Internship Abroad Programs
You can make a difference by supporting and contributing to a sustainable solution designed by the community and sensitive to its needs. You will learn what challenges the community faces and see how your work furthers the community’s goals. You will also create valuable connections with the people that you work with each day. Working with our Partner Programs effectively is a top priority. We operate year-round, providing volunteers or staff support to our Partner Programs. We invest a lot of time and effort into ensuring that the volunteer work is welcomed by the local organizations, and supporting their efforts toward progress. Volunteers have a great impact on kids in terms of confidence building. They have improved spoken English or grammar, Mathematics, and overall personality development. There’s a lot of difference between how the kids were before and after the volunteers stay. People in the community are pleasantly surprised to see that the volunteers visit the seniors in their homes. Also, the elderly feel very special because someone who they consider being in a position of power and authority cares for them - that has a very positive effect on their self- esteem and their ability to cope with their often harsh living conditions. FWF volunteers provide companionship and one-to-one contact which is not always possible. Volunteers help the teachers with all kinds of hands-on rehabilitation exercises; this offers opportunities for the children to get to know the world better by spending time with people of different cultures.
HIV/AIDS PROGRAM
AIDS causes the deaths of approximately 8,200 people every single day, the majority of them in poor countries. International trade rules mean that drugs to treat the disease are too expensive for most poor people; the scope of the disease means that parents die and children are left both orphaned and head of the family; badly maintained infrastructures mean there are no doctors or health clinics for over 30 kilometres.
FWF has been working on HIV/AIDS, giving practical support to people living with the disease in some various towns, as well as campaigning .In Africa a shocking 60 million people have been directly affected by the epidemic. Ghana National AIDS Commissions and community support groups that act as lifelines in hard-hit regions. We have expanded our work across the region to help vulnerable people, such as trafficked women and girls forced into prostitution, to fight for affordable treatment and access to AIDS prevention information. READ MORE.....
Journalism placement program
If you are contemplating a career or university course in journalism, a FWF Abroad placement can set you on the right track. On our Print Journalism placements, you don’t only get an insider's view of how publications are run, you get the chance to put together a portfolio. Alternatively, a Radio or News Paper journalism placement will provide you with an array of tapes and a host of broadcasting or production experience. If you are already a working journalist, a FWF Abroad placement can broaden your horizons - and enhance your CV - with work experience in a different culture and society, or maybe a different medium. Whatever placement you choose, you will get an insight into the workings of the media in a new cultural and political setting. This can mean working with local journalists for whom being a member of the Press is not just a job, but a commitment that places them at the cutting edge. The capital of Ghana, Accra is an incredible place to either start or broaden your career in journalism. As the centre of politics and official life in a key democratic West African state, there is always a something going on. READ MORE....
Medical Placements
We have a variety of Medical placements available in Ghana. You could work in a hospital, clinic or teaching hospital, in any one of a number of departments. If your interest is nursing, we have a number of institutions who would appreciate your help.
You can work in a variety of medical departments, where you can either assist or shadow the staff members. The type of work you will be allocated will depend to an extent on your own abilities and capabilities, which is understandable given that you will be dealing with patient health and safety. You will be involved in the day-to-day running of hospitals and clinics, observing or directly assisting the doctors and nurses. You can help out in simple but practical ways, vastly increasing your own knowledge and understanding of medical practice. You will get a good general feel of the Centre by working and/or observing in most departments and you will be exposed to hands-on nursing work. READ MORE....
Orphanage Placement Program
FWF's main focus currently is the support of children whose parents have died from HIV/AIDS and many other related accidents. In the Greater Accra Region, there are many children who have no one to look after them after the death of their parents. These children are forced onto the streets, where they collect rotten food and beg to survive. On the streets, they no longer possess the right of being treated when they get sick, of obtaining an education, or of sleeping under a roof on a full stomach. FWF provides orphans and street children with these basic rights.
At the orphanage, children are taught how to read, write, garden, work with wood, and play sports. They are given a chance at a better life. The orphanage is based in the Teshie and Osu, not far from the city centre. READ MORE....
Teaching Project Abroad
Teaching English \ Mathematics\ Science in low-income communities can increase employment opportunities and ultimately help people to become economically independent. Both inexperienced and experienced volunteers can teach vocabulary, assist with pronunciation, help with the calculation of arithmetical figures and support students as they practice speaking English or Mathematics and improve on their Mathematics and Science skills. These students, of all ages and backgrounds, appreciate the opportunity to interact with fluent speakers and the extra assistance is welcomed by local teachers. If you are fluent in English or Mathematics you can provide a real contribution to the community and have great fun in the process. READ MORE....
Sports Coaching Placements
Each of our volunteer Sports projects share the following aims:Fostering of local sporting talent - through provision of quality coaches and support for our volunteer trainee coaches. Development of the wider communities in which we work - through the offering of alternatives to young people from impoverished areas. Inclusion - making sport available to all. As a volunteer on a FWF Sports Project you will be helping with all these aspects of development whilst working with some of the most enthusiastic people in some of the poorest communities in the developing world. READ MORE....