HIV/AIDS Volunteering in Ghana

Our HIV/AIDS volunteer program in Ghana provides volunteers with the opportunity to help Ghanaians prevent the transmission of HIV and to provide support and caring to patients and families affected by HIV/AIDS.

For HIV/AIDS volunteer work in Ghana, the primary location for our placements is the city of Ho, the regional capital of the Volta Region located about 2-3 hours from Accra.

Our volunteers work with one of the leading HIV/AIDS advocacy organization in Ghana. When you arrive, the HIV/AIDS organization will provide you with training on their work, your specific duties, and in HIV/AIDS in general.

For 3-4 days a week you will accompany staff on home visits to patients and families affected by HIV/AIDS. On Fridays at the Regional Hospital in Ho, you will assist staff with weekly meeting of patients and families who come to discuss treatment options, get emotional support, and make friends. Volunteers also make regular visits to smaller medical clinic for HIV/AIDS patients, as well as participate in outreach programs in the local community where staff and volunteers educate people on the disease for prevention purposes and to lessen the stigma. You can also volunteer part-time at a rural elementary school where a significant number of children are HIV positive.

For accommodations, in Ho you would live with a host family. Most volunteers commute by taxi, at about $1 USD per day round-trip from the host family.