Cheerful Hearts Foundation provides a wide range of internship opportunities due to our community based programs in partnership with many local institutions within the local area.
Individuals, groups, organizations may choose to volunteer and support in any of our community development projects within the social services sector. Opportunities include: Human Rights Campaigns, Advocate against Child Trafficking, Administrative Assistants, Project Managers, Project Co-ordinators, Accountants, Auditors, Proposal Writers, Web Designers, Motivational Speakers, skill training and many more.
Interns can be assigned to offices in institutions within the community such as schools, hospitals, banks, advertising companies, IT centers, and NGO’s, where their help would be greatly appreciated. Interns may be also placed in the Cheerful Hearts Foundation office as staff.
The internship will allow you to shadow those seniors qualified in their field, and broaden both your theoretical and practical learning experience.
Interns will gain direct in-hand experience to strengthen their CV/Resume in a competitive arena. Interns will work alongside professional Ghanaians, which will allow an arena for cultural exchange, and the opportunity for knowledge and ideas to be shared and expanded.
Before confirming your internship, we would like to receive your CV/Resume and then communicate details about your purpose of internship and what you hope to achieve by the end of your placement. This will help us to carefully select a position that will maximize your experience and directly support your studies and future career.
Typical Day of an Intern
Wake up around 7.00 am, bath, breakfast. Start work at 8.00am in assigned organization or institution. Work as your schedule provides. Lunch at around 12 noon at the workplace or a nearby restaurant. Return to work until 3.00pm. The number of working hours ranges from 4-6 hours per day; though the schedule is flexible to suit the intern. After working hours, the intern plans how he/she uses the remainder of the day. The intern can help with other community projects, including planning programs with CHF, or sports, games with the school children, or just relax and enjoy some free time. At about 6.00pm supper is served, warm friendship from colleagues at work and town folk to keep you company and show you around and immerse into Ghanaian culture. Ghanaians are renowned for their friendliness and hospitality. The intern may also wish to spend their free time with other international interns and volunteers in the area.
Weekends are for your free time. CHF members will be more than happy to show you around the local area or visit places such as the beach, the capital city, Cape Coast Castle, Hans Cottage, Kakum National Park, Nzulenzu .etc. You may also wish to travel independently or with other interns and volunteers to different parts of Ghana or other neighboring countries.
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