VACI-Ghana facilitates internships with high-profile organizations in Ghana; our continued presence in Ghana has enabled us to team up with acclaimed organizations looking for international interns. From Legal Consultancy Firms to Architecture Bureaus, you name it we’ve got it! International Internships enable students to further develop their skills and gain the invaluable experience that will set them apart from their peers. Employers far rather employ staff that have both experience and have demonstrated daring, and initiative that makes them employable and profitable to their institutions. VACI-Ghana internship programs will enable you achieve this. We will provide you with all the relevant documentation and informations required by your university for academic credit or work experience.

The Healthcare facilities in Ghana are not very widespread and due to extreme poverty many people are still unable to avail of the basic medical facilities.

Volunteers in the Healthcare Program work along with doctors, nurses and local staff in hospitals and community clinics in different locations across Ghana. Volunteer tasks are determined depending on the volunteer’s qualifications, experience and knowledge. Qualified doctors and nurses can carry full day to day treatment of various diseases. Medical students and Pre med students can assist the doctors and nurses in their work and observe their work to gain knowledge and experience. Qualified medical volunteers work in the areas of maternal health, mental health, surgery, laboratories, counselling and testing.

This program is particularly suited for those volunteers who are interested in health issues and doing ‘hands on’ clinical work. Volunteers work for around 6 hrs in a day for 5 days in a week. Volunteers schedule is flexible and can vary depending on the needs of the placement.

Volunteers are needed to work with children with intellectual disabilities at Chicago Junior School, a public school in Denu.

Please Note: –

An application fee of $100 is charged over and above the program fee as an application payment.

Start Date

Volunteers can begin their project placement from any Monday of the month. Volunteers need to arrive one day prior to their program start date.

Ghanaians are extremely passionate about all types of sports and their love for games is evident everywhere. You can see people wearing the Ghana Team jerseys and the cars on the road sport team stickers and flags.
VACI-Ghana places volunteers in this program in local schools and local sports clubs in Denu in the Volta Region of Ghana.

Volunteer’s role is to assist the local coaches or take on the role of coaching in the daily practice schedule with youth and local teams. Volunteers can also help the students in local schools to improve their games and organize Football, Volley Ball, Net Ball, Basketball, Tennis matches. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own athletic specialties to Ghana, and provide instruction and coaching in these disciplines (for example: martial arts, gymnastics, track and field, field hockey, etc.)

During your time as a volunteer, you can help in the development of the athletic skills, health, and well-being of young players. Volunteers working in the Sports Coaching Volunteer project are also welcome to work in the Community Development or Orphanage Program wherein you can combine two programs.

Volunteer Sports Coaching Program Description

Program Requirements

Volunteers must be 17 years or older at the beginning of the program. You need not have prior coaching experience but an interest in the game and playing experience is a must. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to bring materials with them that can assist in the implementation of this project (sports equipment, sports guides, videos, etc). Project Location Volunteer projects are located in and around Denu, Aflao, Dzodze.

Volunteers are placed in urban and rural communities in and around the project locations where they can teach English as well as other subjects to the local children. As a volunteer you will be teaching English and subjects such as Mathematics, Geography and General Knowledge to the children. The knowledge, skills and ideas that volunteers from other cultures can bring to a Ghanaian student is invaluable for the students.

Teaching Project volunteers mainly teach to local children in village schools. Although English is the official language of Ghana, the children rarely get to learn from non-Ghanaian speakers of the language.

Volunteers do NOT have to be native speakers of English but willing to volunteer in a village to help children who are ready to learn. Volunteers will receive assistance from the local VACI- Ghana coordinators and the local school regarding the lesson plans and teaching curriculum.
You could well find yourself teaching groups of children in an ‘open-air classroom’ where there are no chalkboards and the children have no books or pencils. The need for improvisation & creativity in teaching methods is paramount and can challenge the most experienced teacher, but the rewards are amazing.

Volunteers work for around 5 hrs a day for 5 days a week. Volunteers can bring along teaching materials such as picture books, instruments, flash cards, art supplies, and songs. Classes are generally in session five days a week.

Please Note: –

An application fee of $100 is charged over and above the program fee as an application payment.

Start Date

Volunteers can begin their project placement from any Monday of the month. Volunteers need to arrive one day prior to their program start date.

Volunteer Teaching Program Description

Program Requirements

Volunteers must be 17 years or older at the beginning of the program. Volunteers need to have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. The volunteer should bring energy and enthusiasm to make a difference in the lives of Ghanaian children.
Project Locations: Denu, Afao, Dzodze

Volunteering with children in an orphanage is the most rewarding experience for volunteers. Volunteers work alongside the existing staff to care for the children in orphanages. The work in a children’s home involves feeding, dressing and keeping the children active within the homes. Volunteers will also be assisting local staff and caretakers in daily work to help them run the orphanage in a better way. You can also assist in the office of the orphanage if you think you can contribute to make them more organized and run in a more efficient manner. Volunteers can design teaching programs for the kids and help in improving their knowledge and understanding by teaching them in a play way method.

Volunteer tasks duties depend on the orphanage placement they work in as well as the skills of the individual volunteers.
Volunteers get to experience the local culture and the hospitality of the people of the Ghana, for which it is renowned all over the world. You can carry different volunteer supplies with you which will be helpful for the orphanage where you will be volunteering. Which ever orphanage and childcare placement you work in, you need to be ready for the challenge. As a volunteer you need to give special love, attention to the children and bring smile on their faces.

