Restless
Development:
Restless Development
Tanzania (www.restlessdevelopment.orgled
development agency. Our mission is to place young people at the forefront of
change and development. s poverty reduction plans and Millennium Development
Goals now Sustainable Development Goals. Our area of focus is in Sexual
Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Livelihoods & Employment, Civic
Participation and global issues such as climate change and emer
gency response.
D4L
We are looking for a
talented and passionate young people to volunteer in Dance4life project. D4L is
a dynamic international initiative that actively involves young people. It
encourages young people to use their voices in stopping the spread of HIV and
AIDS and breaking down the stigma and taboos that surround the pandemic.
Dance4life visits schools with specially trained teams that inform students on
the current HIV and AIDS situation around the world and in their own country by
using Heart Connection Tour team through infotainment tools such as drumming,
music, video, and, of course dancing. The young people in the schools and their
involvement are the powerful heart of dance4life. The project uses more
volunteers to deliver the program at community and secondary school level
Volunteers will be
responsible in delivery of the project, be engaged and focused throughout the
cycle of the project.
focussed and
committed to delivering high standard programmes.
The dual objective
of being a D4L volunteer with Restless Development is to actively contribute to
the delivery of a D4L project, while also focussing on your own personal and
professional development.
To strengthen Sexual
Reproductive Health and Rights ( SRHR) clubs in schools and youth clubs (
Community Action Group) in communities
To deliver and
supervise SRHR secondary and primary lessons in rural government schools to
enhance knowledge of students on SRHR, life skills through non formal education
techniques.
To support young
people to lead (through youth clubs) the development of themselves and their
communities.
To conduct training
and workshop for community Action Group (out of school youth) on SRHR,
LIVELIHOOD issues.
To conduct Peer
education training for schools students to lead class room sessions on HIV/AIDS
and life skills education.
To conduct community
seminars for out of school youth on SRHR, livelihood and Gender issues and
provided peer advice for youth.
To work in
partnership with Government Organizations, schools and community Based
Organization.
s clinic day, Health
education day, essay competition video shows to raise awareness at the local
level.
To prepare monthly
reports and training/ workshop
Must be between 18
and 25 years old
A passion for the
role of young people in international development
A belief in the
values of Restless Development
A full commitment to
deliver the program
motivated with the
ability to work flexibly and on own initiative
Sensitive to the
needs of others and committed to learning from an D4L placement
Strong communication
and interpersonal skills
Ability to plan
logically, managing a varied workload and working environment
Fluent in written
and spoken English and Swahili
A basic
understanding of development issues, e.g. poverty, advocacy, sexual health
cultural environment
Experience of
working/volunteering in rural areas of Tanzania
Apply through our
website by 5pm Thursday 16 June 2016 http://restlessdevelopment.org/tanzania-dance4life-volunteers
