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iOS App Developer
ORGANIZATION: The Sankofa Center
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42 people are interested
At The Sankofa Center we empower people to change lives and foster healthy behaviors to prevent, detect, and treat HIV/AIDS. We do this through utilizing traditional African dance & drama fused with health information to educate people of all ages in Ghana. We are committed to providing free counseling, rapid HIV/AIDS testing and connecting people with HIV/AIDS to local medical resources. We value equipping the next generation with tools to wipe out HIV/AIDS with a compassionate and open-minded ethos. Since 2004 we have educated 35,000 students about HIV prevention, 50,000 community members on HIV transmission, and have provided over 4,000 individuals with free rapid HIV testing with links to care
Our goal is to become a self-sustaining outreach program & the organization has developed a fair-trade product line made by the cooperative in Ghana - sold in the U.S. through various wholesale & retail trade channels. Additionally, since 2005 the org has hosted a vibrant volunteer/internship program in which over 100 western interns have visited Africa to volunteer in the field. Both of these initiatives require a better web presence to help us increase our impact. Therefore, the organization is seeking a mobile developer to work aside our team of graphic designers to develop a mobile interface that mirrors the standard representing our impact to foster growth.
Responsibilities
- Design and build advanced applications for the iOS platform
- Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
- Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
- Must be self-starter, proactive and willing to learn and grow with the business
- Excellent analytical and problem solving ability
Requirements
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
- Proven working experience in software development
- Working experience in iOS and or other mobile development
- Have published one or more iOS applications.
- Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
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About The Sankofa Center
Location:
1230 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, US
Mission Statement
At The Sankofa Center we empower people to wipe out HIV/AIDS in our lifetime. We do this through utilizing traditional African dance, music, and drama to educate people of all ages in Ghana. Through the arts we foster healthy behaviors to prevent, detect, and treat HIV/AIDS. We provide free counseling, rapid HIV testing, and connections to local community resources. Our efforts are supported through a line of products that are made fairly by our cooperative in Ghana. We are here to make a difference!
Description
Sankofa is an ancient African proverb symbolized by a bird looking backwards. It asks people to revisit their past in order to correct the mistakes that may affect their future. The Sankofa Center uses the dance and music of Africa’s past to foster a healthier future and a better understanding of HIV/AIDS.
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The Sankofa Center’s programming is two-fold: touring dance-dramas are aimed at educating margainalized villagers with little access to resources and information; after-school programs target youth between the ages of 13-19+.
The Sankofa Center also conducts classroom educational seminars, provides free on-the spot rapid testing, and links women, men, and youth to treatment. We have reached over 47,000 villagers and 35,000 students since 2006.
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1230 Bordeaux DriveSunnyvale, CA 94086
DATE POSTED
November 9, 2016
SKILLS
- Mobile Programming
- Software Development
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