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Nutrition Education Officer (English Region; Buea)

Location: Cameroon: Buea

Term: Throughout the year

Program Duration: 5-8 weeks

Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Dates: Year round

The Humanity Exchange

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PO Box 2514 Prince George, BC V2N 2S6 Canada

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Description

Basic nutrition knowledge needs to improve drastically. The role of the volunteer is to develop and 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

Qualifications

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.

Intern Types
  • Food Science and Nutrition
  • Health Sciences
  • Culinary Arts / Cooking
Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

Starts at USD700 for one week

Cost Include Description:

* Pre-departure support: You will have a staff member available to support you throughout your time preparing to go abroad. In addition, you will be provided with all the resources you need including your Pre-Departure Manual & Culture Matters Workbook. The pre-departure manual includes all information you need regarding your destination, as well as advice on blogging and fundraising. The Culture Matters Workbook is a self-study course focused on:
- Culture shock
- Issues power and race
- Managing politics, religion, and gender
- Working effectively in a cross-cultural setting
- Preparing to reintegrate as you return home
- Transportation to and from the airport
- Accommodation (single or double occupancy in shared apartment in self catering apartment)
- Laundry, cleaning, and one African meal provided weekly
- Organization placement
- Reference letter and/or compliance with your college or university for course credit (Upon request; 90USD fee applies for students obtaining course credit)

What's not Included
* Food
* Airfare
* Insurance
* Vaccinations
* Local transportation
* Pocket money

Credit Available

yes

Volunteer Types
  • academic reinforcement
  • curriculum planning
  • education
  • nutrition
  • public education
  • women
Typical Volunteer
College & university students. Early career professionals.
Age Range
18+
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Guest House

Participants Travel to Cameroon

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
3 days
The Humanity Exchange's Mission Statement

To provide exceptional international exchange experiences, that foster globally minded conscientious leaders and contribute to development in cooperation with local communities.

Year Founded

2009

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