The Rwanda #YACA (Youth Alliance for Climate
Actions) aka RYACA is pleased to implement an ambitious project “Promoting
Youthpreneurship and Enviropreneurship in Rwanda – #YEPRwanda2014” with the
support of the US Embassy in Kigali.
Actions) aka RYACA is pleased to implement an ambitious project “Promoting
Youthpreneurship and Enviropreneurship in Rwanda – #YEPRwanda2014” with the
support of the US Embassy in Kigali.
The project is an awareness and action campaign
aiming to promote new concepts in Rwanda which are Youthpreneurship and
Enviropreneurship amongst youth through music and capacity building for
(social) entrepreneurship and environment conservation.
aiming to promote new concepts in Rwanda which are Youthpreneurship and
Enviropreneurship amongst youth through music and capacity building for
(social) entrepreneurship and environment conservation.
In RYACA, we seek to develop an eco-conscientious
generation of youth in Rwanda who act as change makers and green job creators
and green entrepreneurs.
generation of youth in Rwanda who act as change makers and green job creators
and green entrepreneurs.
The project seeks to hire 40 volunteers (20 boys
and 20 girls) will be empowered as youthpreneurs and enviropreneurs, and who
will participate in the following activities:
and 20 girls) will be empowered as youthpreneurs and enviropreneurs, and who
will participate in the following activities:
- Promote the project on social media (Facebook,
twitter…) with the following hashtag #YEPRwanda2014, by liking and sharing
project activities; - Promote the network Rwanda YACA (Youth
Alliance for Climate Action) Facebook page by inviting their friends on
Facebook to like our page. Each volunteer is expected to bring at least
100 likes by end of the project. - Participate in a video clip of the song that
will be produced as part of the project - Participate in a training workshop on
entrepreneurship for climate change adaptation - Promote the use of English for environment
conservation
To apply, just go to this link and fill the formhttp://goo.gl/a84V9M , but before please
read the following:
read the following:
I. Requirements
- Like Rwanda YACA Facebook Page. You can follow
this link to do it: goo.gl/tCo8I2 - Live in Rwanda during the project period
(March 2014) (You don’t have to be a Rwandan to join the project) - Be 18-35 yrs old
- Be passionate to work with youth
- Have a Facebook account with at least 200
Friends - Have a twitter account (optional)
- Have a whatssap account (optional)
- Be available to participate in the three main
activities planned for #YEPRwanda2014 which are Rwanda YACA Video casting,
Earth Hour on March 29th, 2014 , Umuganda and the training
workshop (transport facilitation will be provided).
II. Rewards
The volunteer will benefit the following:
- Be empowered as a youthpreneur and
enviropreneur - Participate in a video clip on climate change
adaptationto be produced by Rwanda YACA - Be featured on our website and Facebook page
- The gratification of having contributed to
building the Rwandan youth climate movement - Be given a resilience button, a T-shirt and a
certificate of recognition for volunteering in the project - Have a lot of fun working with youth
- A lot of surprises
Timeline: Deadline to
apply is Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 at midnight. Applications
sent after this deadline will be immediately rejected.
apply is Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 at midnight. Applications
sent after this deadline will be immediately rejected.
Selected volunteers will be notified on Wednesday,
March 19th, 2014 at noon.
March 19th, 2014 at noon.