Volunteer Online with UN: Environmental Research for ASCOA's Activities

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

UN volunteers

Deadline

10 Oct 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Volunteer Work

Specialities

Engineering

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

UN Volunteers platform is offering an online volunteer opportunity, as ASCOA is looking for three qualified volunteers to help in its environmental research.

The Association for Community Awareness (ASCOA) is a humanitarian non-profit organization with headquarters in Cameroon, West Africa, and offices in the USA and Kenya. ASCOA has a goal to enhance the quality of life of underserved communities and promote sustainable development in Africa and the world at large. ASCOA’s efforts range from fostering environmental protection with special focus on plastic pollution and marine littering to increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS and combating related stigma, engaging in women empowerment, child support, peacebuilding, and taking care of the displaced population. As an NGO, ASCOA works together with international and African partner organizations for community outreach and education to create sustainable local communities and fight against climate change and the discrimination within the society. The project will help to promote the organization and enhance its capabilities in areas related to environment protection through ASCOA’s dedicated environmental unit called GWCN (Global Waste Cleaning Network).

Volunteer duration and working hours:

6-10 hours per week for overall 12 weeks.

Eligibility criteria:

be knowledgeable in power point presentation design and delivery
have experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research
have preferably either a social or environmental engineering degree
Ability to communicate in English.

Volunteer task:

We are looking for experienced environmental researcher officers to conduct research and write articles and stories around any of the following topics: Land Waste, Marine Debris, Landfill Sites, E-Waste, Waste-to-Energy, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, Air Pollution, Waste Recycling, Sewage Treatment, Deforestation, Overfishing, Lowered Biodiversity, Acid Rain, Ocean Acidification, Agriculture and Animal Waste.
The research officers will focus in their writings on environmental issues and practices within specific geographical regions or countries from around the world. They may also be asked to prepare presentations and deliver them at webinars organized by ASCOA. Every researcher will need to produce three research summaries/presentations over the duration of this project (1 per month).

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