Communications and Learning Advisor | E-Volunteer | Volunteer with WUSC

Are you passionate about environmental sustainability and climate action? Do you have communications and creative product design skills to share?

As the Communications and Learning Advisor with Mckingtorch Africa in Ghana, you will support creating communications and learning products that showcase the organization's work globally. You will also contribute to public education and advocacy awareness on environmental sustainability in Ghana.

Apply today and improve opportunities for young women in Ghana!

Roles and Responsibilities
Support the visibility of the organization’s work by posting stories of impact and updates on their social media platforms, such as Facebook
Provide support on content for updating the organization’s website 
Review articles and content for publication of Environmental and Climate Action on the Eco-tourism potentials of Ghana
Participate in pre-assignment training
Participate in at least 3 public engagement initiatives before, during, or after the assignment Volunteers will be equipped with the tools, training, and support to achieve these goals. Volunteers will also have one virtual check-in with the Public Engagement Officer throughout the course of their assignment
Set up a personalized volunteer fundraising page on the WUSC fundraising platform and share it in your networks. Volunteers will be supported with the tools, training and support to achieve the fundraising goal
Submit reports as required by the partner organization and by WUSC.

Partner Description
Mckingtorch Africa is a registered social enterprise in the environmental sustainability and sanitation space. Mckingtorch Africa is into recycling, upcycling, advocacy on environmental sanitation and plastic pollution, community and beach cleanups, mentoring and training for youth on creating solutions from waste, plastic waste art exhibitions, and sales of products and arts from plastic waste. Their target groups are young people, with attention on women, girls and people living with disabilities. They focus on economic empowerment through plastic waste recycling employment, volunteering engagements, mentoring and internship support programs.

Project Description
Volunteering for development is one of the important ways in which WUSC pursues its mission. The IGNI+E project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, supports over 70 partner organizations to advance gender equality and the economic empowerment of 1.2 million youth around the world. IGNI+E harnesses the knowledge, capacity and expertise of skilled Canadians through volunteer assignments and public engagement activities to assist partners in improving their performance, advocating for gender equality, and implementing more sustainable, innovative and inclusive initiatives and services for poor and marginalised youth, particularly young women. Overseas, our volunteers collaborate with a wide variety of partners, including enterprise and social enterprise development incubators, skills training centres, women’s organizations, and youth groups. In Canada, WUSC works with institutions and individuals to identify, prepare, and support volunteers who travel overseas to support our partners. Our network in Canada also works with WUSC to raise awareness among Canadians to inspire greater action on global development issues. Our collective focus is on sustainable and inclusive changes to create a better world for youth.