Volunteer with an Orphanage in Accra, Ghana

Feb. 22, 2012 - PRLog -- The Osu Children's Home in Ghana began as a child care society which operated from Kaneshie, a suburb of Accra, where the Cripples Home is now located. The society was established in 1949 by a Norwegian woman with the help of several Ghanaian women to care for orphans and vulnerable children. The number of these children increased over time as a result of industrialization and urbanization. In 1962, the society was taken over by the then government of Ghana and was placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Social Welfare. It was renamed the “Osu Children’s Home” when the organization moved to its present location and has since operated as a haven for children exposed to moral and physical danger.

The organization provides a home for these vulnerable children at all levels of education from senior high school, special needs schools, all the way down to pre-school.

Currently, the orphanage seeks teachers, teaching assistants, healthcare project officers, care assistants and sports teachers to work towards improving the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children in society.

For more information on the Orphan Village, please see: http://www.afrivol.org/orgov.html.

To apply, please visit: http://www.afrivol.org/apply.php.

AfriVol volunteers work to support Ghanaian organizations, promoting social and economic change while developing skills and gaining experiences which mold them into global citizens.
They hope to provide volunteers and interns with an experience which will be life changing, positive and lasting.