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Counselling at AIDS Foundation

This foundation’s objectives are to reach out to individuals and communities on issues about communicable diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Tuberculosis (TB). They educate women on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), empower People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and improve their self-sufficiency.

The foundation requires social workers as counsellors at their Clinic in Accra. As a volunteer social worker in this capacity, you will be required to counsel and offer advice to patients of various ages who frequent the clinic.

You will also be required to help these patients to explore feelings about their lives, reflect on what is happening to them and consider ways to confidently face the future. Keeping individual confidentiality in mind, counsellors will be required to listen attentively to patients’ frustrations and concerns and offer them the time, empathy and respect they need to express their feelings.

Aside these, your duties will also include:

  • establishing a relationship of trust and respect with patients at the clinic;
  • encouraging patients to talk about issues they feel they cannot normally share with others;
  • helping patients towards a deeper understanding of their concerns;
  • assisting patients to make informed decisions and choices about their future;
  • etc.

Skills needed for placement

Volunteers must show a strong desire in working with people living with HIV AIDS. They should realize that in developing countries such as Ghana, there are a lot of lapses in work. Volunteers will therefore need to be tolerant and flexible in order to meet their goals.

Eligibility for above volunteer opportunity:

Preferred gender: any

Age: 18 years and above

Educational background: college or university

Work experience: at least a years experience in a related area above

Description

16 Weeks Placement fee ($)

16 Weeks Placement fee (€)

16 Weeks Placement fee (£)

Placement Deposit (non-refundable)*

$200.00

€163.10

 

£150.55

Airport pick up and drop off service

$40.00

€32.62

£29.95

Accommodation (usually $20.00 per night)

$550.00

€448.51

£411.75

Weekly assessment visits & materials involved**

$60.00

€48.93

£44.92

Donation to Host Organisation

$100.00

€81.55

£74.86

Total placement fee

$950.00

€774.71

£712.03

What your Placement Fee covers

Your placement fee covers:

  • safety & security checks of your host organisation, accommodation and placement site
  • airport pick & drop off
  • accommodation
  • in-country staff support
  • information materials abroad and in-country
  • weekly assessment visits
  • free submission of visa applications in-country
  • 24/7 emergency support

What your Placement Fee does not cover

Your placement fee does not cover your

  • Meals daily
  • Transfers from accommodation to the Autism Centre daily
  • Communication cost
  • Visa fee
  • Air ticket
  • Vaccinations
  • Travel and Medical Insurance

Request a pre-travel information pack for more details on visa and vaccinations

How to apply 

To apply for any of the above opportunities, please request for and complete our volunteer application form. Attach your most recent curriculum vitae or resume and send these to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We will email you back outlining the steps involved in your application.