INTERNSHIP AND
VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME
Crystal Horizons
Youth Centre is encouraging applicants from skilled and motivated young people
to serve as Interns/Volunteers at Partners For Conservation in Rwanda. The
purpose of this programme is to provide an opportunity for individuals to
substantively contribute to and learn from the organisation work. The intern or
volunteer will be given specific tasks and responsibilities and will be
challenged to develop their capabilities and gain experience. The selected
candidates are expected to be flexible and to take part in various activities
at Partners For Conservation ‘s office and most of times in the field.
Partners For
Conservation believes in innate quality of every human being in promotion,
protection and conservation of the biodiversity therefore everyone is a
partner. This logic creates a harmonious feeling at both sides (donor and
beneficiary) and a feeling of ownership as well. To do so, Partners For
Conservation puts the beneficiary (referred to as a partner as well just to
acknowledge his/her contribution) in the centre of our intervention. Once the
‘’partner’’ is given the opportunity to express the community needs, based to
the existing priorities it becomes much easier to develop a proposal that meet
the community needs/goal. Education in general is a backbone of our
intervention, as we believe that educated population is an answer to a
multipurpose situation.
1. Internship:
- About the programme: internship
provides tangible work experience required by most employers. The internship
provides opportunities to students to gain valuable work experience and eases
the transition between school and workforce.
Interns are placed in
programmes related to their areas of study for a period not exceeding 6 months.
- Objectives: the overall objectives
are skills development and practical experience including:
a) Capacity building: theory to practice,
learning through performance and strengthen competences
b) Gain valuable experience and increase
marketability after internship
c) Build expertise: learn more about the
subject matter studied and develop an expertise at a higher level possible than
a classroom
d) Develop professionalism, communication,
interpersonal and organizational skills
e) Contribute to data collection and
information sharing on the area of placement.
- Key areas:
o
Community
development and Poverty alleviation
o
Environmental
education
o
Protection
and conservation
o
Tourism
development
o
Socio-economic
integration
o
CBOs
development
o
Agro-forestation
o
English
training
o
Health
and water and sanitation
o
Research
and surveys
o
Grant
writing and fundraising
o
Administration
o
Marketing
o
Advocacy
and lobbying
- Beneficiaries and selection: the
programme is open to all students and independent researchers both Rwandans and
international:
- Requirements:
o
Recommendation
letter from the institution (students) and commitment letter ( independent
researchers)
o
Sponsorship
letter and/or source of funding
o
Internship/research
project proposal
o What do we offer:
o
Assistance
in securing internship/research permit
o
Assistance
in visa processing
o
In-country
training and orientation.
o
In-country
staff supervision.
o
Assistance
in finding accommodation and transport ( prior to negotiations)
2. Volunteering:
- About the programme: volunteering programme contributes to
capacity needs of local communities. The
placement programme experience starts with introduction to language and cultural immersion program,
giving volunteers an in-depth understanding of language basics, local culture,
regional and local issues, and ways of life before the start of the volunteer
programme.
Partners For
Conservation is building its capacity in order to avail necessary facilities
and experienced staffs.
Our volunteering programme gives importance
and priority to the community services that volunteers enlist in, we intend to
include tourism, cultural immersion and adventure in the programme, that will
make volunteering with us an exciting and lifetime experience!
- Objectives: as a volunteer in Rwanda
you can provide love, affection, education and support to disadvantaged
population including children, women and marginalised people. You will help to
improve socio-economic integration of marginalised people, community
development and poverty alleviation of poor people, protection and conservation
of the fauna and flora of Rwanda, you will also be involved in education and
inter-cultural exchange and understanding in African communities.
- Key areas:
a) Community development and Poverty
alleviation
b) Environmental education
c) Protection and conservation
d) Tourism development
e) Socio-economic integration
f) CBOs development
g) Agro-forestation
h) English training
i) Health and water and sanitation
j) Research and surveys
k) Grant writing and fundraising
l) Administration
m) Marketing
n) Advocacy and lobbying
- Programme duration and charges:
a) 1 week ; b) 2 weeks: c) 3 weeks; d) 4 weeks:
Charges will be
communicated and agreed on upon acceptance
N.B: Extension of the
stay is possible.
- What do we include in our package:
a) Processing the visa
b) Processing the working permit
c) Accommodation: Home stay or onsite at
the community project
d) Meals: Breakfast, dinner and super
e) Project Donation
f) Airport pickup on arrival and on
departure.
g) In-country training and orientation.
h) In-country staff supervision.
i) 24/7 in-country support from partner,
and 24hr emergency line
j) Personalized Local Guide and Volunteer
Care and Other Services
k) Emergency support
l) Certificate of Appreciation/Completion
at the end of the Programme.
Please register
before end of August, 2015 so that you can obtain your placement beginning
September to be able to participate to the big event of Kwita Izina ceremony (http://www.rdb.rw/kwitizina/
).
About Rwanda: Rwanda
is a landlocked East African country whose green and mountainous landscape has
earned it the nickname of “Land of a
Thousand Hills.” Its renowned Volcanoes National Park is home to mountain gorillas. For more about Rwanda and its attractive
beauty please log on: www.rdb.rw
For application or
more information kindly email: Ref Internship Notrebio/Crystal 15
Deadline for
applications
Please note that the
deadline for applications for interns starting in September 2015 is
30th August 2015
Chrystal Horizons Youth Centre (NPO No: 126-047)
Crystal Horizon Youth Centre (CHYC) is
youth-led, independent non-profit organization located in South Africa. It was
established by a group of young people in 2012 to instil creativity in African
youth and engage them in the improvement of their own community.
The main purpose of the organisation is to
inculcate in the youth an understanding of their important role in the
development of their communities and to assist them in participating
constructively in community development, nation-building and to develop a
spirit of entrepreneurship among youth.
CHYC services focus on Youth Education and
Culture, Youth mentoring, Volunteering, socio- entrepreneurship and youth
health.
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