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People Utilized or Employed:
General Preventive Medicine, Family Medicine, Trainable Volunteers, Critical Care Medicine, Allergy and Immunology
Types of Students Allowed:
Medical Students, Premedical Students, Dental Students, Predental Students, Nursing Students, Prenursing Students, Pharmacy Students, Veterinary Students, Preveterinary Students, Optometry Students, Preoptometry Students |
Program Length:
Short Term (Less than 1 month) and Long Term (Greater than 1 month)
Language Skills:
English, French, Spanish
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Mission Statement: (See Web Site For Updated Information)
Prime Care Network is a community based organization in Osu Accra, Ghana. It is a membership based grass- root organization to promote sustainability in development. It is a non -governmental organization that links up with natives working in different areas, funded by members and volunteers. Prime Care Network aim�s is to provide education for street children not only with the usual school subjects but also to provide them with the skills they might need in order to start living self-sufficiently.
We are there for fighting to help alleviate poverty, hunger, malnutrition, drug-abuse and unemployment.
Our effort is to move the planet from poverty positively to sustainability through development in the fields of Agro-forestry, Environmental Conservation, Health care and Education,Agriculture work,women on self defense etc.
We also encourage Cultural exchange, International solidarity, Friendship and Peace through volunteer work.
Prime Care Network invite volunteers from different parts of the world to come and participate in our programmes. We can offer opportunities that match interest, skills and the common desire to make a difference.
DONATIONS
As well as funding Prime Care Network and our partner organizations are always in need of items to assist with their work. We therefore accept donations of educational materials, toys, bicycles, office equipments, computers and any other items you feel may be of use to any of our placements.
VOLUNTEER
We accept volunteers at any time of the year to work on any of our placements.Fee covers accommodation and meals, with a host family in the area of your chosen placement. However if we are able to secure further funding we hope that in the future we will be able to offer our volunteers free food and accommodation in exchange for their time and effort. We are also able to assist our volunteers in arranging trips to the different regions of Ghana in their free time.
If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the application form so that we can begin the process of assisting you with your visa and anything else you may need for your trip. If you would like to know more please contact Michael/Mary who will be able to put you in touch with past volunteers who can share their experiences.
Programme fees
1/2 Weeks = 400
4 Weeks = 650
6 Weeks = 800
8 Weeks = 1000
10 Weeks = 1200
12 Weeks = 1400
PLACEMENTS
Although Prime Care Network�s primary aim is to offer free education to street children we are also working with other small organizations in Ghana and as such are able to offer placements to suit many different skills and needs, from teaching to health-care to environmental work.
Whether you choose an urban or rural placement, living with a host family means that by the time you leave Ghana you would have been immersed in the culture, way of life and not least the friendly and warm spirit of the people.
EDUCATION
Teaching Street Children
In Osu alone there are currently more than 300 street children who cannot afford to attend school. This means that the area suffers greatly from illiteracy and its associated problems. Prime Care Network has therefore established a school in this area to provide free basic education for these children.
You would be working alongside local volunteer teachers with children from kindergarten to junior secondary school level. The school currently has approximately 150 children who are taught in basic subjects such as Maths, English, Science,Social skills,Technical skills,music/songs,drawing/art and drama . With more children arriving for classes every day, the school is in constant need of volunteers to teach, help control the class and to organize recreational activities. It is also possible to arrange excursions with the children to some of the sites near to Accra, such as the Aburi Botanical Gardens. It is also likely that during the daytime you will teach a few children privately, these are likely to be slightly older children but those who have not received any education so do not posses the basic skills of reading and writing.
Vocational Training
As with any country in the world, academic subjects are not for everybody, we are therefore working to offer vocational skills to some of the youth in order to provide them with the opportunity for a career and a future.
You would work with local skilled craftsmen to teach children technical skills, providing them with a career. We currently have projects teaching carpentry and masonry in the Western Region and plumbing, batik and shoe making in Accra.
HEALTH-CARE
Hospital Placement
We offer placements in different hospitals in both urban and rural areas. Many hospitals in Ghana suffer from a shortage of doctors; at times even if the staff were available there are not sufficient funds in order to take on extra workers. Those who are coming with a medical background are also able to offer additional training to some of the hospital staff to enhance the work that is undertaken, whilst others are simply able to alleviate some of the pressures on the staff by assisting in other areas of the hospital.
Medical students, doctors and nurses can work alongside local nurses, midwives and medical and orthopedic doctors whilst those without a medical background can assist with the running of the hospital and other needs such as website design. Working days will vary depending on the hospital and the kind of work you are undertaking.
HIV/AIDS Awareness
Many of the sufferers live in rural areas without frequent access to medical care, whilst others cannot afford the medication they need. The greatest weapon we have to combat the spread of this virus is education. It is therefore important to teach people to understand the disease and how they can best protect themselves from infection.
This placement can be undertaken in both urban and rural areas. You will work with the Ghana Aids Commission and the Ministry of Health to teach awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS in local communities, villages and schools.
It is also possible to work with HIV/AIDS patients at St. Josephs Hospital, Eastern Region, where there is an outpatient scheme and it is also possible to travel to the rural areas with some of the doctors in order to visit patients.
Water Treatment
Drinking unclean water is one of the commonest causes of illness in rural areas, it is therefore important not only to help provide sources of safe clean water but also to educate the people on why this is necessary.
Working in rural areas to educate villages on the need to drink safe water and how they can treat the water from rivers and streams in order to make it suitable for drinking and cooking.
Sanitation
Lining in unclean surroundings is another common cause for illness, however in many areas in Ghana there are problems of rubbish on the streets. This can cause the open gutters to become blocked preventing the unclean water from draining away, this results in pools of stagnant water, the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes leading to the spread of malaria.
