ABOUT RVO

R.V.O is registered in Kumasi, Ghana in 2000 with the following agencies in Ghana. Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), social Welfare of Ghana, Registrar Generals Dept., National Youth council of Ghana.

R.V.O is one of the fasters growing volunteer organization and it is dedicated to service projects across Ghana.

R.V.O offers all types of placements in all the ten regions of Ghana:

Between 2 and 4 volunteers participated in R.V.O volunteer programmes every month and that is a good omen of how unique our programmes are and how reliable we are to volunteers.

We offer group and individual placement, cultural exchange programmes etc to meet the needs of our volunteers.

R.V.O is dedicated to provide our participants with a lot of opportunities.

R.V.O MISSION:

R.V.O organises unique and affordable volunteer programs in all the ten regions of Ghana. Our dedicated to service projects focuses on rural community development, volunteering, educational programmes /trips, Language and cultural studies. Internships etc.

We offer students / volunteers a unique programmes for their memorable experiences.

Below are highlights of few programmes offered by the R.V.O.
R.V.O offer volunteers the opportunity to live and work with vulnerable / orphan children in Ghana.

R.V.O 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 and pre-medical students, Soccer coaching in Ghana, Language and cultural immersion, Drumming and dancing lessons, educational trips, work camps in rural communities etc.

R.V.O designs an internship placement for students on the fields below:

R.V.O ACHEIVEMENTS ( 2000-2005)

Since the inception of the R.V.O barely 6 years ago, we have successfully organise / offer volunteer abroad, intern abroad, language and cultural immersion programmes for students / volunteers across the globe.

In the first year of operation (2000), R.V.O 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 the successful and reliable volunteer organization in Ghana.

In 2005, R.V.O expanded its programmes to all the ten regions of Ghana due to the number of volunteer applications we receive every month.

In march 2005, R.V.O started offering support / donations to orphanages, villages, street children, schools etc.

We started supporting poor communities by constructing classroom blocks, ventilated toilets through its organized work camps.

Currently R.V.O and its volunteers are constructing a health clinic for a poor community (Apemso) in the Ashanti region.

Almost all our participants give credit and recommendations to our programmes. We have a lot of letters / e-mails from past volunteers who have praise our unique programmes, our excellent services, our host families accommodations and support from our staffs.

WHY R.V.O ?

Since the inception of the R.V.O barely 6 years ago, we have been able to place hundreds of volunteers in each of our uniquely designed volunteer programme in all the ten regions of Ghana.

FEES

Compared to other local and international volunteer organizations, our fees are very affordable. In R.V.O, 20% of volunteers fee goes into the project of the communities where volunteers work.

HOST FAMILY:

All regional R..V.O host families are well trained and educated families who have hosted international volunteers for the past ¾ years. These families are caring, friendly and hard working that made volunteers feels comfortable as home.

PROJECT:

R.V.O organises one of the best volunteer placement in Ghana.

Most R.V.O projects are within the poorer / marginalized communities of Ghana where they need help most. Does we take it upon ourselves to serve/support this communities in terms of donations and volunteering.

Beside this, R.V.O offers volunteers the opportunity to work with orphans / vulnerable children, HIV AIDS education, Teaching in Ghana, Workcamps, Conservation projects, Language and cultural studies, educational tours, Health project etc.

R.V.O STAFF:

R.V.O has more than 15 hard working employees across Ghana and have its head quarters in Kumasi, but has staffs working in all ten regions of Ghana. All R.V.O staffs are well trained and they have all work with international volunteers the past 3 years.

In all the regions where we have local staffs whose job is to protect and support our volunteers. All staffs has a successful history of working with international volunteers and has experience as leaders and social workers.

SAFETY:

R.V.O 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 has developed certain guidelines, 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 has developed a regular field visit programme. Under this plan our staff visit or call volunteer every 7-15 days. In case of sickness or emergency, R.V.O is ever ready to help volunteers 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

R.V.O also provide guidelines for volunteers who intended to travel to some of the unique tourist attractions of Ghana.

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