AFRICED is a Community Based Organization (CBO) that started in 2006 but was registered in 2008 by the Ministry of Local Governments in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana.
We hope to create and support planned comprehensive economic and social development to help generate and sustain a caring and sharing society.
This also includes raising the consciousness of youth, vulnerable people, men and women and their families by affirming life giving, life saving values that motivate people of African descent toward self determination and liberation for quality of life.
We are governed by a Voluntary Advisory Board. Our programs are implemented under the direction of a Programs Director, 2 staff members, professional social workers and a core of volunteers.A commitment to a positive, planned, social change, justice, the equitable support and upliftment of the vulnerable populations.
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AFRICED has the following areas of operation: Family support, Providing Safe homes for vulnerable children and Literacy Advancement in rural communities in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region.
Family Support:
Mother and Child Centers is a major drive to establish maternal health desk in public clinics offering family support to people in rural communities. These centers provide free, quality medical services and care, to pregnant mothers and children in rural communities of the Volta Region.
The centers also serves as a resource centre for the training and supporting Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA’s) and volunteers in neighboring communities with working tools. These volunteers are vital in ensuring that sick children from outlying areas are brought to nearby clinics to get the medical care they needed.
Last but not least these centers provide training, counseling and voluntary testing services for HIV/Aids and other STD’s.
Providing safe Homes for vulnerable children:
To create and involve Orphans, people living with HIV/AIDS and other marginalized children to participate in community development through; networking, knowledge exchange and service provision to enable them become self reliant.
Literacy Advancement Programs:
Research and Information:
We gather and disseminate information in the form of action packs, songs, drama and public forums and seminars.
Gender and Development:
We believe that real development can’t take place if the resources are not equitably distributed to youth, women, orphans and other marginalized groups. We focus special attention on the empowerment of these groups in the community. We also lobby and advocate for children rights especially the right of female youth education.
Environment and Sustainable Agriculture:
We participate in environmental protection programs e.g. soil erosion prevention, tree planting and environmental public forums. We also grow food crops like tomatoes, vegetables, plantain, yam and maize.
Volunteer Placement:
Voluntary work in Ghana can be an extremely rewarding and life changing experience.
We are dedicated to providing year round programs for international volunteers to interact in development process by involving in different activities which support to enrich the lives of deprived children and women. Volunteers are placed in various fields. These are schools in the rural areas and institutions that cater for people with physical and mental disabilities, hospitals, clinics, orphanages, and Youth training centers, tour centers, Cultural Practices Institutions and farms. There are ongoing projects to recruit and accommodate international volunteers. Our volunteers enjoy a special tour package around Ghana especially eco and cultural tours.
Volunteer requirement: Is open to all, irrespective of race, gender or religious affiliation.
Age requirement: 16years and above
Languages: English, French. English as a second language is also welcomed.
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There would be social advancement for the youth, vulnerable children and families as well as broad scale societal institutions in the community.
Also, societal institutions would be developed and enhanced, so that human needs are met at all levels of development in the community.
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