CAI- Helping Underprivileged Children of Migrant Workers in China

  China

• Beijing: 
Beijing

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter 
Dates: Rollng applications

Description: CAI focuses on improving the lives of underprivileged youth through values-based creative arts and sports programs. At CAI, we strongly believe that engaging young people in fun activities such as arts and sports are effective means to teach life values. Through our youth development programs, we hope for vibrant and healthy children in mind, body and spirit.

* Positions:

- Research Officer - On-site research, at migrant schools through teachers and students, and assessment of completed and ongoing CAI programs.
- Fundraising officer - Raise funds for CAI's projects and activities (i.e. event planning)
- Project officer - Fundraising through project proposal writing, and finding sponsors.
- HR Officer - Develops, advises on and implements policies relating to the effective use of personnel within an organisation.
- Web designer/IT - Works on a range of web projects including the development of new websites and maintenance of existing ones. Coding website using HTML, or GUI design software. Working with Joomla platform.
- Program coordinator - Organizing volunteer programs, Recruiting volunteers and maintaining constant communication with them. Identifying key training needs and conducting volunteer training sessions.

Highlights: Research shows there are currently 20 million left-behind children and 58 million migrant children in China. Migrant children are those who move with their parents to seek a better life in urban areas. Left-behind children are those who are left in the rural countryside by their migrating parents. Migrant children are marginalized, discriminated against and are subject to unequal treatment while left-behind children are separated from their parents and lack parental love and affection. Both groups are vulnerable to low self-esteem, lack of focus and purpose, and demonstrate lower scholastic achievement and increased delinquency.

Our mission is to empower these children by instilling in them four key values - Confidence, Care, Commitment, and Courage.

Why join CAI?

1. You can help these migrant children to gain knowledge of the arts and to better contribute to their society.
2. As CAI is an international organization, you will have opportunities to work with experts from all over the world who share the same goals and ideals.
3. You can obtain experience in management and leadership through volunteering with CAI projects.

Qualifications: Minimum 18 years old, strong communication skills, knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software (ie. Word, Excel, Google docs), time management, past experience in relevant areas. Working towards BA/BS or higher in relevant fields.

Cost in US$: Please contact us using the link at the top/bottom of the page.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to China Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview

Promise Foundation Inc.'s Mission Statement: CAI is a program based in Beijing, China that aims at empowering and enriching the lives of underprivileged children through education, as well as arts and sports programs. Our mission is to instill four key values in these children - Confidence, Commitment, Courage, and Care.

Year Founded: 2007