stdClass Object ( [nid] => 327425 [vid] => 332606 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1328354662 [changed] => 1328354683 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1328354683 [title] => Re: VOLUNTEER PLACEMENT IN GHANA [body] => Hi Bernard You could try posting your volunteer opportunites on some of the following sites: Workaway http://www.workaway.info/ Information and registration http://www.workaway.info/information-for-hosts.html Voluntourism http://govoluntourism.com/ Click on 'for hosts' Idealist http://www.idealist.org/ Register as an organisation, then post volunteering opportunities. Worldwide Volunteering http://www.wwv.org.uk/ Worldwide Helpers http://www.worldwidehelpers.org/ Christian Volunteering http://www.christianvolunteering.org/ Staydu http://www.staydu.com/ Omprakash http://omprakash.org/partner Mary [teaser] => Hi Bernard You could try posting your volunteer opportunites on some of the following sites: Workaway http://www.workaway.info/ Information and registration http://www.workaway.info/information-for-hosts.html Voluntourism http://govoluntourism.com/ Click on 'for hosts' Idealist http://www.idealist.org/ Register as an organisation, then post volunteering opportunities. Worldwide Volunteering http://www.wwv.org.uk/ Worldwide Helpers http://www.worldwidehelpers.org/ Christian Volunteering http://www.christianvolunteering.org/ Staydu http://www.staydu.com/ [log] => [format] => 1 [uid] => 2698 [name] => MaryS [picture] => [data] => a:8:{s:8:"og_email";s:1:"1";s:16:"privatemsg_allow";i:1;s:28:"privatemsg_setmessage_notify";i:1;s:17:"messaging_default";s:4:"mail";s:7:"contact";i:0;s:16:"nodecomment_sort";s:1:"2";s:29:"taxonomy_image_disable_images";i:0;s:8:"options1";s:1:"3";} [path] => village/elmina/project/task/discussion/re-volunteer-placement-ghana [field_embedded_video] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [embed] => [value] => [provider] => [data] => Array ( ) ) ) [field_external_link] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) [1] => Array ( [url] => [title] => [attributes] => N; ) ) [comment_type] => task_discussion [og_groups] => Array ( [0] => 290097 ) [og_groups_both] => Array ( [290097] => Elmina ) [og_public] => 1 [tags] => [nodewords] => Array ( ) [trid] => 0 [language] => en [i18n_status] => 0 [taxonomy] => Array ( ) [translation] => Array ( ) [cid] => 327425 [pid] => 0 [hostname] => [thread] => 01/ [mail] => [homepage] => [comment_target_nid] => 327424 [depth] => 0 )

stdClass Object ( [nid] => 328933 [vid] => 334151 [type] => task_discussion [status] => 1 [created] => 1333553592 [changed] => 1333553592 [comment] => 0 [promote] => 1 [sticky] => 0 [revision_timestamp] => 1333553592 [title] => Re: VOLUNTEER PLACEMENT IN GHANA [body] => Hello :) I just returned from volunteering for 3 months in Ghana! What a great country with amazing people! :) Here are my suggestions for getting more volunteers…. All the sites previously mentioned are great resources! But as already said it is so important that the information stated there by you is clear, accurate and makes people want to come and help your organisation. I think this one http://www.i-volunteer.org.uk has not been mentioned yet! Do you have a facebook page or a blog? These are good ways of communicating with volunteers? And keeping them updated. I know from the organisation I volunteered with in Ghana that through this people interested can find out more about what the organisation is doing before they decide if they want to go and volunteer with them. To create a blog you can go to http://www.blogger.com/ And it should be easy. (This is also free!) Have you had any volunteers yet? Also a good idea is to have past volunteer reports on your website. These should just be an explanation of what they did and how they found their time volunteering. If you can make a video and put it on youtube that is also a good idea! Really the more often your organisation appears on the web the better! Perhaps you could try contacting http://travelingdifferently.com/ and see if you can write an article for their site! As a volunteer myself I always contact more than one organisation to see which one gives me the best response. So it is so important to be fast, friendly and informative with your communication with people who are interested in volunteering. Another idea is that with the volunteer fee you explain to the person interested in volunteering what this fee is for e.g. ….£ for accommodation and …£ for food so they understand why you are charging them to volunteer. Of course you should be friendly with people interested in volunteering, but in my opinion it is also very important that you remain formal! You could also give interested volunteers an e-mail address of a past volunteer to get in contact with if they have any questions (of course this is only relevant if you have had volunteers in the past). Make sure you take many photos and keep up dating them on your website so people can get an idea of what they would be doing as volunteers and that you are making progress. Another idea is to try and partner with NGO’s abroad that may be interested in expanding what they offer to Ghana or to the part of the country were you work and would do their work in partnership with local organisations such as www.projects-abroad.net. You could also look for local organisations that work in Ghana and that may want to partner with you to share resources and ideas and perhaps even volunteers. In case you are interested the organisation I volunteered with was http://www.godsglorychildrenfoundation.com/ perhaps you could share ideas and links together. They are also currently looking for volunteers. Let me know if you want me to explain any of my points in more detail or if you need help with anything specific. Helen [teaser] => Hello :) I just returned from volunteering for 3 months in Ghana! What a great country with amazing people! :) Here are my suggestions for getting more volunteers…. All the sites previously mentioned are great resources! But as already said it is so important that the information stated there by you is clear, accurate and makes people want to come and help your organisation. I think this one http://www.i-volunteer.org.uk has not been mentioned yet! 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