In a pool of thousands of university students that graduate each year in Rwanda, it might often be hard for newly graduates to find employment opportunities in a tight job market. There are however alternatives to work opportunities that recent graduates can leverage.
These opportunities range from volunteership, competitions to internships. These opportunities can help young people build experience and get exposed.
Apply for the CorpsAfrica/Rwanda Volunteership
CorpsAfrica Volunteers undergo one month of Pre-Service Training and then serve for ten months in a community chosen for its perceived need, existence of local partners and essential infrastructure, location, and other criteria. The Volunteer dedicates his/her time to living and working with local people to identify an area of concern for the community, co-create and design solutions to address the concern, implement the solutions with local partners, and monitor and evaluate the results. To achieve this, CorpsAfrica Volunteers receive professional training before and during their service, support from CorpsAfrica staff (both nationally and internationally), a modest living allowance, health insurance, and a readjustment allowance upon successful completion of the program. Volunteers are required to submit reports and make presentations regularly.
Application Deadline: 15/06/2024x
More here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5113217
Once Acre Fund Young Professionals Program
One Acre Fund’s Young Professionals Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund’s operations.
When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects. Over the period of your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career.
The Interns will work in these fields: Accounting, Agriculture, Agronomy, Auditing, Business, Computer and IT, Finance and investment and other.
Application Deadline: 30/06/2024
More here: https://oneacrefund.org/careers/applying-one-acre-fund/internship-program
Apply here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/oneacrefundrwanda
The 2024 “We Can Work” Narrative Competition
The “We Can Work” Narrative competition is a platform for young individuals with disabilities to express themselves creatively. Whether you’re a writer, audio producer, videographer, visual artist, or photographer, this competition welcomes all forms of storytelling.
Applications are now open for the 2024 “We Can Work” Narrative Competition. Are you a young storyteller between the ages of 18 and 35 with a disability? Do you hail from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, or Nigeria? If so, we invite you to showcase your creative talents in the “We Can Work” Narrative competition!
Winners of the competition will receive exclusive access to events and career mentorship sessions. Additionally, there are opportunities for paid internships and online features to further amplify your voice and talents.
Application Deadline: June 28, 2024. Location: Location: Kigali & Rubengera
