My Placement!!!!!

My Volunteer Placement
Jipe Moyo Women’s Group
Organization for Women’s Empowerment

General Information
Mission and Needs of the Partner Program
Jipe Moyo is a group of women who are living with HIV/AIDS. They used to be part of a larger organization, WOFATA, but decided to focus on their own activities in the fall of 2007. Its aim is to help the women to fight against stigma, to support each other in managing many responsibilities of daily life, .
There are youth in the community who are not able to attend secondary school, and this group helps provide them with English instruction.

Volunteer Activities / Duties
Support women in their pursuit for healthy and sustainable livelihoods.
Engage in discussion and exchange ideas on issues such as family health, women’s rights, access to resources, income generation, etc.
Collaborate and support the women on ongoing projects.
Teach conversational English and pronounciation.
Be a positive role model.
Advertising their group making/designing brochures, website, business cards
Sharing fundraising skills and participating in fundraising
Teaching kids (nursery school and secondary school)
Participate in outreach activities (Home visits to the sick)
Participate in counseling

Goals for the Volunteer from the Partner Program
Long-Term
With the support of volunteers, Jipe Moyo hopes to continue engaging all members of the group through home visits and developing skills in time management. They also hope to explore opportunities with income-generating projects.
Short-Term Volunteers are expected to be flexible and help out with a variety of activities, often changing from day to day. Teaching English, accompanying the women on home-visits and exchanging ideas about fundraising and income-generating projects will be primary responsibilities of volunteers. Helping women with time-management skills to encourage them to attend regular meetings is also important.