Mineke Foundation works in Liberia. Our goal is to help people - especially young people and women - to become economically self-reliant. We focus on education and entrepreneurship. We have three ...
Blog & Newsletter writer (volunteer, remote)
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Tonia Dabwe
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Help share Mineke Foundation’s work in Liberia through our English blog and newsletter—keeping donors, funders and friends engaged.
Help us tell the story of our work in Liberia! We're looking for a writer who will work closely with our team in Liberia and our international volunteers to write our monthly English blog and quarterly English newsletter. Through your words, our donors, funders and friends will remain updated about what's happening at Mineke Foundation.
What it involves
*Writing in publication-ready English (we translate to Dutch separately).
*Digging for the story: reviewing our team's monthly reports and reaching out directly to our team. You’re not the kind of person who waits to be briefed.
*Planning, researching and creating engaging written content that highlights programmes, impact stories, volunteer experiences, and community voices
*Coordinating with our other volunteers. We're a small team finding its rhythm, so there’s a lot of room to help shape how we tell our story.
In more detail: tasks include drafting blog posts and newsletter articles, interviewing team members and beneficiaries, coordinating with our team in Liberia for updates and ensuring that content reflects our mission and tone. The role also involves scheduling and publishing content, repurposing material for email updates and collaborating with other volunteers to align blog and newsletter content with broader outreach goals. You will also help maintain a consistent publishing calendar and propose new ideas to increase audience engagement and donor interest.
You are
*A strong English writer and engaging storyteller (we'll ask you for a writing sample).
*Willing to put in the time to get to know us and our work
*Comfortable working independently, taking initiative and communicating proactively across time zones
*Reliable and willing to volunteer for at least 6 months
*Experienced with content management tools or platforms (like WordPress, Elementor, Mailchimp)
*Available around 4 - 6 hours per month. Dutch is a welcome bonus, not required.
*Basic familiarity with video production is a plus, particularly for repurposing written content into short video scripts or supporting multimedia stories.
How to apply: pick one of our programmes and tell us, in a few sentences, how you'd turn a short, factual programme update into a blog people genuinely want to read. Please send your writing sample to info [at] minekefoundation.org. Please note: we will only review your application if we also receive the writing sample.
About Mineke Foundation Mineke Foundation works in Liberia to help young people and women become economically self-reliant, through education and entrepreneurship. We run three programmes:
*Damiefa School (affordable private education from kindergarten through Grade 9),
*the Women's Club (entrepreneurship training, vocational courses and microloans) and
*the Resource Center (a multifunctional space with a small library, games and toys, and digital skills training; still in development).
Our work is supported by a team of international volunteers. Also see www.MinekeFoundation.org
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About Mineke Foundation
Mineke Foundation works in Liberia. Our goal is to help people - especially young people and women - to become economically self-reliant. We focus on education and entrepreneurship. We have three projects:
== The Damiefa School offers affordable private education from kindergarten through the first three years of high school. We use the national Liberian curriculum, supplemented with an Art Education program developed by Dutch/American teachers and a Reading Comprehension program specifically developed for Liberia by American teachers. Our ambition is to grow the school into a full-fledged high school.
== Our Women’s Club offers an entrepreneurship program and a social education program. The entrepreneurship program includes short vocational courses, business training & coaching, and microloans. The educational program offers monthly workshops on topics such as (reproductive) health, women’s rights, leadership and sexual violence against women. There is also a savings club with peer-to-peer lending.
== The Resource Center is a multifunctional space with a small library/computer room where employability training for young people is also given. Before Covid, we also offered digital skills training to surrounding schools and (young) adults in the area. We will offer this again in due course.
Check our Facebook page for recent updates: www.facebook.com/MinekeFoundation
Mineke Foundation is an award-winning foundation known for its quality and professionalism. We are an accredited local Liberian NGO, vocational school and private school. A small, committed and motivated local team carries out our projects in Liberia.
The Dutch foundation consists of international volunteers and supports our team in Liberia, including fundraising, social media & communication and knowledge transfer. Both teams work closely together.
Our fun and enthusiastic volunteers will make you feel at home quickly! We all work from home and have regular Zoom calls, also with our team in Liberia. Volunteers living in the Netherlands usually meet twice a year. Good to know: we speak both Dutch and English, but usually speak English during calls & meetings.
Mineke Foundation was founded in 2009 by Tonia Dabwe to build on the work her parents started in Liberia in the late 1960s. The foundation is named after Tonia's Dutch mother who has been missing since the civil war in Liberia.
