CALL FOR APPLICATIONS : COUNTRY AMBASSADOR

Opportunities Knock Your Door (OKYD) is seeking applications for “Global Ambassadors Program” as a Country Ambassador.

Country Ambassador is an elite position awarded to passionate individuals from all over the world to share opportunities, promote United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), write articles on youth and culture.

Objectives

The Global Ambassador Program is a 6 month intensive program that aims to:

Connect youths to the right opportunities that facilitate their growth and experiences.
Create a platform of articles on a range of topics for youths to learn about other regions/current issues.
Educate youths on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Inspire youths to contribute to the SDGs by organising events.

Benefits

Knowledge and experience working with a start up organization run solely by young people

Leadership and organizational skills

A powerful network of ambassadors from all over the world

Experience writing articles

Online mentoring on all ambassador reports

Social media skills

Electronic promotional goods for effective SDG related campaigns to be planned and executed by an ‘Ambassador’

E-certificate on successful completion of Ambassador term

E-reference letter to exceptional Country Ambassadors

Recognition of the “Best Ambassador of the term” shall be given to 1 (One) ‘Ambassador’ who shows the most passionate and active social accomplishments as well as organizing events of Opportunities Knock Your Door.

A certificate and souvenir will be given to the Best Country Ambassador at the end of the term. The process and final decision on the selection shall be planned and confirmed by Opportunities Knock Your Door team.

Eligibility Criteria;

Applicants can be of any age

Applicants must be passionate about youth, social engagement and Sustainable Development Goals

Applicants must have a desire to change the world

Responsibilities:

Posting opportunities on our website

Writing articles and blogs

Recruiting City Ambassadors as a part of 1 Million Impact campaign

Organizing in-person events to promote UN Sustainable Development Goals

Striking partnerships with companies or startups that want publicity for their opportunities or events.

Advocating OKYD as a brand

Sharing content to your social networks

Providing regional insight and feedback

Creating a stronger regional presence for OKYD

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via given website.

For more information, visit http://www.opportunitiesknockyourdoor.com/global-ambassadors-program/

GRAMEEN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Grameen Foundation Fellows make their mark in the fight against poverty, while broadening their professional horizons and gaining invaluable hand-on experience in international development. This is a unique opportunity for professionals from a wide range of industries, from management consulting and business to data analysis to healthcare and agriculture, to gain substantial experience leading the development and implementation of projects serving the poor, working with some of the brightest minds in social innovation.

Grameen Foundation Fellowships are competitive, year long, field-based positions. Each field placement is individually tailored to match your skills and interests with the needs of Grameen Foundation and its partners around the world. All Fellows receive living stipends, group orientation, and ongoing professional development support. 

Required Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

  v  Deep commitment to eradication of poverty and alignment with Grameen Foundation’s mission.

  v  Most placements will be with Grameen Foundation teams, we look for expertise in the areas of financial services, health, agriculture, mobile technology, and social entrepreneurship.

  

  v  Exposure to low bandwidth environments and developing countries helpful

  v  Ability to manage multiple priorities

  v  Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability while working in a  dynamic environment

  v  Great sense of humor and comfort with a range of personalities

Education and Experience:

There are no education or experience requirements for the Grameen Foundation Fellowship. However, strong candidates often have professional experience in strategy or management consulting, financial services, health, or agriculture and/or have worked in global business or in startup-like environments.

Physical and Environmental Conditions:

Fellowship placements will likely be in Africa (particularly Uganda and Ghana), Latin America (particularly Colombia and Nicaragua), Asia (particularly India and the Philippines), and the Middle East. 

This position does not require unusual demands for physical effort.  This position may occasionally require physical effort to lift and transport boxes weighing no more than 50 pounds. Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of places such as offices, meeting or training rooms, residences, or commercial vehicles; e.g., use of safe work place practices with office equipment, and/or avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations and traffic signals.

Additional Comments:

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made in appropriate circumstances to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

How to Apply:

Please visit the Grameen Foundation Fellowship Website for more information on the program or to apply for a Fellowship. 

No Place For The Young- We Dey Here Some!!!

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It was one fine Saturday evening and was so bored at home and decided to go sit out somewhere and have some drinks.

It wasn't a new thing to me as I have always had alone 'chillaxing' sessions overtime. Prior to this decision, I had heard of this joint on the Spintex road which was fast gaining popularity.

