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Women’s Microfinance Initiative (WMI) Internship: Buyobo, Uganda WMI is a non-profit microfinance organization that provides small loans and business training and support to impoverished women in 14 loan hubs in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. WMI's mission is to work with village-level organizations to provide capital to women in the lowest income brackets so that they can engage in income producing activities. Its goal is to help women living in poverty build assets so that they can stabilize their income and raise their standard of living for their families. The Buyobo, Uganda loan program is the oldest WMI loan program, established in January 2008. Located in the Sironko District (eastern Uganda), about 30 minutes from Mbale, it has more than 1,000 clients. It is administered by the Buyobo Women’s Association (BWA), through a grant from WMI. Olive Wolimbwa, chair of BWA, is the local director of the loan program. The intern in Buyobo will assist the BWA staff with creating budgets for the loan hubs and teaching staff how to use Excel and other computer programs. In addition, the intern will assist with community development projects, organizing documents, copying and transmitting documents, automating records, interviewing borrowers, collecting and analyzing data, photography/videography and social media postings, as well as performing other related tasks as assigned. Intern may travel to other loan hubs in Uganda and Kenya. The intern will report to the East African Finance Director, Melissa LaReau.   Duration: Internships are approximately 5-6 months, the exact timing is flexible and can correspond to the duration of a student’s fall or spring semester. Room/Board: Housing and meal arrangements will be made for interns in Bulambuli village (in a new guest house with indoor plumbing and solar electricity); shared rooms. Costs: Room/board is $150 per month. Intern is responsible for arranging transportation to Uganda and the costs of ground transport to/from Bulambuli (WMI will assist with making the ground arrangements). Requirements: Intern must be at least 18 years of age; a college/graduate student or recent graduate. Intern must be mature, well organized, cooperative and out-going. Helpful skills: Excel; budgeting; bookkeeping; teacher training; community organizing; photography/videography and social media savvy. Prior living experience in a developing country is also very helpful. For Further information contact: wmicontact@gmail.com

 

WMI Internship Application – Buyobo, Uganda – Fall/Spring 2014 For further information or to submit application contact: wmicontact@gmail.com

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