Volunteering Opportunities/Vacancies
Task Description:Raise fund on behalf of the College, Represent during meetings with Cbos and help in signing other Financial documents in the absence of the Director, Edit Proposals, develop and implement long term projects.
IT/Information Officer
Task Description:Provide IT training for PAC satffs and Students, Design PAC website and seek host organisations including possible donors in the IT area for Schools and other beneficiaries. Digitize Library resources and prepare quicklist for students in collaboration with Resource manager, Make inventary of all items and produce a serachable database for staffs.
Task Description:Monitor all ongoing projects on the settlement, strategize new proposals for program sustainability, prepare , edit and raise fund for workshops, trainings and other creative peace events, Provide training in Proposal and grant writing for Staffs, Train various managers on report writing.Relate with Project Officer and managers for continuity of activities.
Task Description:Develop Curriculum and outline topics for any of the ongoing programs, Develop and prepare a handbook for any of the ongoing programs, Provide Training of Trainers workshops for Course Directors, Provide Workshops, seminars and events for any of the ongoing programs, Seek, identify, resources for any program , Mark student evaluation papers and make reports.
Community Services Manager
Task Description:Coordinate all outdoor events with the Public Relations Officer, Create Sensitisation drives for public awareness on HIV/AIDS, Gender equality, and environment management, Help in Community mobilisation especially in carrying out cleaning up campaigns, iniatiate a food for Work project in Schools and organise workshops on Community development.
Task Description:Teach Children with Special needs on the weekly basis, host meetings and discuss with parents on Children rights, Work with other schools in making follow up, Seek Scholarships, toys and gifts for Children, Carry children on weekly outdoor programs, Relate with project manager for continuity, Mark student evaluations and make progress report.
Task Description:Teach Adult Women two days a week on Peace, Health, English, Basic maths and writing, Provide income generating support scheme for women initiatives, Provide counseling support for women groups, Develop curriculum and handbook on adult women education.
Adult Education Teacher (Peace, Health & Basic Maths) - PAC is seeking to recruit a Teacher for her Adult Women Education Program. Volunteer will be expected to teach three(3) days a week.
French Teacher - PAC is recruiting a French Teacher for Language classes. Volunteer will need to work three days a week.
All incoming Volunteers will have to pay a sum of $500 as program processing fees. This fund will be used to carry on all administrative documentation and communications. This fund will also be used to receive you at the airport and transported to the Settlement.
Duration: Minimum length (weeks) 2- 4 Maximum length (weeks)10- 52
Project Fees for 2 weeks (including deposit) $ 500 ( Five Hundred United States Dollars)
What’s included in the project fees?
Accommodation,Welcome pack, $100 donation to the host organisation, In-country introduction to life in Ghana, Airport pick-up & drop-off, 24/7 Emergency support, Refugee Camp Management Authorisation.
What’s not included?
Flights & Visa, Vaccinations (please speak to your local GP), Insurance (required),Health and Safety.There are a number of health clinics on the settlement, with doctors on call 24/7. The refugee settlement has its own neighbourhood watch scheme, but volunteers should nevertheless show due care and diligence when walking around the settlement and with their belongings, especially after dark. The atmosphere in the refugee settlement is very community oriented, but the settlement, like all of its kind, pose inherent risks and our volunteers are not immune to such risks.
If you have skills that are not listed above but you think would make a valuable contribution to the centre please email us.
What kind of skills you need to go on these Positions? Volunteers must have a strong interest in refugee issues. You will need to be flexible and tolerant, show initiative and enthusiasm to face the many hurdles and challenges that you will encounter
Speak to Past Volunteers
Tehila Sagy - Standford Law School - tsagy@stanford.edu
Semuteh Freeman - Yale University - semuteh.freeman@yale.edu
Jessica Burkebyle - Hawaii State University - Jburkeybyle@yahoo.com
Siebe Anbeek - Holland - s.anbeek@gmail.com
