Call for YouthLead Ambassadors - Applications are open!

 

Date: August 31, 2020, to September 25, 2020

Event Deadline: September 25, 2020

YouthLead invites you to apply to serve as a YouthLead Ambassador. We seek self-directed and motivated young changemakers with a proven track record in supporting and mobilizing other young people in their communities, and at the local, regional, or national level as advocates, community organizers, or social impact entrepreneurs.

For more info, visit the link

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Odinaka King; King Of Resilience!

 

Odinaka King is a KIR Foundation 2018 NDYEP Phase 1 Trainee. He was among the best ten trainees in the phone and computer repairs and maintenance training. After the training, he was given a tool kit and a laptop to start his small repair and maintenance business in 2018.


Despite all the challenges he has encountered in running his business, he never imagined that a global pandemic like COVID-19, would force him to stay at home without earning an income, but Odinaka was able to fall back on his savings from the business last year. Although many businesses have been forced to fold up, Odininaka has been resilient, showing up for work, attending to his customers and making enough to get by. Odininaka has not allowed his disability, environmental or a global pandemic like COVID-19 hold him back. KIR Foundation is truly inspired by this King of Resilience!

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Odinaka King; King Of Resilience!

Odinaka King is a KIR Foundation 2018 NDYEP Phase 1 Trainee. He was among the best ten trainees in the phone and computer repairs and maintenance training. After the training, he was given a tool kit and a laptop to start his small repair and maintenance business in 2018.


Despite all the challenges he has encountered in running his business, he never imagined that a global pandemic like COVID-19, would force him to stay at home without earning an income, but Odinaka was able to fall back on his savings from the business last year. Although many businesses have been forced to fold up, Odininaka has been resilient, showing up for work, attending to his customers and making enough to get by. Odininaka has not allowed his disability, environmental or a global pandemic like COVID-19 hold him back. KIR Foundation is truly inspired by this King of Resilience!

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International Youth Day 2020

 

Youth Engagement for Global Action 2020

What does it mean to be a youth?

Youths are people (age 15-35) who actively grow themselves to become responsible people of society.

Every youth has the power to change the narrative of where they are for the better.

On the 12th of August 2020, @kirfoundation commemorated the International Youth Day 2020 with 22 youth in attendance. The theme of the event was "Youth Engagement: How youth can play a critical role in societal issues" and the guest speakers for the day were Enoh Ogbevire, a media consultant and voice actor, and Gino Osahon, the hub manager at Ken-Saro Wiwa Innovation Hub.

The event streamed on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Gino Osahon, who spoke on the topic "Youth Civic Engagement in a Digital Age", addressed the youth about the high demand for skillsets needed to proffer solutions to the problems society faces.

His call to action to them was for them to use technology to rewrite the negative narrative about themselves globally and that they need to hone their skill in the global market.

The second speaker, Enoh Ogbevire, spoke on "Youth Engagement in Grassroot Issues" and urged them to use their voice as a medium to cause a positive change in their society.

Some of the youth in attendance, like Kindness, shared their experience in the program and how they had benefited from it.

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Opportunities for Everyone

She Code Africa Mentoring program - Cohort 3 Applicants Technical assessment

The She Code Africa mentoring program is a 3months cohort-style, an intensive program specifically designed to pair experienced individuals excelling in their specific tech fields with beginners in need of a guide and learning path while helping them grow in required ways in their career fields.

The technical assessment provides us with an idea of the learning efforts you have put in towards your learning journey for your chosen track.

https://github.com/she-code-africa/SCAMP-Cohort3-Technical-assessment

Despite significant investment and resolutions around power generation and distribution, over 60% of users in Lagos are estimated to still be unmetered and this affects the last-mile distribution to customers. The inability to resolve this not only prevents the supply of constant and stable electricity but causes significant revenue leakage and adversely affects the trust the people have in the system.

Eko Innovation Centre (with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources as Title Sponsors) is promoting efforts to provide affordable meter to the populace by facilitating a meter design hackathon to improve energy distribution, monitoring and preventing revenue leakage.

PARTICIPANTS

1. Entrepreneurs
2. Community Members
3. Software Enthusiast
4. Partners & Sponsors
5. Hackers & Developers

WINNING PRIZE

N7 MILLION FOR COMBINED WINNING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TEAM

https://lagossmartmeter.com/

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Communications Paid Internship 2020

Deadline: Rolling basis

ICFJ is looking for a committed and talented intern to join their communications team and work with them to tell ICFJ’s story.

Benefits:

• This is an exciting and paid opportunity for a self-starter who wants to advance journalism and further develop his or her communications skills – particularly in digital media.

