Nonprofit or community organization
Last modified: June 25, 2013, 11:49 PM
GLOBAL VOLUNTEER AID GHANA (GLOVOG_AIDGHANA) is a national approved non-profit research organization found in the year 2005. The organization is aspired to inspire, motivate, assist and offer support to divested and indigent African children and also less privileged ones but talented, through volunteer work. Global Volunteer Aid Ghana is a national approved organization located in Accra the capital city of Ghana. The organization is set up in support of different variety of services through volunteering work in the field of educational support, humanitarian support, poverty eradication, environmental protection, wildlife preservation, global warming awareness and fight obviate deadly diseases like HIV Aids, malaria, cancer, tuberculosis (T.B) etc and other traumatic challenges affecting our African communities and the world at large.
OUR MISSION Education in African communities lags far behind, academic standard are low and most community school learn in ramshackle classrooms, the percentage of drop out are highly increasing and inadequate facilities to support orphanage homes, poverty rising high, death of many parents through some deadly diseases like HIV aids, tuberculosis, cancer, lots of children suffer from malaria, fever etc. this has lead many children to orphans, street children and drop out from school and have been omitted from the society. This organization was set up after realizing the demand to promote youth education, orphanage support and poverty eradication is highly in need to our local communities and the world at large. Our involvement is assist and strengthen youth educational standard, orphanage support, help harness in youth creativity (art, soccer, athletic, music etc) and eradicate poverty in our African communities through volunteer abroad programs.We are aspire to eradicate child labour,child abuse and child trafficking in our local communities. Over the years we have work hand in hand with concern philanthropist (volunteers) from all over the world to mount a fundamental foundation for hundreds of less privileged ones in our local communities. Share your passion for less privileged ones and destitute children in our local communities through volunteerism to motivate, inspire and assist harness in youth creativity (sports), improving youth literacy and numeracy skills. We are actuated with great elan to create youth leadership to suite future demand and also put a smile in the face of destitute world in African communities through volunteer work.
OUR VISION As youth charity organization our long term vision is to create fundamental foundation for youth today to make future a better one when their time comes, over the years our participation of great elan is to mount responsible futures leaders and freelance entrepreneur to suit current challenges and other crises in the our African communities. We are actuated with a natural zeal to motivate and inspire less privileged ones to reach their fullest potentials in education, healthy care, environment protection, cultural elevation and youth creativity for a better well being.
Volunteer with us we are widely known in providing excellent abroad volunteer program/project in Ghana, our involvement contribute in strengthening and improving in the educational standard in African communities and also help improve the creativity of talented(soccer) youth in Africa through volunteer abroad programs, in the field of:
HOW TO ENROLL: Follow this simple step to enroll in our volunteer abroad and teaching and internship project
1. Contact glovog_aidghana for you application/registration form
2. Choose when and how long you will stay on the project
3. Enroll to be part of the outstanding altruist in the world
Contact the team for further assistance in your enrollment Contact us on glovog_aidghana@yahoo.com
Cost involved All volunteers pay a Participation / Registration fee of $ 700USD upon arrival for 2 weeks to one month stay on the project. This covers Airport pick-up and drop-off, Program Orientation, Administrative work, food and accommodation whiles on the project. Payment is made after Orientation the next day. Full payment is made based on how long the volunteer wants to stay. This means that when a volunteer wants to stay for 2 months on our placements, he/she will pay $ 700USD x 2 for the whole 2 months the next day after orientation.
What is Included Airport Pick Up: Upon arrival, our staff will be at the Airport to pick you up. Please do not forget to send us your flight information and we guarantee, you will never miss us at the airport. Orientation: Orientation about the local culture, history, safety, religious, and other issues relating to the country.
Accommodation: You will be staying with a host family, within a rented apartment and volunteer will stay either in a single or shared room. All our families are middle-class and live in safe neighborhoods. The distance from the project varies. The family will provide three meals a day.(local dishes but very delicious)
Compensation:We offer a moderate and flexible amount for all our programs to make it possible for everyone across the globe to participate in reaching their potential endeavour in supporting human welfare. The program fee also covers compensation for local families who supply accommodation and 3 times meals/food for each volunteer. Staying with a host family ,you will be truly immersed in the local culture, make new friends and learn local languages too.
Food/meals: In most cases your meals are cooked and provided for you by our host family. You will be getting 2/3 times Meals per day.Thus breakfast and lunch, Supper is provided during weekdays when volunteers are on placements.Meals are provided from first day to end of project to volunteers in their host home, nutritious and delicious local dishes. If you're a vegetarian or have any allergies, this is taken into account when we arrange your placement.
Safety: Your well being while volunteering /on the project with us is our priority. We make sure your trip is safe and our in-country coordinator will provide whatever support you may need at any step along the way.
What is NOT Included? Flight, Airport Taxes, Visa, Immunizations, Personal expenses, Soft drinks, Mineral Water, Passport, Travel Insurance, Entrance fees and in-country travel expenses including any excursions the volunteer wishes to take whiles volunteering..
Important information I. The program fee does not cover soft drinks, mineral water, and personal expenses. Volunteers will be traveling on local buses and not air-condition buses..
II. We will offer meals and lodging from the first to the last day of the program.
III. Your well being is taken into consideration from first day to end of project and also we ensure that volunteers safety in our in country is always our ultimate goal.
Contact us on:
glovogaidghana@gmail.com for enrollment.
Contact : +233 (0) 206 517 845.