Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre

Name: Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre
Start: 2019-03-01
End: 2019-12-31
Location: Ruwa, Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe People with disabilities Social work People with disabilities Social work Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre is home for people with severe and multiple injuries with a strong bias to spinal code. It provides respite care, rehabilitation and training for caregivers. The volunteers will work with the staff members at Ruwa Rehabilitation to provide respite care as well as rehabilitation for the disadvantaged members of our community.

💼 What the programme involves

Ruwa Rehabilitation is looking for Orthopedic Technologist, Her/his duties will include working with people with multiple and severe and physical disabilities. Moreover, volunteers will be involved in helping in the manufacturing and fabrication of assertive devices such as artificial legs. The volunteers will also be involved in capacity building activities for the sustainability of Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre. The volunteer will also take part in the process of resource mobilization for the centre.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated at Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre. Rooms will be available to individual volunteers. Volunteers with special needs like seniors/ aged, families and physically challenged will have special arrangements for their accommodations. Food will be provided by Ruwa Rehabilitation centre.

📍 About the location

Ruwa is about 30 km away from Harare the Capital along the Mutare Harare highway. Places of interest close by Ruwa are the Epworth balancing rocks, Chinhonyi Caves, Masvingo and the East Highlands

⚠️ Requirements

: Emotionally competent and feel comfortable to work with people with multiple disabilities

ℹ️ Additional information

Orthopedic Technologist, Doctors, nurses, paramedics, medical students, social workers, physiotherapist, agriculturalist, Fundraisers, Development Practitioners are most welcome to this project. However, volunteers with other ideas to share are most welcome

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

ZWA 091

01/03/2019 → 31/12/2019

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–50 years old

Solidarity donation

250.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Ruwa, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD / Z$)

Exchange rate

1 ZWD = 0.002556 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central Africa Time

Local time: 21:22 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English