Volunteering at the Social Welfare Department
- Ghana
- Cape Coast
About Program
Volunteer or be an Intern at the Deparment of Social Welfare and Community Development in Cape Coast will enhance your ability to understand social issues related in the Ghanaian society.
The Department has three main divisions: Community Care, Child Right Protection and Promotion and Justice Administration. Their Mission is it, to improve the well-being of the local communities through promoting development with equity for the disadvantaged, vulnerable and the excluded people.
Within the mentioned core areas, you will be presented with opportunities to work with persons with disabilities, register and monitor the activities of NGOs/CBO, Day Care Centres, Orphanages, etc., work on family cases such as child maintenances or supports, child custody, paternity and family reconciliation and much more.
You can get to know the interity of the Department's work or focus on an aspect that interests you most.
Consider your impact: Volunteering abroad can be a rewarding experience for both volunteers and local communities, and at Go Overseas, we believe all volunteers should have the resources to make informed decisions about the type of volunteer project they want to partake in. However, despite best intentions, some organizations offering placements in orphanages may unknowingly place children in danger. You can read about the potential dangers of orphanage volunteering here.
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Program Highlights
- Travel with us during free time, see all of the beauty that Ghana has to offer, taking advantage of our travel planning knowledge
- Stay together with the other volunteers in a dedicated guest house, making bonds that will last a lifetime
- Contribute to the sustainable development of Ghana by taking part in grassroots projects that fill gaps identified by the community
- Try different aspects of Local Ghanian Cuisine with daily meals provided in our guest house
- Live in a beautiful seaside town with so much history to take in
