Help Women And Children - Cameroon

  Cameroon

Buea

Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: All year

Description: Mbonweh is in search of development partners either as individuals, groups or organizations.

We also seeking for long term partnerships with development assistance international organizations. Cameroon is famous for hospitality. Our volunteers become our friends.

Highlights:
1) Fundraising: Search for donors, assist in projects writing and follow-up.
2) Teaching: Teaching English, french, Arts, music,drama,computer, or any subject, designing programes or initiating better mothods.
3) Micro-credit management: Working on existing scheme, accountants, credit managers,auditors ,software developers etc.
4) Building engineering: Construction of Women's empowerment centre and the unique school classrooms.
5) Organization of workshops and skills training on gender issues, development issues, agriculture, income generation, business management etc.

Qualifications:
- Basic qualification and motivation for the position
- Ability to love and work with underpreviledged people

Cost in US$: $150 per month

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: 1)Miss Jenny; Australian. 28 years old; first degree in social sciences, no experience but high motivation,very energetic and easy-going person and willing to stay for 4 months. Accomplishments: Held HIV/AIDS secitisation worhshops in 21 locations, taught French at Unique school project for 1 month and raised funds for the construction of a two classroom, office & toilets block. 2) Miss Wendy Drake; British;37 years old; a banker for 20 years; highly motivated to suspend a good job and came to assist for 6 months. Accomplishments; Improved on the computerization of the credit scheme; Created the child sponsorship programs of the Unique school project and has acquired sponsorship for 32 children; currently supports the feeding of all the chidren monthly and has continued to work for the organization since her return.

Age Range: 20-60

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Cameroon Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 2-10

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Mbonweh Women's Development Association-Cameroon's Mission Statement: Mbonweh Women's Development Association Cameroon is a self-help, non-profit organisation that addresses issues related to three principles of women's human rights: economic self-sufficiency, freedom from violence, and access to services and information related to health. We aim to empower women, children and youth through educational programmes and micro-credit to enable them to move from crises and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency. We are dedicated to building a world that ensures equality and justice for all. We define justice to include economic, political, and social justice that has gender equality at its core.

Year Founded: 1988