Description

As a Public Education Intern you will be part of a team professionals at the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) working to foster and promote human rights in Ghana. You will assist the PE staff with outreach and education programmes in the Cape Coast area, including helping to create and give human rights talks, appearing on local radio and television stations and attending conferences on behalf of the Commission. You will also sit in on mediation sessions and may be required to accompany CHRAJ staff on monitoring and evaluation exercises throughout the region.

Highlights

Appearing on local TV and radio, and participating in annual monitoring and evaluations of prisons, schools and hospitals.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with at least a Bachelor's degree in social sciences, law or education, or those who are currently enrolled in university.

Intern Types

• Human Rights
• Social Sciences
• Social Work
• Education

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Registration fees

Program Fees Include:

Breakfast and dinner are provided at the house, 7 days a week. Rooms hold 1-2 people and the house shares 2 bathrooms. There is a communal kitchen, living area and terrace.

1) Programme Fee: All interns are housed at the Abusua Foundation house, and are provided with meals, accommodation, airport pick-up and drop-off, orientation and 24/7 emergency care support for a flat fee of USD 120 a week (this is the Programme Fee).

2) Confirmation Fee: This USD 500 fee secures the placement. It also pays for the placement set-up (going to the host organization and explaining the intern's background, etc.), donation to host organization (for their time teaching and training you), airport pick-up (getting the intern from Accra to Cape Coast, getting the staff member to and from Cape Coast, etc.). What is not included: Visas; Airfare; Health insurance; Travel insurance; Vaccinations; Local transportation

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Human Rights
• Public Education
• Social Services, Social Work

Age Range

18-40

This Program is open to

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

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 - 4 weeks

Post Services Include

• Job and Internship Network

Abusua Foundation's Mission Statement

Abusua Foundation exists to create opportunities for young people to learn, share and develop skills necessary for personal and communal wealth. Abusua Foundation is a youth led non-government organization that focuses on youth development as a means of securing equal rights across society. The foundation's mission is to work with and mold the individual who takes care of others without discrimination; and to learn through all good means available to us towards impacting, sharing and shedding knowledge in the empowerment enterprise.

Year Founded

2003