Serve and Learn Projects / Serve and Learn projects are approximately two and a half week-long projects that are developed by local Ghanaian staff based on the needs of the community at that time and implemented by a small and diverse group of carefully selected volunteers. Past projects have included a variety of health campaigns, malaria prevention projects, deworming clinics, educational camps, girls empowerment projects, and data collection. These projects take place anywhere from three to six times per year. Three Serve and Learn projects are conducted during the summer months (June-August) with additional projects conducted as needed throughout the year. Descriptions of the summer projects for this year and a copy of the application can be found in the “Downloads & Info” section of this page to the right.

Partnership Projects / GHEI has developed relationships with a number of universities that aim to provide service learning projects for undergraduate and graduate students that volunteer on-site with GHEI. The current partnership projects are described below. We also invite other universities and organizations to collaborate with us on a service learning project. Please contact GHEI’s Director of Volunteer Programs, Brittany Ebendorf at ebendorf@ghei.org to discuss a partnership.

Cornell University student organization Cover Africa / GHEI has partnered with Cornell’s Cover Africa to create a unique and extensive service learning program. Students participate in a seminar class during the fall and spring of each year led by Cornell University faculty with a diverse set of lectures including service learning, malaria and foreign aid and development; in between these semesters, students travel to Ghana to work with GHEI on malaria prevention through research, insecticide net provision and education.

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Pediatric Training Program / GHEI has partnered with the UCLA Pediatric Training Program to create a new approach to international pediatric education. In addition to clinical work, the rotation focuses on public health intervention and community activism skills. Prior to on-site activities, they participate in a seminar series. Topics include the Ghanaian healthcare system, ethics in international health practice, social determinants of health, sustainable community development, community based participatory research and asset mapping. This unique approach to global health education has been presented at several national academic conferences including the Pediatric Academic Societies and the American Academy of Pediatrics.