Description:
Mbonweh is in search of development partners either as individuals, groups or organizations.
We also seeking for long term partnerships with development assistance international organizations. Cameroon is famous for hospitality. Our volunteers become our friends.
Highlights:
1) Fundraising: Search for donors, assist in projects writing and follow-up.
2) Teaching: Teaching English, french, Arts, music,drama,computer, or any subject, designing programes or initiating better mothods.
3) Micro-credit management: Working on existing scheme, accountants, credit managers,auditors ,software developers etc.
4) Building engineering: Construction of Women's empowerment centre and the unique school classrooms.
5) Organization of workshops and skills training on gender issues, development issues, agriculture, income generation, business management etc.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
- Basic qualification and motivation for the position
- Ability to love and work with underpreviledged people
Language:
English
Cost in US$: $150 per month
Cost Includes:
This cost includes travel from Airport, housing feeding, orientation.
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
agriculture,
AIDS,
banking,
building schools,
childcare/children,
community development,
computer training,
curriculum planning,
democracy training,
economic development,
education,
English teaching,
gender issues,
health education,
income-generation,
microcredit,
office work,
organizational development,
painting,
playgrounds,
primary education,
small business development,
teaching,
technical assistance,
women,
writing
and youth development
Typical Volunteer:
1)Miss Jenny; Australian. 28 years old; first degree in social sciences, no experience but high motivation,very energetic and easy-going person and willing to stay for 4 months.
Accomplishments: Held HIV/AIDS secitisation worhshops in 21 locations, taught French at Unique school project for 1 month and raised funds for the construction of a two classroom, office & toilets block.
2) Miss Wendy Drake; British;37 years old; a banker for 20 years; highly motivated to suspend a good job and came to assist for 6 months.
Accomplishments; Improved on the computerization of the credit scheme; Created the child sponsorship programs of the Unique school project and has acquired sponsorship for 32 children; currently supports the feeding of all the chidren monthly and has continued to work for the organization since her return.
Age Range: 20-60
This Program is open to
American,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and World Wide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Home-stays
Participants Travel to Cameroon
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups of 2-10
Application Process Involves:
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time Is Two weeks
Post Services Include:
Mbonweh Women's Development Association-Cameroon's Mission Statement: Mbonweh Women's Development Association Cameroon is a self-help, non-profit organisation that addresses issues related to three principles of women's human rights: economic self-sufficiency, freedom from violence, and access to services and information related to health. We aim to empower women, children and youth through educational programmes and micro-credit to enable them to move from crises and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency. We are dedicated to building a world that ensures equality and justice for all. We define justice to include economic, political, and social justice that has gender equality at its core.
Year Founded: 1988