Teaching and training for people with disabilities

As a volunteer with a project for the disabled, you can help in either the training or rahabilitation or both of the physically disabled. Disabled people lack human rights, social integration and basic support - all due to a severe lack of understanding amongst local communities regarding people with disabilities. Very often disabled persons are excluded and hidden from society under the assumption that they are a burden and unable to contribute anything of value. Other societies and cultures see them as a curse and are made outcast. Rehabilitation and training centers for disabled are places where disabled individuals can receive nutrition, education, healthcare, physiotherapy care and have an opportunity to learn a vocation to enable them make a living when they have been integrated into the society successfully. By providing care, support and physiotherapy exercises for the disabled, a volunteer is so much needed to support the under-staffed centers.

Program Objectives

• To offer encouragement, care and support to affected people
• To assist the disabled in undertaking very common basic exercises daily
• To support in the teaching of basic English during classes
• To support the technical and vocational teaching (If the volunteer has a specialised skill)

Program Duration and Dates Program is opened to volunteers all year round. Volunteers can spend from two weeks to as six months on the program. A night in the capital upon arrival (sometimes due to problems like your luggage being left behind by the airline, staying in Accra may be go beyond a day), orientation by Elghana to offer volunteers education on the culture, traditions and sensitivities of the people in the community of work, basic local language syllabus and how to go about things in the community in terms of food, water, socialization, etc. The pre-departure information will be enough an orientation for participants who intend to spend a month or less on a placement.

Who can volunteer? Anybody can volunteer in this program as long as you are 15 years or more. It is regardless of your profession, skill or experience. You can volunteer as a group or an individual. Your service is highly needed. However you should understand that you will not do anything that may stigmatize any of the people you meet in the course of your work. You need to have an open mind and a willing heart.

How will a volunteer see his/her contribution after the program?

• The connection you will establish with the people during your participation and your work will bring tears in the eyes of those you are leaving behind. This is where to start seeing the impact you have made. How will you benefit from volunteering in this program?
  1. You will discover more about yourself which will definitely help you in making many vital decisions ahead of you
  2. You will experience a true and pure culture of a different kind in this same world
  3. You will be proud of yourself for doing something very positive in your own means to better the life of someone.
  4. It shall be such a great adventure and break
  5. It will definitely be something new for you which you shall keep and treasure with passion