Volunteer at New Horizon Special School for Persons with Intellectual Disability in Ghana
Make a difference in
the lives of the students at New Horizon Special School by educating and training the mentally handicap. Help empower the local community and special school children and help
them increase their capacity to do what they have determine is
important to their future - education. Help contribute to educating a child. Help by volunteering your services.
Positive changes are
popping up in the lives of people everywhere! You and I may
never know the full impact of your volunteer work until we
know the statistics of the many lives that has been changed as
a result of our Volunteer effort. Volunteer abroad at the New Horizon Special School.
New Horizon Special School is a special school in Cantonments, Accra, Ghana. It was founded in January 1972 by Mrs Salome Francois as she tried to educate her first daughter who happened to be intellectually handicapped. It is therefore for children and adults who have mental handicap and their families. It is open to all who can benefit from its programmes, that is persons with other disabilities so long as their primary disability is learning difficulty. It has about 130 students and 25 teachers and trainers.
Volunteers are
accepted from all over the world through organisations such as
ours, Cultural & Academic Travel Organisation
(www.catointl.org). Volunteers are expected to assist in areas of:
 Teaching Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Arts & Crafts, Music, Prevocational skills, Health & Safety, Activities of Daily Living Skills, Physical Education and Computer literary. |
| Autism Resource Centre |
| Activities & Events |
| Cultural Performances |
| Special Olympics training |
| Seminars and Radio Programmes |
Sheltered Vocational Workshops.
Items made at the workshop include:
- Christmas and all purpose cards
- basketry
- trays, stools and beds with woven bases
- doormats, and woodwork
- batik and tie-dye material
- table cloths and scatter-cushions
- hand sewn Ghanaian dressed dolls
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| Providing love and
attention |
| Click here to learn more
about New Horizon Special School |
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| DONATIONS |
| If you would like
to come with something for the Special School, please you can. Click here to learn about the wish list for the New Horizon Special School. |
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| ACCOMMODATION |
| Accommodation is
usually with a host family and are included in the cost
of the programme. |
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| QUALIFICATION
/SKILLS |
| Interest to help Children with special needs and willingness to show love and understanding. Knowledge and/or experience in special education is 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: |
Host family and food 3 times
daily |
| Minimum Duration: |
1 Week |
| Fees: |
4 Weeks = US$600 Now US$550  |
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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: |
Download |
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| Programme Details: |
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| Programme
Fees, Historical Tours, Application Process,
Visas. |
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