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Are you food savvy? Know your nutrition facts? Develop & teach nutrition education.
* All program fees reduced by 50% for programs of any duration in Buea, Cameroon ending on or before April 30th.

*Pursue a program of any duration in Buea, Cameroon ending on or before April 30th 2012 and your program fee will be reduced by 50%. This is an exceptional opportunity to pursue a top-quality program with excellent in-country support at a reduced price.

To receive reduction, quote voucher code OW2727.

Basic nutrition knowledge needs to improve drastically. Your role as a volunteer is to develop and teach nutrition education that is locally relevant. Education will incorporate recipes with locally available foods. Innovative approaches welcomed and considered.

Your Role

There is a great need to educate local people about healthy eating practices. At present, FORUDEF would like to be able to educate, but does not have the needed expertise. Therefore, an intern with knowledge in health and nutrition is sought. The intern shall be responsible for creating the educational materials used to teach local people. The intern will develop the educational materials and be the first person to implement the program. It is expected that the intern will evaluate the materials following the first implementation. The program will be taught by subsequent volunteers.

FORUDEF currently runs a program to protect orphans and vulnerable children, and to prevent malaria in children under five. Nutrition Education will have overlap with this program.

Examples of Activities:
Identify women’s groups who will be recipients of nutritional education workshops
Develop educational materials and program to educate the women
Organize training workshops
Carry out demonstrations of relevant recipes
Evaluate and improve materials following first set of workshops
Complete end of project report
Ensure educational materials are complete and ready-to-use for future volunteers
Language Requirement: None

Typical Volunteer Hours: The hours spent volunteering are quite variable. Volunteers may be needed evenings and weekends. You can take long weekends to travel and explore Cameroon, just let your supervisor know in advance. We know that you are volunteering your valuable time. Therefore, if you would like to volunteer for less hours, this is ok. You can arrange this with your supervisor once in Cameroon. In sum, your schedule at the orphanage can be flexible, you just need to ensure you communicate the schedule you would like to have with your supervisor.

Duration: 2 months +

When: Year Round

Asset Skills: The intern must have a background in nutrition and be able to cook. The position requires that the intern spends some days in the village setting (perhaps 3 days per month). The intern should be able to prepare nutritious dishes using indigenous foods such as tomatoes, potatoes, pepper, cabbage, many other vegetables, fish, rice etc. The intern will take time to learn about food supply at the beginning of the internship by tasting local dishes and visiting market with FORUDEF staff.

Duration

2 months +

Start Dates

Any day, year round.

Costs / Benefits

Program fees correspond to duration. Please visit our website for the most up to date information.

Pursue a program of any duration in Benin ending on or before April 30th 2012 and your program fee will be reduced by 50%. This is an exceptional opportunity to pursue a top-quality program with excellent in-country support at a reduced price.

To receive reduction, quote voucher code OW2727.

This includes registration deposit. Absolutely no hidden fees.

Requirements

The intern must have a background in nutrition and be able to cook. The position requires that the intern spends some days in the village setting (perhaps 3 days per month). The intern should be able to prepare nutritious dishes using indigenous foods such as tomatoes, potatoes, pepper, cabbage, many other vegetables, fish, rice etc. The intern will take time to learn about food supply at the beginning of the internship by tasting local dishes and visiting market with FORUDEF staff.