This project would run alongside your primary placement. You will work alongside members of the local community to clear rubbish from the streets and gutters in order to create a safer and healthier environment. The clean-up exercise takes place at the weekend once a fortnight.
Other Placements
If you have any other skills relating to health-care that are not covered by the placements above, then please contact us and we will try our best to find a placement to suit your skills. For example several past volunteers have worked in distributing medication to rural villages where no health-care is available.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK
Orphanage
In Ghana many children end up in orphanages for several reasons. Often when both parents die, the remaining family members are not able to afford to take care of the children. In other instances after giving birth if the parents cannot afford to pay the hospital bill, they will leave before this is necessary, abandoning the child. Other children will have been left to die by their mothers, on the street or in rubbish dumps, but having been found in time have been brought to hospital and, if they survive, to the orphanage.
Working with one of our partner orphanages in either a rural or urban area. You will work to take care of the children�s needs such as preparing food, playing with them, bathing them and helping to take them to school and complete their homework. You can either choose to work in a small orphanage with around 15 children or in one of the larger orphanages where there may be up to 150 children.
Building Projects
Working in rural communities and assisting with manual labour to help the development of the village by building schools, information centers, gutters and roads. As well as new buildings you will also help to improve the standard of the existing buildings.
Beach Lifeguard
La Pleasure Beach, Accra, is popular with tourists and locals, at weekends it attracts around two thousand visitors whilst on public holidays this number can exceed seven thousand. You would be working along side a team of local lifeguards to ensure the safety of the visitors in the sea, which can be rough and dangerous. Although the local lifeguards do an excellent job they have received no formal training, you would therefore also be able to assist with CPR and other first aid training as well as helping with their English and communication skills.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLACEMENTS
Agro Forestry/Farming
Working with community members in Pepepsu, Northern Volta Region. The chief of the area has around 150 hectares of land that is in need of maintenance and development, in a way that will enable the sustainability of the land and the forest areas on it. At the current time there is a wide variety of work in which volunteers will be able to participate, these include tree planting, pruning and weeding, clearing the land under the trees and thinning some forest area. Working with farmers to promote sustainable agriculture.There is also a current license to bring animals into the forest area to create a forest reserve and eco-tourist attraction, however before this can begin it will be necessary to build secure fencing around the area, a project which is currently in need of assistance. For those who wish to combine the agro-forestry work with working with children there are opportunities to work in the local school, which despite being registered with the government is still in need f books, equipment and teachers. Volunteers will be living in a rural village with a local family, with the nearest town with restaurants and shops etc a short taxi ride away.
Vacation/cultural program:
We offer cultural exchange, friendship ,recreational activities ,and learning of cooking Ghanaian local food, drumming and dances for interested people around the globe to stay with host families in Ghana. The cost 200 USD includes board and lodging for 2 days. There is a special discount cost for longer stays.
General tour:
We organize 4 days general tour weekly (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) for interested volunteers that would like touring to some of the tourist attractions in Ghana. An experienced cicerone and an earth foot host to Ghana would be their guides for each trip. Personal charge of the guide is 100 USD for 2 days. therefore interested participant for joining the 4 days general tour are responsible for the cost of their transportation (bus or Trotsky), food(at restaurants) and accommodation (at hotels or guest houses).Group or single can join.
Eco tour:
This program is designed for interested volunteers and tourists or visitors. We focused on local cultures, wilderness adventures, personal growth and learning different ways of living in the vulnerable. we offer trips to different destinations where fauna, floral and cultural heritage are being the primary attractions. To discover Ghana is to discover a new adventure. Whether you intend to visit our castles or the national parks, or to trek through the traditional villages. Each day will become a new and exciting adventure .Journey to the hills and river valleys where fishing and traditional folklore abounds. Hiking, river rafting and canoeing, villages and beaches, culture and photo tours, traditional histories ,historic sites, traditional drumming and dances ,exotic natural habitants, nature tourism, trekking, animal sanctuaries an for a scenes of a spectacular natural beauty etc. Cost for joining the Eco-tour program is 150 USD for a day .Cost includes food (at restaurants) and accommodation(at hotels or guest houses) and transportation ( bus or Trosky) and tour guides charge.
Climate:
Northern Ghana has a raining season from about April to October. The rest of the year is hot and dry with temperatures up to 38 degrees Celsius. In Southern Ghana the rain last from April to June and again from September to October Generally temperature are between 21 and 32 degree Celsius.
What to wear:
Smart clothing is preferable.
Interested participants that would like to participate in any of the programs should complete the application form and after we have received the application form completed they will hear from us about their participation.
Contacts:
Michael Torto ( Development Director)
E-mail: primecare_net@yahoo.com. Address p.o.box os 408 Accra Ghana,West Africa. Tel: 00233 -246-527018 or 00233-271-791123
Application form:
Personal details:
Name:___________________________________ Occupation:___________________ E-mail:_______________________________ Age:___________. Sex:______________ Country:_____________________ Phone:____________________ Fax:________________________ Mailing address: ______________________________________________________ Period of participating and the exact month you will like to begin it________________ Self description : ________________________________________________________________________ Mark program choice(s): (a)Education:________ (b)Environmental conservation/protection________ (c) Health (d) Agriculture (e)community youth programs.(f) Social:_______ (g)Vacation/cultural __________ (h)General tour________ and (i) Eco-tour.
Mark area you will like to stay: (a)Urban area:_______ (b)Rural area:_______ (c)Any:_______
Emergency contact address: Phone:_______________ Fax:__________________ E-mail:______________________________ Any:________________________________
How did you hear about us: If from past participant give name________________ or directory books ;_____________ or internet give website_______________
When do you intend to participate:____________________
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