the Department of Social Welfare. Because the stay of a child in the shelter is only temporary (for example until the child’s parents are located), the number of children housed in the shelter varies a lot. Usually it houses between 10 and 20 children who stay in the shelter for 1 day up to 9 months. The home has a full-time staff of 1 social worker living at the compound. A part-time social worker is available. When there are no volunteers, the first social worker is hardly able to leave the compound for groceries, or to go to the police to ask about investigations concerning the children. The volunteers are more than welcome to entertain, teach and keep an eye on the children so that staff can be fully dedicated to counselling, interviews, administration, police contacts, housekeeping etc. The place has two largish bedrooms (one for boys, one for girls) with 20 beds or more. There is also an office with 2 desks, a television set for entertainment, some reading and study books for the children. Finally there is a big day room, which also acts as a dining hall, and a large courtyard to play. Time of year Place Rural/urban Max. Number of volunteers Volunteer Job description Accommodation description Accommodation cost Meals
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Nectar Home orphanage Description The compound includes two buildings. Ther is the home itself with two bedrooms for the children, bedrooms for the staff, a kitchen and a small living room. And you have the 'library' with books and other free-time items for the children. There are plans to add volunteers rooms to this building Time of year Place Rural/urban * Entertain and help the children in their free time, before and after school * Improving the school skills during 'librarytime'
* Providing the kids with plasters and other basic medical help
Accommodation descriptionMany possibilities for other initiatives, depending on your interest: You stay in a familyhouse, 20 minutes from the orphanage. You have your own bedroom and share a modern bathroom, kitchen and livingroom. Accommodation & meals cost |
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Ashan Development Centre Description The large compound includes a Kindergarten school, three bedrooms for the children, a kitchen, a volunteers’ residence, a house for the founder Jim and his wife, and a lot of extra space. Since the orphanage strives to be self sufficient, the compound also has a fish pond, rabbits, goats and a garden. Currently, a bakery is being built, and other projects may be started in the future. Time of year Place Rural/urban Volunteer job description Many possibilities for other initiatives,
depending on your interest: Accommodation description Accommodation & meals cost
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