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 ...
Project leader development of nursery and primary education in Liberia
Contact person
Tonia Dabwe
#37186
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Summary
We are looking for a hands-on volunteer with practical management knowledge to assist in the development of our primary school in Liberia
Detailed description
We used the Covid-19 lockdown to develop a business plan for our kindergarten and primary school. This is a social enterprise that is expected to be financially independent within 7 years. We will start the renovation in 2021. We hope to open the first classes in September 2021.
We are looking for a volunteer who keeps a finger on the pulse and acts as a sparring partner for our team in Liberia. Specifically, it concerns:
- Monitoring / monitoring the progress of the renovation and the plans for the start-up of the school
- Sparring partner and advisor for our coordinator in Liberia on practical matters regarding the renovation and start-up of the school, based on the existing plans
- Sparring partner and advisor for our coordinator in Liberia on practical matters regarding the development of the curriculum
- Contribution of practical business and / or management knowledge for the growth and development of the school
- Where necessary, identify questions or knowledge gaps from Liberia and link NL volunteers with substantive knowledge to them
- Coordinate with and manage the NL volunteers involved in the project with substantive knowledge
- Regular updates to and coordination with the board, possibly by participating in board meetings as a project manager
- Coordination with other volunteers, for example about social media communications
Time commitment
12-16 hours a month
Requirements
- You are fluent in English
- You are able to explain things at MBO level and you have to take into account that you have to explain often and a lot
- You have extensive years of experience with education, preferably primary education, and with setting up and supervising projects
- You have work experience at higher vocational / university level
- An advantage is experience with (working in) African or other non-Western countries
What we will provide to volunteers
🤝 Extra support
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.
