Storytelling & communication volunteer
Practical details
Volunteering • Organisation role
Contact person
Tonia Dabwe
Provided
#88110
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Mineke Foundation is looking for a creative and dedicated volunteer to support our storytelling and communication efforts.
Mineke Foundation is looking for a creative and dedicated volunteer to support our storytelling and communication efforts. We think this might require 3 - 4 hours per week.
Basically, we're looking for someone to help us tell the story of our work in Liberia. Here's where things currently stand:
- We don't have a communication strategy in place
- We post on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, but this happens in an ad-hoc way
- We get monthly progress reports from our team in Liberia but don't make good use of these in our communication
- We'd love to write regular (monthly?) short blogs or post updates on our website
- We send out a regular newsletter (4 per year) but think this could be improved
Here's some of what you might write about
- How our microloans programme helps women grow their businesses and increase their income. Resulting in financial security, more stable families, kids going to school and better health overall.
- Our Art Education programme at Damiefa School that builds fine motor skills, creativity and problem solving kids.
- The microbusinesses started by teen moms who've had to drop out of school and that give them a new perspective on life: hope!
- Workshops that we run with the Ministry of Gender to counter gender-based violence
- Toys and puzzles in our Resource Center that kids love so much we have to make them go home at the end of the day
Who will you work with?
You'll work with the following people:
- Our Mailchimp volunteer who sends out newsletters
- Our project leads in Liberia
- Other volunteers who also work directly with the project leads
- Our Board Chair or other Board members
Ideal candidate:
We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic volunteer with a passion for storytelling, social media, and community development.
Experience in copywriting, digital marketing or communications is preferred, along with a genuine interest in supporting education and entrepreneurship in countries like Liberia.
What we offer you:
- Hands-on experience in nonprofit marketing and communications
- The opportunity to make a real impact by supporting economic self-reliance initiatives in Liberia
- A collaborative, friendly and international team dedicated to positive social change
- An enthusiastic and motivated team in Liberia
Does this sound like we might be a good fit? Then we'd love to hear from you!
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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.
The organiser has marked this opportunity as filled. Applications are closed. You can find other volunteering opportunities here.
