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Titre du stage / Internship
Position Title:
Income Generation Project Assistant
Pays / Country:
Dominican Republic
Ville / City:
Santo Domingo
Secteur prioritaire / Sector: Stimulating sustainable economic growth
Description du stage /
Position Description:
Project Description:
Marginalized youth in the Dominican Republic are a vulnerable population
with complex needs. Many face poor employment prospects, uncertain
futures and lack basic skills. HIV positive youth are especially vulnerable.
These youth have little recourse when they are denied jobs or lose them
based on their HIV status. Through a self-help initiative called “K de Cafe”
or “K as in Cafe” we have launched a social enterprise to provide
employment opportunities and job training for marginalized youth. “K de
Cafe” reinvests profits into the community. It is both a training facility and a
commercially run enterprise including a fully equipped café. It provides
youth the opportunity to learn work, life skills, job connections, and career
development assistance. It aims to improve the skills and employability of
marginalized youth encouraging them to develop enterprise capability,
communication and planning skills. The youth are paid entry-level wages
and are accountable for duties and responsibilities similar to those of any
ordinary business venture.
Position Description:
The intern will :
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contribute to existing income-generation projects of the cafe,
assist in executing the business plan and help identify new
markets.
be directly involved in the implementation of the project,
contributing to its success and improving the livelihoods of socially
excluded youth including young people living with HIV/AIDS.
learn about the Dominican Republic the work of the DR
organizations and the challenges being faced by marginalized DR
communities affected by HIV&AIDS;
provide support for revising and developing small business plans
help to identify new business markets and other income
generation activities
assist with the development and expansion of existing income
generation activities
Qualifications:
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The ideal candidate for this internship would have an interest in
business management, particularly in the hospitality industry.
Someone with a creative flair and/or an interest in managing a
café would be a strong fit for this position.
Working knowledge of Spanish and/or desire to improve Spanish
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would be a great asset.
Experience running a café or in the tourism or hospitality industry
would be an added benefit
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for the International Youth Internship Program, you must:
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be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident
be a post-secondary graduate—graduate of a degree or diploma
program from a university, college, post-secondary school of
technology, post-secondary institute or a CEGEP (collège
d'enseignement général et professionnel)
be between the ages of 19 and 30
have not previously participated in an internship within DFATD's
IYIP initiative
be legally entitled to work in Canada
Application Deadline: November 15, 2015
Please send CV and cover letter to: [email protected]
Date de début du stage /
Start Date of Internship:
January 2016
Date de fin du stage /
End Date of Internship:
July 2016
Organisation d’accueil /
Host Organization:
Local Host: Centro de Orientacion e Investigacion Integral (COIN)
Canadian Partner: Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
Détails au sujet de
l’organisation d’accueil /
Host Organization Details:
The Centro de Orientación e Investigación (COIN) is an NGO with twentyfive years of experience working in HIV prevention, care and treatment
with key populations in the Dominican Republic. COIN runs a community
clinic for different key populations most affected by HIV for many years.
The health services are vital to these groups, who often face
discrimination in the mainstream medical community and, as a result,
often do not receive adequate medical care.
For more information on COIN and it’s work please see our websites at :
http://coin.org.do/
http://www.focusright.org/
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