Volunteer at The Least of
These Children's Home (LOT) in Ghana
Would you like to become a Volunteer in The Least of
These Children's Home (LOT)?Children are precious and the
basis of our very survival. Not all are privileged to go
through life normally; therefore, assistance and love for the
less fortunate ones in the society can make a great
difference. You can support the Home in several ways: by
donating money (any amount is appreciated), by sending books
in English, basic clothing(light/summer) and materials to the
Home, being a volunteer at
Awutu Bawjiase in Ghana to help take care of the children, the
school or the farm or just by telling other people about the
Home/soliciting for financial and material support for these
unfortunate children.
The Least Of
These CHILDREN'S HOME Mission School is
Thirty-five minutes northwest of Accra, the capital city of
Ghana, is a small village named Awutu Anomawobi. The friendly
people of this village live in tiny, one-room, mud brick
shacks. They have no running water, toilets or kitchens. All
cooking is done outdoors over an open fire while chickens
scratch looking for scraps. The people of this village, like
most Ghanaian villages, are extremely poor. Chief Nai Tetteh
Brang, the head man of the village sold "Trips with a mission"
15 acres of land where they begun building the first
Children's Home, and as funds are generated. As at today the orphanage now has flush toilets and electricity.
In Ghana, 49.9% of adults over 15
years old are totally illiterate. Our school will educate the
abandoned children who live in the Home as well as the
community! The construction of the first Children's Home began
in late summer 2004. Click
here to learn more
Volunteers are
accepted from all over the world through organisations such as
ours, Cultural & Academic Travel Organisation
(www.catointl.org).
Supervision for
volunteers is provided by the home. Volunteers are expected to assist in areas of:
 Teaching |
| Taking children out
for walks and places of interest |
| Helping with home
work |
| Sports |
| Creativity |
| Mending of clothes,
furniture, etc., painting |
| Washing, playing and
feeding of babies |
| Providing love and
attention |
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| If you would like
to come with something for the children, please you can,
of course, items like clothing, shoes and sandals, pens,
pencils, books and other learning and teaching
materials. |
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| ACCOMMODATION |
| The Volunteers
live with the children in the home. The orphanage has
separate rooms for volunteers. The rooms have bang beds,
lockers. There may be as many as four volunteers in a
room. The volunteer accomodation has flush toilets and
showers. The orphanage now has electricity. |
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| QUALIFICATION
/SKILLS |
| Volunteers must
have at least a high school certificate. Teacher
certification helpful but not required. |
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| ORIENTATION |
| Each programme
begins with an orientation. Talks will be on African
topics, CATO staff or host family explains culture; currency and local
students describe the social scene. Language training
begins. Orientation includes talks about African
values. |
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| CITY
TOURS |
All programme participants
will have the opportunity to embark on an OPTIONAL full
day tour of one of the most beautiful cities in Africa, Accra. Accra reflects
its transition from a 19th-century suburb of
Victoriasburg to today's bustling modern metropolis.
Participants will visit the W.E.B. Dubois memorial
centre for Pan African culture, Independence Square, the
state ceremonial grounds, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the
National Museum with its splendid display of the
exhibits that reflect the heritage of Ghana from
prehistoric to modern times, the Arts Centre.
Participants will have the
opportunity to buy African handicraft and clothes at the
National Arts Centre. The cost of these city tour are
NOT included in the programme cost. |
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| Prerequisites: |
Minimum age of 16 Years |
| Dates: |
All Year |
| Work
Hours: |
25-35 hours per week |
| Accommodation: |
Dormitory Style |
| Minimum Duration: |
1 Week |
| Fees: |
4 Weeks = US$600 |
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6 Weeks = US$700 |
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2 Months = US$800 |
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3 Months = US$1050 |
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4 Months = US$1,300 |
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5 Months = US$1,600 |
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6 Months = US$1,850 |
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Fee Chart >> |
| Duration: |
1 Week to 1 Year |
| Arrival
airport: |
Kotoka International airport,
Accra |
| Programme Materials: |
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| Programme Details: |
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Fees, Historical Tours, Application Process,
Visas. |
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