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 ...
Secretarial support board
Contact person
Tonia Dabwe
#37145
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Summary
We are looking for a hands-on volunteer with a practical and positive approach to support the board in various tasks.
Detailed description
Mineke Foundation runs various projects in Liberia that are supported by a team of volunteers in three countries. There is always something going on, thanks to our enthusiastic, committed and ambitious team members and volunteers. Something that makes you happy as a board, but which makes it increasingly difficult to keep a good overview and to carry out all administrative matters yourself.
We therefore ask for help from a volunteer for the following tasks:
- Compile an agenda for and attend & take minutes of our board meetings and monitor + follow up on actions, agreements and deadlines
- Keep track of and if possible respond to emails to Mineke Foundation
- Send emails and / or questions to volunteers and monitor + follow up on actions, appointments and deadlines
- Ensuring that important information is archived
- Provide an update to our team of volunteers every few weeks to keep them up to date with what's going on
- Monitor interactions with our Facebook page, such as liking comments, answering frequently asked questions or ensuring that one of the team members answers
- Perform various chores, such as creating an email address + password for new team members (no IT knowledge required!), Guiding new volunteers & team members, booking a meeting room (if possible), or looking for a suitable solution for team members who every so often want to come together for time to flex work
Time commitment
12-16 hours a month
Requirements
- You read and write good Dutch and English
- You are able to explain matters at MBO level
- You do not wait but take the initiative yourself
- You settle in quickly and can keep a good overview
- You have a positive attitude and are always looking for solutions
- You enjoy being the spider in the web
What volunteers need
🗣️ Native language skills
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.
