Women Empowerment in Ghana

Description de l’activité

Mondo and its partner in Ghana, Kongo Community Development Association have been supporting women collectives for about a decade now. The collectives are widows and single mothers who have been trained and are highly skilled in making shea butter products and weaving the famous colourful "Bolgatanga" baskets. Over the years, through the support of Mondo, they have created links with partners in Europe and North America - shipping their fairtrade products. We are looking for a volunteer to help them scale their business and support them in creating seamless processes to make their activities more environmentally ethical and develop some new products. The volunteers daily activities will be engaging with both the shea butter and basket weaving group to understand their activities.

Modalités d'hébergement, de restauration et de transport

The volunteer will be hosted at the guest house, with titled lockable rooms, toilet, shower, and ceiling fans. There is running water and electricity and a kitchen with a refrigerator. The guest house is 5 minutes’ walk from the village centre and the ICT centre of KoCDA 7 minutes away. Mobile phone and internet service is reliable. Regular local buses travel to the region's capital, Bolgatanga (30-min drive). There is a market square at Kongo and small kiosks also open daily. The volunteer will receive a monthly allowance of 390 euros to cover basic needs and local transport.

Formation pendant l’activité

The volunteer will have 2 mentors, a local mentor and one from Mondo to guide them in their work and settling into the local context. In addition to this, the volunteer will have local language lessons and in their day to day will develop their project management skills and interaction with people in vulnerable situations.

Profil du participant

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who is interested in women financial empowerment, the environment and ethically made products.

Dates de l’activité

Un total de 16 semaine(s) entre 01/03/2024 et 31/10/2024

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Lieu de l’activité

Kongo Village Ghana

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 Volontariat individuel

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Nous recherchons des participants venus de

Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Chypre, République tchèque, Allemagne, Danemark, Estonie, Grèce, Espagne, Finlande, France, Croatie, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Lettonie, Macédoine du Nord, Malte, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Roumanie, Suède, Slovénie, Slovaquie, Turquie

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Thèmes de l’activité

Enjeux sociaux

Lutte contre la discrimination (y compris la discrimination fondée sur le sexe)

Soutien aux petites et moyennes entreprises locales

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Date limite de dépôt des candidatures

Délai de dépôt de candidature: 31/12/2037

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