Location: Various locations around Ghana. You can choose where.

Duration: Minimum 4 weeks commitment

Cost: £650 for the first month, £250 for each additional month. Includes airport pickup, 24 hours support, all food and accommodation with a host family (other options available).

Travel: You will be met at Accra international airport by a project representative, and taken to the Project HQ in central Accra. You will be given a 1 day orientation and cultural immersion tour, aswell as a brief language lesson. You will then be taken directly to your project location to commence your placement.

Work: Become a Community Officer and help to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in the region, whilst helping those already afflicted with the disease

Introduction

Recently visited by US President Obama (07-2009), Ghana has been heralded as as a shining example of sub-Saharan African democracy and development. It is a culturally vibrant country with much to offer. However there are still many millions living below the poverty line, and the country is greatly dependent upon international aid. 

We are seeking interns to help with the training of peer educators, serve as community field officers and provide assistance to the local community-based organizations to educate communities and curb the spread of HIV-AIDs.

HIV-AIDs project aims to:
* Contribute to the reduction in HIV transmission via training peer educators
* Educate groups that indulge in risky behaviours which drive the HIV epidemic.
* Implement behaviour change in five districts in Ghana
* Help reduce the stigma associated with AIDS

Communities which will be targeted include commercial sex workers, migrant workers, second hand cloth traders and mining workers as well as out of school youth.

Daily Life

You will work through community-based organizations to reach the most at risk groups. The yearly targets of the project are as follows:

* Reach 2,000 in-school youth with comprehensive information on HIV and AIDS
* Reach 20,000 out-of-school youth with comprehensive information on HIV and AIDS
* Distribute 300,000 both male and female condoms to most at risk populations and general population
* Offer counselling and testing services to 5,000 people
* Reach 220,500 from the general population with messages on preventing the transmission of HIV and rejecting misconceptions about HIV and AIDS.

You will have the opportunity to work in all aspects of the project. As well as gaining knowledge about HIV-AIDs, you would gain invaluable life experiences, learn some of the local language and enjoy the home cooked food of villages and towns around Ghana, which all adds up to provide a unique and memorable volunteer experience.

Accommodation

Accommodation is with a host family and is included in the price. You will have your own room, and eat your meals with the host family. The familiies have been carefully chosen by the project provider and will make you feel at home!

Extra Activities

Various tours and expeditions around Ghana can easily be arranged for before or after your placement. You will be offered all information and booking details when in Ghana.

During your free time, many activities can be arranged, such as African dancing classes, djambe, pottery and weaving lessons, and African ‘language courses. The project provider will be happy to arrange this for you.

Requirements

* Min. age 18
* Min. 4 weeks commitment
* Able to work in a hot climate
* Reasonable physical fitness
* Motivation to work AIDS related issues
* Adventurous, flexible, a good communicator, confident and outgoing, & cultural sensitive
* Good Spoken English
* Full travel & medical insurance
* Necessary vaccinations
* Necessary flights & visas 

NO commission is added to the cost of this project by Global Nomadic. We ask instead for a flat placement fee of £195 per project (paid securely via Paypal). We offer full pre-departure support, ongoing email assistance and a full range of discounts with our selected partners.

Send us an email enquiry to find out more, or click the 'Join this Project' button below if you are ready to get involved.