Volunteering Opportunity at Tieme Ndo Social Enterprise

To young agriculture enthusiasts,

 Tieme Ndo, a thriving agribusiness startup in Nandom, is looking for volunteers (especially, students from Upper West) who are interested in getting practical experience in working with farmers or a social enterprise. To apply to volunteer at Tieme Ndo Annual Farmers’ Forum in Nandom.

 Tieme Ndo was founded in 2017 with the sole mission to empower rural folks in Northern Ghana to increase crop productivity, earn more income end food insecurity and become financially independent. To this end, Tieme Ndo has impacted more than 1500 rural farmers by increasing their access to fertilizers, seeds, herbicides and other farm inputs at the time they need them most. Tieme Ndo has also held workshops to train farmers on Good Agriculture Practice, GAP.

 Details about the volunteer role

This role is to assess farmers’ performance for the 2019 farming season, Tieme Ndo’s impact on their lives and their perception about the organization . The results of the assessment will be presented to farmers and other stakeholders in the Nandom District during Tieme Ndo Farmers’ Forum scheduled on 23th December, 2019. This role will officially start on 14th December, 2019 and will require your physical presence in Nandom within that period. Below are the tasks involved:

• Travel to communities to interview farmers

• Data collection and analysis

• Profile farmers’ success stories

• Event planning and management

• Developing new strategies for improvement

• Develop market insights

 Eligibility

•   You do not have to be an agriculture student

•   Aged between 20 and 30

• Ability to speak either Dagaare or Waali

• Familiar with basic technology such as Microsoft Word, excel, google docs etc

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with little or no supervision

• Willingness to travel to Nandom from 14 to 23rd December

• You should have a high interest in agriculture or interest in working with rural people or you are just willing to try new things

 Why volunteer?

• Acquire new skills and experience in agriculture, social enterprise sector and working with rural people

• Possibility to identify a business opportunity or a social intervention project and receive guidance thereof to launch your own

• High chance of securing internships or job opportunities with Tieme Ndo

• Get recommendations for future career opportunities. We will also share job opportunities and scholarship opportunities with you. Further assist you through the application process

• Assist you to develop your CV to incorporate this volunteer role onto your CV creatively

 Do you feel like this opportunity speaks to you? Watch this video on our 2018 forum.

Then Apply Here.

Applications are open now until 30th November before 11:55pm GMT

 PS:

Note: The following will be provided

• Transportation to Nandom and back to your home (only volunteers outside of Nandom)

• Transportation to commute between communities

• Accommodation for people outside Nandom

• 2 meals for people coming to stay in Nandom and lunch for people from Nandom