- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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18 people are interested
Mountain View Art & Wine Festival Charity Booth Assistant
ORGANIZATION: The Sankofa Center
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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18 people are interested
DO YOU LOVE COMMUNITY EVENTS, FESTIVALS, FAIRS?
WANT TO HELP SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE?
DO YOU LOVE HAND-MADE STYLE, FAIR TRADE, & GLOBAL WELLNESS?
We are looking for "Festival buddies" to assist at our charity booth of hand-made products made by The Sankofa Center. Sign up for 4 hour shifts with other volunteers, or opt to volunteer for the entire day of the festival. Meet and work with Director/Designer Ronnie Shaw as he curtates the exhibition. You will be meeting lots of wonderful patrons of the festival and supporters of Sankofa through representing our product line.
The Sankofa Center is an arts-based HIV/AIDS charity that uses African dance-drama storytelling that has educated over 50,000 community members in Ghana about HIV, with free testing for 8,000 since 2002. We've created a vibrant hand-made product line made by women in our Co-op in Africa that raise funds and awareness for our efforts.
Meet local community members that love receiving beautiful products that support amazing impact.
Please contact us below to set up a brief phone interview to confirm your time slot for volunteering at the event.
Email: sankofa_center@yahoo.com
Subject: Mountain View Art & Wine Festival
Or Text: Mountain View Volunteer to 408-718-4887
18 years or older. 16 years + with parent guide
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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.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Castro StreetMountain View, CA 94043
DATE POSTED
August 28, 2019
SKILLS
- Curating
- Fundraising
- Merchandising
- Retail / Sales
- Community Outreach
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Events ( 4 hour commitments)
- You can sign up for 4 hours, Day, and 2 day