About RVO
The Robbooker Voluntary Organization (R.V.O-Ghana) was founded by Mr. Robert Booker an American Philanthropist and Richmond Amoakoh Ghanaian social worker in the year 2000. R.V.O-Ghana is registered in Kumasi, Ghana as a non for profit organization in the year 2000 with the following agencies in Ghana. Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), social Welfare of Ghana, Registrar Generals Dept. and National Youth council of Ghana.
R.V.O-Ghana is one of the fasters growing volunteer organization in Ghana. We are dedicated to providing meaningful and affordable volunteer projects across the length and breath of Ghana.
The idea was to enable people to use their leisure hours for the benefit of mankind through rural and urban community volunteering. R.V.O’s main activities were centered mainly on health, volunteering,community development and education.
This service took the form of participation in workcamps and individual volunteering for the realization more community development programs. People started crossing boundaries to join in the work of bringing new life, hope and ideas to remote places in rural and urban communities of Ghana.
Below are few of the programs offered by the R.V.O –Ghana:
- Orphanage Work in Ghana
- Healthcare and Health Education in Ghana
- Teaching in Ghana
- HIV aids education /presentation in Ghana
- Community Development Project
- Language and cultural studies
Between 2 and 4 People participate in R.V.O-Ghana volunteer programs every month and that is a good omen of how unique our programmes are and how reliable we are to volunteers.
 R.V.O MISSION:
R.V.O organizes unique and affordable volunteer programs programs in Ghana. Our dedication to service project focuses on rural community development, volunteering, educational programmes, Language and cultural studies, Internships etc.
we offer students / participants unique programmes for their memorable experiences.
Below are highlights of few programmes offered by the R.V.O –Ghana:
R.V.O-Ghana offer volunteers the opportunity to live and work with vulnerable / orphan children in Ghana.
R.V.O-Ghana also offer volunteers the opportunity to work with hundreds of local organizations actively involved with HIV AIDS education.
Other programmes offered by the R.V.O are: Teaching in Ghana, Health project for medical personal, medical and pre-medical students, Soccer coaching in Ghana, Language and cultural immersion, Drumming and dancing lessons, volunteer and work camps in rural communities.
R.V.O –Ghana also designs an internship placement for students on the fields below:
- Radio, TV and news paper Journalism
- Nurses and Doctors
- Women and Youth empowerment
- Politics in Ghana
- Law
- HIV AIDS education
- Drumming and Dancing (African studies)
- Architectural
- Soccer coaching
- Language and Cultural Studies
- Forest Conservation
- Research
- ETC
R.V.O –GHANA ACHEIVEMENTS (2000-2008)
Since the inception of the R.V.O-Ghana barely 9 years ago, we have successfully organized / offer volunteer programs /placement in Ghana, interns in Ghana, language and cultural immersion programs for students and volunteers from worldwide.
In the first year of operation (2000), R.V.O –Ghana place only 15 volunteers. In 2001 and 2004, nearly 300 volunteers mostly students participated in our volunteer and intern in Ghana programmes in Ghana, making R.V.O –Ghana a successful and reliable volunteer Organization in Ghana and extended its programmes to more regions in Ghana due to the number of volunteer applications we receive every month.
In March 2005, R.V.O –Ghana started offering support / donations to orphanages, villages, street children, schools etc.
We started supporting poor communities in diverse ways.
Almost all our participants give credit and recommendations to our programmes. We have a lot of letters / e-mails from past participants who have praised our unique programs, our excellent services, our host families accommodations and support from our staffs.
WHY R.V.O –Ghana?
Since the inception of the R.V.O-Ghana barely 9 years ago, we have been able to place high number of volunteers and students in each of our uniquely designed volunteer programs, school exchange program with schools in Ghana .
FEES
Compared to other local and international volunteer organizations, our fees are very affordable. With R.V.O-Ghana, 10% of participants’ fee goes into the project of the communities where volunteers work.
HOST FAMILY:
All regional R.V.O-Ghana host families are well trained, tested and educated families who have hosted international volunteers for the past 4 years. These families are caring, friendly and hard working that made Participants feels comfortable as home.
PROJECT:
R.V.O –Ghana organises one of the best Volunteer Programs in Ghana.
Few of R.V.O-Ghana programs are within the poorer / marginalized communities of Ghana where they need help most, But most of the programs are in the urban cities and rural placement are mainly done upon request by community or volunteer .
R.V.O STAFF:
R.V.O –Ghana has more than 15 hard working employees across Ghana and have its head quarters in Kumasi, but has staffs working in all regions of Ghana. All R.V.O –Ghana staffs are well trained social workers who have work with international volunteers for the past 3 or 4 years.
In all the regions where we have local staffs whose job is to protect and support our volunteers. All staffs have a successful history of working with international volunteers and have experience as leaders and social workers.
SAFETY:
R.V.O-Ghana assures volunteers of total safety during their stay, as Ghana is the safest country in West Africa. You are probably safer walking in the streets here than you are at home. However, to make your stay even safer and more comfortable, R.V.O-Ghana has developed certain guidelines, and these guidelines were developed with your safety in mind.
In order to help our volunteers in the field or to find out their situations, R.V.O-Ghana has developed a regular field visit program. Under this plan our staff visit and call volunteers every 7 days. In case of sickness or emergency, R.V.O-Ghana is ever ready to help volunteers 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
R.V.O –Ghana also provide guidelines for individuals who intended to travel to some of the unique tourist attractions in Ghana by themselves
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