Location
Multiple Locations +3
- Ghana
- Cape Coast
- South Africa
- Johannesburg
- India
- Jaipur
Length
1 to 12 weeks
General grants/scholarships, Payment plans
Health & Safety
Apr 19, 2025
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About Program
The Psychology and Mental Health volunteer work experience programmes are designed to give essential practical on-the-ground work experience to apply to degree-related travel and career progression, whilst giving back to developing communities in Ghana, South Africa & India. Depending on your chosen location, you could be: working within hospitals (both general and psychiatric); working with children and adults in counselling sessions; working in the community to tackle stigma, attitudes and community issues; learning about forensic assessments and victim support; and more!
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Impact 🌎
Sustainability
Vocational Impact is committed to international development and working with key community stakeholders to improve the capacity and sustainability of all our project partners. We work in a circular economic way, meaning we invest directly back into the charities we work with.
All our projects are founded, managed and developed by locals. We work with partner organisations that are specialists in the areas they operate. Our partners are selected because of the important work they are doing, and they are run by impressive humanitarians and professionals in their fields. We are committed to providing essential funding to support our partner’s community programmes and development projects, as well as creating reliable and sustainable funding plans.
All our projects are founded, managed and developed by locals. We work with partner organisations that are specialists in the areas they operate. Our partners are selected because of the important work they are doing, and they are run by impressive humanitarians and professionals in their fields. We are committed to providing essential funding to support our partner’s community programmes and development projects, as well as creating reliable and sustainable funding plans.
Ethical Impact
VI invest straight back into the projects we send volunteers to; helping them grow, access skilled local staff, and provide crucial funds for projects like women’s empowerment, child protection, mental health, legal aid, education, healthcare and community development initiatives.
We are passionate about building sustainable and ethical volunteer programmes where our project partners receive educated and eager-to-learn students and professionals, while volunteers will gain valuable work experience, career-enhancing opportunities and life-changing personal growth.
We are a not-for-profit NGO led organisation and our goal is to provide developmental support to our partner projects. We are act on the guidance and needs that our local project partners and communities identify, and we help connect skilled students and volunteers to the projects where they can have the most impact.
We are passionate about building sustainable and ethical volunteer programmes where our project partners receive educated and eager-to-learn students and professionals, while volunteers will gain valuable work experience, career-enhancing opportunities and life-changing personal growth.
We are a not-for-profit NGO led organisation and our goal is to provide developmental support to our partner projects. We are act on the guidance and needs that our local project partners and communities identify, and we help connect skilled students and volunteers to the projects where they can have the most impact.
Program Highlights
- In India and Ghana, observe a the daily duties of mental health and psychiatric hospital teams: consultations, diagnoses, counselling, drug administration, case management, referrals, monitoring treatments, and general well-being in the hospital.
- In India and Ghana, work with children on mental health and wellbeing.
- In South Africa, learn about forensic assessments, victim support and diversion programmes for young people.
- Work in the community to tackle stigma, community issues and educate people on mental health.
- Experience and immerse yourself in diverse cultures while gaining invaluable work experience!
