Child Rights Educator

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: Throughout the year

Description: Development in Focus mission is to mobilize resources and stakeholders to empower poor vulnerable women, youth and children to realize their own development. This is mostly achieved through community education, behavioural change communication (BCC), training, outreach activities, skills development and peer education.
DIF is currently partnering two schools in Accra, with the aim of improving students and teachers access to knowledge and information on child rights.

Currently, DIF has expanded its work to cover orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the Korle-Wonko area of the Greater Accra region. Furthermore, with its rich experience in community development, mobilization, animation, organisation, sensitization and awareness creation using participatory strategies, participatory methodologies and capacity building, DIF was contracted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to work closely to develop effective communication strategies and the creation of appropriate linkages from the community level to the health facilities for school and community health in the Volta region.

Some of DIF's major partners are the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), Ghana Health Service-National Tuberculosis Control Program, the Ghana AIDS Commission, the Accra Metropolitan Authority, Opportunities Industrialisation Center International (OICI) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Highlights: The Intern:

Development in Focus requires the services of a Child Rights Educator to support the Project Coordinator in educating school children, teachers and community leaders on child rights.

The role will include some or all of the following:
- Developing a training package for students and teachers to clearly define their basic rights
- Organizing practical activities to assist students understand their basic rights
- Training students on how to deal with situations where their rights have not been upheld
- Assisting with administrative work such as taking notes during meetings with various stakeholders and generating reports based on those meetings
- Assisting the coordinator with projects related to advocacy and child rights education

Qualifications: The intern should have a keen interest in child rights and development issues. The Child Rights Educator must have good oral and written communication skills and have the ability to demonstrate confidentiality. The intern should have good time management skills and be willing to occasionally work in remote areas. A good knowledge and understanding of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child would be welcome but not required.

Cost in US$: USD 163 p/wk

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Africa Intern's Mission Statement: Our objective is to help more people gain the life changing, life affirming experiences that volunteering can give. We are committed to enabling skill transfer, enabling organisations in the developing world to access different skill sets and to helping volunteers realize the value they can add using the skills they hold.

Year Founded: 2004