| Project: | R.V.O Volunteer Projects in Ghana |
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| Date Posted: | 12/12/2006 |
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| Date Updated: | 18/06/2008 |
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| Country: | Ghana |
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| City/Town: | HQ in Kumasi, projects all over the country |
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| Commitment: | variable |
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| People Needed: | many |
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| Description: | This is a big organisation offering various programs and internships |
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| Required Professional Skills/Language: | varies between different projects |
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| Costs: | US$350 per month, significantly less if you stay longer |
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| Contact Person: | Richmond Amaokoh |
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| Phone: | 233-24-4591378 |
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| email | robbookervoluntary_organization(AT)yahoo.com |
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| website: | http://www.robborg.org/ |
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The fee includes:
- Airport meeting and hotel transfer for the first night.
- Transportation from Accra - Kumasi.
- 3 times daily local meal and accommodation by local host family from the first day of - your arrival to the end.
- Health Bills (R.V.O guarantees to pay all bills of any sickness during your stay in Ghana.
- In-country orientations, project and host families' visitations/ frequent telephone calls.
R.V.O PROJECT FEE AND DURATION 2007
1 month - $350 USD
2 months - $550 USD
3 months - $650 USD
4 months - $750 USD
5 months - $850 USD
6 months - $950 USD
Work camp - $200 USD
2-Weeks - Language and Cultural Program - $200 USD
R.V.O EDUCATIONAL TOURS: $1099 USD
ABOUT THE R.V.O
R.V.O is registered in Kumasi , Ghana in 2000 with the
following agencies in Ghana .
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), social Welfare of
Ghana, Registrar Generals Dept., National Youth
council of Ghana.
R.V.O is one of the fasters growing volunteer
organization and it is dedicated to service projects
across Ghana .
. R.V.O offers all types of placements in all the ten
regions of Ghana :
Volunteer Abroad
Internship Abroad
Teaching Abroad
Language and cultural studies
Etc.
Between 5 and 8 volunteers participated in R.V.O
volunteer programmes every month and that is a good
omen of how unique our programmes are and how reliable
we are to volunteers.
We offer group and individual placement, cultural
exchange programmes etc to meet the needs of our
volunteers.
R.V.O is dedicated to provide our participants with a
lot of opportunities.
R.V.O MISSION :
R.V.O organises unique and affordable volunteer
programs in all the ten regions of Ghana .
Our dedicated to service projects focuses on rural
community development, volunteering, educational
programmes /trips, Language and cultural studies.
Internships etc.
We offer students / volunteers a unique programmes for
their memorable experiences.
Below are highlights of few programmes offered by the
R.V.O.
- R.V.O offer volunteers the opportunity to
live and work with vulnerable / orphan children in
Ghana .
- R.V.O also offer volunteers the opportunity
to work with hundreds of local organizations actively
involved with HIV AIDS education.
- Other programmes offered by the R.V.O are:
Teaching in Ghana , Health project for medical
personal and pre-medical students, Soccer coaching in
Ghana , Language and cultural immersion, Drumming and
dancing lessons, educational trips, work camps in
rural communities etc.
- R.V.O designs an internship placement for
students on the fields below:
Radio, TV and news paper Journalism
Nurses and Doctors
Women and Youth empowerment
Politics in Ghana
Law
HIV AIDS education
Drumming and Dancing (African studies)
Architectural
Soccer coaching
Language and Cultural Studies
Forest Conservation
Research
ETC
R.V.O ACHEIVEMENTS ( 2000-2005)
Since the inception of the R.V.O barely 6 years ago,
we have successfully organise / offer volunteer
abroad, intern abroad, language and cultural immersion
programmes for students / volunteers across the globe.
- In the first year of operation (2000), R.V.O
place only 15 volunteers. In 2001 and 2004, nearly 300
volunteers mostly students participated in our
volunteer and intern in Ghana programmes in Ghana ,
making R.V.O the successful and reliable volunteer
organization in Ghana .
- In 2005, R.V.O expanded its programmes to
all the ten regions of Ghana due to the number of
volunteer applications we receive every month.
In march 2005, R.V.O started offering support /
donations to orphanages, villages, street children,
schools etc.
We started supporting poor communities by constructing
classroom blocks, ventilated toilets through its
organized work camps.
Currently R.V.O and its volunteers are constructing a
health clinic for a poor community (Apemso) in the
Ashanti region.
Almost all our participants give credit and
recommendations to our programmes. We have a lot of
letters / e-mails from past volunteers who have praise
our unique programmes, our excellent services, our
host families accommodations and support from our
staffs.