Many of the volunteers working in the Orphanage program choose to combine it with the Teaching program wherein they can work in School project in the morning and work in the orphanage in the afternoon. This is also a great way to make a larger impact in the community. Projects Location: VACI-Ghana provides orphanage work placements in Aflao. Orphanage Work Program Description

Program Requirements

Volunteers must be 17 years or older at the beginning of the program. Volunteers need to have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. The volunteer should bring energy and enthusiasm to make a difference in the lives of Ghanaian children.

Project Locations: Denu, Afao, Dzodze
During your Free Time On the weekends, volunteers can go and visit the different places of interest in and around the city. During the weekends, you can visit tourist attractions like Wli Waterfalls, Tafi Monkey Sanctuary, Kakum Canopy Walk, Togo.

Volunteers also take a trip to Cape Coast to relax in the beautiful beaches and see the famous Cape Coast castle.

Volunteers are placed in urban and rural communities in and around the project locations where they can teach any of the arts disciplines – theatre, music, dance, visual arts, or film – to the local youth. The knowledge, skills and ideas that volunteers from other cultures can bring to a Ghanaian student is invaluable for the students.

Although English is the official language of Ghana, the students rarely get to learn from non-Ghanaian speakers of the language. There is an aspect of English-as-a-second-language instruction to all teaching through VACI-Ghana. Arts teachers will need to be prepared and able to integrate this aspect into their lessons. The need for improvisation & creativity in teaching methods is paramount and can challenge the most experienced teacher, but the rewards are amazing. The students are very eager to express themselves and respond to arts instruction with a high level of enthusiasm. Most of the schools do not have any regular arts instruction as part of their curriculum.

Volunteers work for around 5 hrs a day for 5 days a week. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to bring along teaching aids, such as musical instruments, plays, art books, artist materials, visual aids, songs, recordings, etc, to assist them in their teaching. As artistic programs are often not a part of regular curriculums in many Ghanaian schools, these teaching aids will be of vital assistance to your teaching program, but will also be a source of excitement for your students.

Overview

Being a volunteer for the Kindergarten or Preschool Program in Ghana, you’ll work with the little ones attending nursery school and support them with basic education. Education is very important in Ghana and in 2013, 70% of the adult population was educated. However, many of the underprivileged education centers in Ghana suffer from lack of resources, poor facilities and staff shortages. As a volunteer, you’ll get to play an important role in the lives of the little ones attending kindergarten school, where the stepping stones of a good future are laid.

Since the kindergartens/ preschools are not financially stable, the staff barely gets a scope to provide attention to each kid. Hence, volunteers are needed so that every child gets adequate attention and his/her growth is fully taken care of.  Apart from providing basic education, you can also support them with important life skills.

Program Requirements

Volunteers must be 17 years or older at the time of joining the VACI program. Participants must have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. Volunteers need to be flexible, open-minded and have a passion for working with children. You should also be proactive and have the ability to take initiative. All volunteers must provide a clean criminal background check report prior to joining the program. A parental consent form shall be required for Under 18 participants joining the program.

Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

As a volunteer for the Kindergarten/ Preschool Program in Ghana, your main tasks would be:

Assist the local staff in the classroom, managing the kids and focus on each one

Teach the kids how to write their name, numbers, as well as nursery rhymes and songs

Focus on the development of fine motor skills as well as social skills

Play around with them, and keep them physically active

Volunteer Work Schedule

Volunteers mainly work from Mondays to Fridays. It starts around 7 – 8 AM and ends by early afternoon. Sometimes, you might have to work at the daycare, till 3 PM.  Breakfast is served before 8 AM, after which you’ll get started with your

Overview

Join a medical internship in Ghana to get an incredible opportunity to work at public healthcare centers where the number of staff is inadequate compared to the number of patients.

The government has been working hard for years to improve the primary healthcare services in Ghana, but the huge population of Ghana is posing a challenge. In rural areas, there are no modern healthcare facilities. People either tend to rely on traditional African medicine or travel far in order to get proper medical treatment.

Your responsibilities would depend on your knowledge and expertise. Medical students will mostly be shadowing the professionals, assisting in daily tasks. You’ll get to work in different departments, including general medicine to specialized departments such as the emergency department, dentistry, and eye clinic, as well as the pediatric ward and the maternity clinic.

Program Requirements

Interns must be 18 years or older at the time of joining the project. Participants should have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. Medical and Physiotherapy interns must provide a clean criminal background check report, CV, Passport Copy as well as other documents and credentials pertaining to their qualifications prior to joining the program. Medical, Nursing or midwifery students, Pre medical students and students studying physiotherapy or occupational therapy can take part in the program.

Intern Roles & Responsibilities

As an intern for this program, your main tasks would be:

Interns will assist the local team in daily duties at the clinic.

Observe the local medical staff to understand the kind of problems that are prevalent in the Ghanaian health care scenario.

Medical students assist the local doctors and staff in doing basic tasks such as checking weight and temperature of the patients, cleaning wounds and also doing administrative tasks in the placement.

Intern Work Schedule

As a medical intern you will be working for 5-6 days a week and will have weekends off. Your place of internship would be close to your accommodation. Every project office has different working hours (5-6 days a week), which will be discussed with you right at the beginning of your mission.

During free time you can take part in excursions, beach visits and tours to nearby national parks! Usually there are always small groups together, so you can explore the country together with other volunteers.