CHEERS

I then told myself to go check it out for myself. I am sure a few of you who live around the Nungua-Spintex Road and its environs will at this point have an idea of where I am talking about. Well sorry not to disappoint you, but won't talk about the place and what it looks like. This post will be about some observations I made during my very first and at this point being last.

Immediately I got there, I noticed a few things but thought it was one of those days that young ladies wanted to go out and make a statement with their clothing. So I at that point just closed my eyes to it and went ahead to find myself a seat so I can place my order for a drink. In looking out for a seat, I heard my name from afar, I turned and saw three friends I know very well who - hear this- doesn't live anywhere near this neighborhood but had heard of the joint for the very reasons I was naive about and had come around to see for themselves and if possible transact some business (You get what I mean).

Moving forward, I joined my friends who already had a table to themselves. We exchange the initial pleasantries  then a seat was arranged for me. We immediately started a conversation where my pals started teasing me of also coming to the joint to do whatever they had heard of and also do whatever was to be done. We all joked about it as I tried to convince them it was my first time and had no idea of the attributes of the said place we were. But you know how boys roll on stuffs like these, they wouldn't be bothered by my explanations whatsoever. I then gave up the convincing and there the waiter came around for my order. I placed it and we continued our conversations.

With those friends I had on that table, there wasn't any topic we didn't talk about. We spoke about the economy, work and how the salary nowadays doesn't foot the bills fully, relationships, rental costs, marriage, girlfriends, and many more.

During our chats, one thing was constant, young ladies with exposing body features, some close to no attire at all hovered around, walking forth and back, some in company of two, whiles some walked alone on the road path as well as through the fun lovers and if I can say on lookers by the side of the road where this pub is located. I then asked my colleagues around what was happening here with all these girls? They laughed very loud and asked me if I was a serious student? The next thing that followed was, why would they move all that far from where they lived to come have drinks here. Explaining they had more places closer to them to go do same so I should open my eyes. They expressed shock at my naivety whiles some of them stressed I was faking up not knowing what happened here every evening. A few jokes and teasing went on and we continued our hangout session.

I decided to shine my eyes as we mostly used it down here and observe for myself. Once every moment I turned, I found either a group of girls with the initial clothing exposé attributes around. Some had cigarettes, smoking it out like some chimney releasing smoke into the air, some being called by young men and some old as such hoping to do business. It then made sense to me the reason why the pub had the huge number of people trooping in and out of that place. 

I guess by now you'll be wondering how all these notes corresponds to my caption to this blog post. Hopefully the next paragraph should get you to it.

The movements of these girls drew so many attention and ours too, obviously in the case of my friends and at that moment my eyes viewing pleasure. Heads definitely rolled from left to right,  back and forth just to catch a glimpse of the various girls around parading their assets and waiting to be called on. In all these head turnings, I spotted some other different group of ladies hanging around in their own small corner is I can say so ( reason they weren't many and were not hovering around like the younger ones).

CHEERS TO LIFE

The spectacle that drew my attention were these elder errm let me say grown women also standing there to also compete with these young girls for the same intentions. Interesting enough,  these grown women, were very different comparing how they looked as compared to their your younger competitors. They were dressed very differently covering up mostly but with those clothes that were suggestive. As the youngest ones exhibited how hot and 'hard' they were by showing off their tattoos on obscure parts of their bodies, exposing of the cleavage, butt lines, smoking here and there to draw the needed attention,  the much older ones, had positioned themselves in a way that proposed to the folks around to also have a look in at them.

I drew my colleagues attention to what I had unraveled for them to observe and confirm whether what I had seen was indeed true or I was reading the wrong meanings into that. Well after a while, they confirmed in the affirmative.  It actually drew some laughter from the guys as they expressed what they were doing there with such clothing.

As the night progressed, it looked like the battle between the young and old was been won by the young ones. The younger ones had more approaches whiles the older ones stood there watching on. A friend made a cracking remark saying, 'Chale people need young blood , you say what?' We joked over these words contributing various sentiments around it for a while.

Well soon I felt satisfied and had enjoyed myself to a point where I thought it was time for me to get back to my bed.

Life indeed is a great one. Look at it in a way that will make your soul appreciate life as it comes. Till my next post, thanks for stopping by to read your time away on my blog.