,Dream Africa Care Foundation (DACF) is a Non- Governmental Organization that seeks to promote the general well being and
the development of Orphans,street children, marginalize women and the less fortunate in Ghana, We provide diverse range of opportunities to people around the world who want to become part of our volunteer community in Africa for free. Our well Motivated and dedicated staff will ensure that your experience will be far more worthwhile than those of the average tourist, Volunteers are needed through out the year on A wide range of volunteering placements available,Volunteers can choose from
working with orphans, teaching,medical treatment and education, agriculture, and teaching sports. Work in the coastal city of Accra or the rural villages in the Ghanaian countryside.We provide volunteers with accommodation,food,airport pickup,project placement and 24hrs support from our staff all for free.Ghana has so much to offer volunteers with its rich culture, festivals,food, art & craft centers,castles & forts, long sandy beaches, national parks, falls and other interesting places to visit. Volunteers who come to Ghana experience these even more fully by
getting an insider's understanding of the country. It is a perfect place for
first-time travelers to Africa. You will never regret being part of this unique
experience and exposure. We are super sure to pick you up at the airport and provide you with the necessary support and guidance every step of the way.
* Orphanage Work
The Ghanaian orphanage program seeks to address the numerous problems that
many children without proper education, health care, food, love and
attention face as a result of their parents not being there for them.
Orphans everywhere need care and volunteers will be placed in either rural
or urban environments where they will teach, love and care for these less
fortunate children. Volunteers will design and execute effective teaching
programs, activities and events to inspire and develop the children's
talent and abilities through human interaction and care. This program will
also give volunteers an opportunity to explore and understand the Ghanaian
people and their culture.
* Teaching
Although Ghana is an English speaking country, many school children cannot
communicate effectively in the English language. This is a common
phenomenon in both rural and urban areas of Ghana, hence the need to
recruit and place volunteers in communities where there are simply
insufficient teachers (or teachers who have inadequate English) to cater
for the number of children. The project seeks to stimulate the interest in
school children to study and speak proper English whilst at the same time
offering our foreign volunteers a unique opportunity to learn and
experience the Ghanaian culture. Music, math and arts are also
incorporated into our program and volunteers are encouraged to bring
resources that can assist with the teaching.
Volunteers are effectively placed in rural and urban communities where
they will teach solo and assist the few teachers available. Project is
based on the syllabus of the Ghana Education Service and this will be made
available to all volunteers after their orientation. NB Volunteers DO NOT
need to be a qualified or experienced teacher.
Teaching Sport
If you are a lover of sports and enthusiastic to work with kids, but are
not confident enough to take on a teaching program, then this is a great
program for you. Volunteers will work with young children and sometimes
older people base on a volunteers request to develop their interest in a
range of sports and increase their skill base. In addition to the obvious
physical benefits of physical education, the program helps to give the
children mental discipline and heightens alertness and coordination. The
program will generally involve physical training, teaching the kids how to
work as a team, bringing the best out of the players and also give the
children more self confidence.
Football is extremely popular in Ghana (as it is in most African
countries) and therefore volunteers are encouraged to introduce different
sports to the children (volunteers may need to bring special material and
equipment for this as there is a chance it cannot be purchased in Ghana).
However, football training can still play a large role in the program and
generally football matches will be also arranged between volunteer teams
and others from neighboring villages or towns.
* Medical
The Ghana medical program is a rural community based program with the aim
of helping smaller Ghanaian communities deprived of basic medical access
and health care. In the major cities of Ghana such as Accra, medical care
is fairly good and accessible relative to other African nations. However,
once you leave the major cities, the standards drop considerably and there
is a shortage of trained medical professionals to work in the communities
and provide even the most basic health cares. Volunteers on the Ghana
medical program, will be placed in small rural clinics where they will
work closely with the local staff. Some medical placements are also
available on our orphanage programs where medical volunteers will visit
the various orphanages we work with, providing medical care and guidance
to those in need. It is important to note, that facilities and resources
on this program are extremely limited and will be a much different working
environment to what most medical volunteers have experienced before. NB
Volunteers on the Ghana medical program must be a qualified medical
professional or have at least two years medical training (such as medical
school or nurses college) behind them. Medical qualifications, or a letter
and transcript from your college or school need to be provided to staff in
Ghana on arrival.
* Agriculture
The Ghana Agriculture program is designed for those who enjoy the more
physical aspect of volunteering and want to get their hands dirty. The
main aim of this program is to address the difficulties facing our
orphanage programs in terms of food for the children. By assisting the
orphanages with developing and expanding agriculture programs, it assists
these institutions in providing more sustainable food sources for the
children and in some cases an added source of income for the orphanage,
whereby the orphanage can sell the goods to local communities. Work
consists of both crop farming and animal farming dependent on the season
and where you are placed. Volunteers will be clearing land for growing
crops, assisting with fertilizing the land, developing land for cropping,
planting crops, nurturing crops, teaching farming techniques to the older
children and local staff, assisting with purchasing stock, caring for
stock, fencing and moving stock. Those with previous agricultural
experience, will also be able to assist the orphanage in developing
systems to help grow their crops and animals more effectively. Because the
Agriculture program is design to help the orphanage homes where we work,
volunteers on these project will also be assisting in the day-to-day
activities of the orphanages to ensure they have sufficient work
throughout the day. Therefore, agriculture volunteers must also be
prepared to participate in some orphanage work. NB While previous
agricultural experience is not a prerequisite for this program,the more
experience you have, the more you will be able to assist with developing
the program and teaching techniques to local staff and older children at
the orphanages. It is also important to note that resources and machinery
are extremely limited and most work is very labor intensive.
This are a list of project we are involve in and we will be happy to
work with your volunteers.Thank you,hope to hear from you soon and
working with you to make an impact
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