Description

Volunteers will shadow and work alongside doctors and nurses while gaining valuable experience in a variety of departments throughout the hospitals.

Highlights

Ho is the administrative capital for the Volta Region of Ghana. The city is surrounded by mountains that are well worth exploring due to the green hills and lush tropical valleys that are visually stunning. The Volta Region (and HO) is home to the Ewe people, who in general are generous and hospitable. The local language spoken in Ho is Ewe. You can use Ho as a base to plan a trek around the Volta Region. Just few kilometers from Ho is Kpetoe, a center that holds the colorful Kente fabric. Ask for a guide. They can organize hiking, butterfly watching or a visit to the local medicine man. The traditional festival of Ho is The Yam Festival, and is celebrated in September of every year. The city is noted for a lively and huge open market that attracts people from all over Ghana and Togo.

uVolunteer believes that you should have a well balanced work and play schedule. This means you will only be required to work 5 days per week (Monday to Friday) for a maximum of 6 hours per day. For the remainder of your time, you will be free to enjoy the vacationing aspects of your trip. uVolunteer anticipates and encourages your desire for travel and adventure. Your time away from volunteering is open for you to decide your activities. You may decide to take advantage of the local culture and spend time within the community over the weekend. Otherwise, there is ample opportunity to explore Ghana and all it has to offer. Our local representative, will advice you on which areas are safe for travel.

Great weekend trips include:
* Site seeing and community tours
* Travel to Cape Coast and Elimina Castle
* Visit a monkey sanctuary
* Hiking and canopy tours
* Beach trips
* Celebrate the festivals and local activities
* Visit national parks and go on safaris

Qualifications

Volunteers must have medical background for this project. You must have the proof of qualification as a health professional, medical student, doctor, or nurse. This should be backed by a copy of their license to practice and school letters stating the level of education.

Language Requirement: Basic English

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 1,100 2 weeks

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

Must be 18 years of age or older.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

4-8 weeks

uVolunteer, Volunteer Travel Abroad's Mission Statement

To provide meaningful and affordable volunteering placements to our volunteers without sacrificing either service or quality; and the capacity to deliver this volunteer resource and funding directly to grass root projects, local non-governmental and public organizations in rural and urban communities in need worldwide.

Year Founded

2005