Third World Images Project (TWIP)

About:

Third World Images Project (TWIP) was founded in 2004 and provides a wide range of community services to Bwacha, a district of the city of Kitwe. TWIP provides much needed programs in the following 5 focus areas: Educational and nutritional support for HIV positive children, home-based care, community sports, vulnerable women support and vocational skills training. TWIP is partially supported by the well-known Stephen Lewis Foundation.

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Internship Title:

Community Development Officer

Internship Summary:

1. Community Development

Major Activities

Education Support to school going youth

Psychosocial Support for OVCs and their caregivers

Peer Education

Promotion of Income generating activities for vulnerable groups

Food supplementation – vulnerable households

2. Community Sports

 

Major Activities

Tournaments

Leagues

Focus Group Discussions

Health talks

The attached students will be required to perform the following duties:

-Meet and plan together with the program  team

-Attend partner and stakeholders meetings

-Identifiy gaps and challenges, and provide workable solutions at both office and community levels, and where possible make referals or linkages

-Hold and attend community meetings and provide technical support to various community issues

-Together assess effectiveness of current main TWIP strategies and provide recommendation and reports

-Identify sporting needs together with program team

-Introduce other sporting activities

-HIV/AIDS mainstreaming in all activities (This will be done through HIV/AIDS talks and Focus Group Discussions

Reporting

-The students will be required to report to the Program Officer who will be the supervisor

-The student will also be required to periodically provide feedback to the Technical Advisor

Please note that about 60% of the time will be spent in the field and the rest devoted to    administration, planning and documentation.