Interns should be enthusiastic, efficient and flexible. Good writing skills and experience with social media are required. An interest in journalism and/or international affairs is strongly suggested. Applicants should exhibit a spirit of teamwork.

Duties will include developing written, visual and video content, contributing to the maintenance of ICFJ’s website, providing support for ICFJ events and other administrative tasks.

The internship, which will be conducted remotely due to the COVID-19 outbreak, requires a time commitment of 21 to 35 hours a week starting in August/September to last through December 2020.

Responsibilities:

• Write and publish material for social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
• Own social media analytics.
• Design visuals for social media.
• Film and edit video interviews.
• Help compile regular analytics reports using multiple tools, such as Facebook Insights and Google Analytics.
• Update ICFJ’s website.
• Write short web stories and press mentions.
• Support ICFJ events.
• Provide administrative support as needed.

Eligibilities:

• Intern must be enrolled in a degree-granting program during the internship or a recent graduate. Marketing, communications, journalism and design majors preferred.
• Experience with video editing and video editing software.
• Highly collaborative with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative and be a self-starter.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Take pride in your work.

It is a plus if you have experience with:

• Major design applications, such as Adobe Creative Suite.
• Photography.

How to apply:

Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, a social media graphic, and a writing sample

Click here to apply

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International Literacy Day 2014 with Great Minds Initiative

The power of books to transform lives!

Today isn't #ThrowbackThursday, but it's #MondayMotivation and we have an amazing story to share with you!

David-Jack Aribima, the founder of Great Minds Initiative, passionately talks about how literacy is changing the negative narrative of the trans-Kalabari region!

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Opportunities for the New Month 🎉🎊

Become a WE54 Young African Leader

WE54 seeks to engage vibrant and proactive young leaders from across all 54 African nations, to encourage widespread participation in our diverse projects that address the SDGs. We are looking for inspiring and innovative minds that are ready to contribute their ideas, skills and abilities towards transforming their communities and the rest of Africa.

Eligibility:

● Must be 18-30 years old

● Must be a national of one of the 54 African nations

● Must be passionate about the SDGs and transforming Africa

● Must be available to contribute their skills and time towards WE54’s diverse projects

● Must possess good organizational skills and be able to work independently

● Must possess good communication skills (Country-specific local languages highly valued)

● Must have an active email and social media (Instagram) account

Benefits:

● Become part of the WE54 Young African Leaders network

● Gain access to contribute to all current and future WE54 projects and campaigns

● Connect and collaborate with other young African leaders from across the continent

● The opportunity to have your ideas and innovations realized

● Have an active role in transforming Africa through dynamic action in real-time

● Develop your organizational skills and gain real-life experience on current issues

To register, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbklPpEhNtaXTvaNvCPe9EZuNI2t62jQ5pxuXfQNJiqrKbAg/viewform

23 PhD fellowships in Physics at the University of Vienna for 2020/2021

The Vienna Doctoral School of Physics is offering 23 PhD positions in a large diversity of research fields.

Are you eager to

• Work in a unique research environment, in teams of renowned physicists?
• Tackle challenges at the forefront of physics?
• Profit from a paid position and be free of tuition fees?
• Benefit from a broad international network?
• Hone your transferrable professional skills?
• Enjoy the City of Vienna, famous for leading the Quality of Living Ranks?

The Vienna Doctoral School in Physics (VDSP) at the University of Vienna is a vibrant community

• Of more than 130 capable, creative and critical young researcher personalities,
• Embedded in more than 40 scientific teams,
• With innovative experimental, theoretical and computational capabilities.

Online applications are accepted until 30 August 2020.

The most promising candidates can be invited to Vienna for the recruitment days in fall 2020, to meet the faculty and to explore how their interests and capabilities match our research opportunities.

For more info, visit https://ngengepgs.net/23-phd-fellowships-in-physics-at-the-university-of-vienna-for-2020-2021/ 

Volunteer abroad with the UN

Are you ready to become an international UN Volunteer?

You can contribute your time, skills and knowledge through volunteering with the UN. This is an opportunity to create a positive impact and be a significant force for achieving peace and development. Make a difference in the lives of many!

The first step to volunteer abroad with the UN is to determine whether you meet the minimum requirements (see below). If this is the case, register your profile in our Global Talent Pool. Profiles from the Talent Pool are then matched with assignments offered by UN partner agencies. Approximately 2,000 assignments become available per year. Most assignments are filled through the Global Talent Pool without being advertised.

For more info, visit https://www.unv.org/become-volunteer/volunteer-abroad

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