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Communications Intern
ORGANIZATION: YesLiberia
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The Youth Empowerment Services of Liberia (YesLiberia, Inc) is a non-profit Organization that through service-learning opportunities focuses on enhancing the lives of disadvantaged children, while promoting intercultural understanding to foster global citizenship and improve communities in Liberia and abroad. To date, we’ve sponsored 7000+ high school students in Africa, partnered with 26 schools in Africa, provided school supplies for over 3000 kids, sent 4000 text books and reading books to Africa, worked with approximately 90 volunteers worldwide, and worked 4 interns in the USA, with course credits benefits towards their graduations, and collaborated with student organizations at 8 universities across the USA. Simply put, if you’re a student with leadership skills, we are the place to build your resume with real-world experience. If you’re a working professional or a retiree, we invite you to apply to help us.
Position: Communications Intern
Location: Virtual-- work from wherever you are, on your own schedule
Description:YesLiberia is seeking an enthusiastic self-motivated individual, interested in gaining experience in a wide variety of various aspects of communications. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience working with a non-profit organization.
Responsibilities:
- Update and maintain YesLiberia’s social media presence, Facebook, Twitter, Google
- Write and help manage bi-weekly announcements and blogs
- Gather contacts (bloggers, PSAs, Media, Student Leaders, etc..) to send our updates or blogs to
- Help setup interview opportunities for YesLiberia, Inc.
- Update YesLiberia’s website content when needed
- Collaborate with other volunteers and staff on new ideas for blogs
- Maintain communications with partners and donors, or help establish new partners
Qualifications:
- At least sophomore in college or a college graduate
- Some Media, Writing, or Journalism experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience with social media, writing articles, and high level communication announcements
Start Date/Duration: 3-6 months (or voluntarily more)
Compensation: This is an Un-paid Internship (with possible credits hours toward graduation for students)
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About YesLiberia
Location:
P. O. Box 55832, Oklahoma City, OK 73155, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to empower young people through meaningful service learning opportunities in education, healthcare, and technology. We do this through strategic partnerships and learning models to utilize existing youth habits and uphold societal values in the communities we work.
Description
Conviction created YesLiberia. Daily the needs of underprivileged are ignored. We ignore their struggles because it’s easier to deal with the more important things in our lives-- like climbing the corporate ladder and saving money so we don’t become indigent. And some of us ignore their challenges because they bring back unpleasant memories we seek to repress. But disregarding the plight of the underprivileged yields no resolution. Then certain things happen to remind us their struggles exist no matter how hard we try to pretend our needs surpass theirs.
Jallah was convicted by several of those things over a short period of time. The prostitution of children in Thailand reminded him of Liberia. The rape and war in Congo reminded him of Liberia. The genocide in Rwanda reminded him of Liberia. He remembered his underprivileged past--a past where he was seen as less than elite based on his tribal and economic status and where his education came as a gift from the United Methodist Church.
Reminded, he became convicted to act and YesLiberia was founded to educate and help underprivileged Liberians whose plight he intimately understood.
YesLiberia is a 501c3 charity organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service since July 2009. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law. YesLiberia is also registered at four government agencies in Liberia.
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
October 15, 2019
SKILLS
- Interactive/Social Media/SEO
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 4-8 per week