Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaWe have volunteer placement on Social, Heath and Medical, Environment, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.
This organisation details with the administrative aspect of health care in the Offinso District. Coordinates all the hospitals, maternity wards and clinics in the area to provide effective health care to residents.This placement requires volunteers as there is lack of manpower in the different department. Abofour is a small community of approximately 7,000 people and it is located approximately an hour and half from Kumasi. Kumasi is the second largest city in Ghana and is situated in the central region of Ghana. Abofour is one of the 5 urban centers of the offsino area. The Abofour Health Clinic is a 24 hour maternity and general clinic. It provides medical assistance to 13 small rural villages throughout the Offinso area.
Volunteers must be of age 20 or above with minimum education of Undergraduation. Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:-Doctor Nurse Medical Student Pre-Med Student Health & Hygiene Training HIV/AIDS Awareness Training Public Health Sexual & Reproductive Health Training
Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:-consultations with patients assisting with prenatal care and delivery out reach programmes (weighing of children, counselling, immunization) food administration to women and children home visits
Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details: Email: info@basecampcenters.com Website: www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4 Phone: 613.541.7862 Toll Free : 866.646.4693 Fax: 613.541.1604
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