Capacity Building in Lobbying for Community Access to Portable Water

  Cameroon

Buea

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: From 15/11/09 to 15/11/2011

Description: This position has to do with Sensitizing communities on their rights to portable water; teaching them how to treat, obtain and efficiently use water; building their capacities in the lobbying for access to portable water and identification/protection of water sources. Volunteers will therefore be working in communities that have water problems and will be teaching them amongst others, rain water harvesting and water treatment techniques aimed at solving the water problems we are facing in many communities.

Highlights: Women, young girls and children are the main target here because they are the ones mostly responsible for provision of water in homes. All that the volunteers need to do is have one or two of these communities with which to work and apply the scheme we already have prepared for the specific problems facing that community. This does not however mean that the volunteer is not to use his or her own initiative/experience. We will very much welcome new techniques and methods for tackling these problems but in a case where we find out that a volunteer is not well equipped with required resources we will be glad to put them on the rails.

Qualifications: There is no need for any particular qualification as we have material already prepared which the volunteer would be using for the campaign. However, a BSC in environmental science would be great. But what we need in the first place is the willingness to serve local communities and families. If you have good communication skills then this is a good one for you. Volunteers should be able to express themselves in either English of French. So, any one who feels like doing something to help our communities get access to portable water is welcome.

Cost in US$: 450

Salary / Pay: We are a small organisation and can not afford stipend for volunteers unless in a case where any of their activities lead to some generation of income.

Experience Required: yes

We just need interested volunteers who can express themselves in English. We have most of the sensitizations material already prepared for use so volunteer must not be very experienced to apply.

Typical Volunteer: This is someone who loves to help and share what they know with others. The volunteers are surrounded by very loving people who most often look on them for some solutions to their common problems. The culture is rich and people are open, friendly and kind. There is work during the day and social life in the evenings, with lots of interesting social activities to take part in.

Age Range: from 18 upward

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

Participants Travel to Cameroon Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 1 or two

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Green Cameroon's Mission Statement: Green Cameroon was founded in 2003 by a mixed group of young people with the common dream of an organisation to take care of the many environmental problems we are facing in our communities with our main aim being the protection of the environment. Some of the problems include: (1) improper waste disposal (2) littering (3) bad and inefficient farming practices(4) deforestation and it's side effects and (5) lack of information on environmental issues. Green Cameroon is therefore a Community based environmental NGO With head quarters in Buea, Cameroon.

Year Founded: 2003