The Youth Reproductive Health and Rights Promotion Intern (RHRPI), under the direct supervision of the Program Coordinator, will provide technical support to strengthening the Reproductive Health program and spearhead HIV/AIDS prevention and mainstreaming activities of PELI-U.
This internship will provide the intern with an opportunity to work closely with the youth on reproductive health, advocacy issues, attend community dialogue sessions with out of school youth and in school adolescents in the target schools and contribute to the daily work of the Sexual Reproductive Program.
PeerLink Initiative Uganda (PELI-U) is a not for profit non-governmental organisation focusing on children, youth and women. It is operating in Nyarushanje sub county, Rukungiri district where the field office is and has a coordination office in Kampala. PELI-U envisions a society where children, youth and women have access to information and ensuring that they are healthy and empowered with skills for sustainable development.
PELI-U acknowledges that sexual reproductive health is an important component of general good health and is a prerequisite for enabling social and economic development in households. This program thus focuses on providing children, youth and young women with sexual reproductive health information and education, teenage pregnancy prevention and mitigation, menstruation and menstrual management and prevention and management of HIV and AIDS related challenges.
Unlike similar Project Immersion internships, this work focuses on providing a high level of intensive support to a group of professional development workers and less on the cultural, language and community immersion components associated with many “voluntourism” internships. This internship is intended to mirror the expectations and responsibilities of an entry level development position. The position works under the supervision of the partner organization Director and Program Director with oversight by the Executive Director. The intern will work for 7 hours per day (8:30am-4:30pm) from Monday to Friday with a 1 hour break for lunch.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
A. Strengthening the reproductive health rights project (approx. 80% of the time)
B. Other Duties and Activities (not to exceed 10% of the time)
Expected Outcomes:
Desired Qualifications:
This internship will provide the intern with an opportunity to work closely with the youth on reproductive health, advocacy issues, attend community dialogue sessions with out of school youth and in school adolescents in the target schools and contribute to the daily work of the Sexual Reproductive Program.
PeerLink Initiative Uganda (PELI-U) is a not for profit non-governmental organisation focusing on children, youth and women. It is operating in Nyarushanje sub county, Rukungiri district where the field office is and has a coordination office in Kampala. PELI-U envisions a society where children, youth and women have access to information and ensuring that they are healthy and empowered with skills for sustainable development.
PELI-U acknowledges that sexual reproductive health is an important component of general good health and is a prerequisite for enabling social and economic development in households. This program thus focuses on providing children, youth and young women with sexual reproductive health information and education, teenage pregnancy prevention and mitigation, menstruation and menstrual management and prevention and management of HIV and AIDS related challenges.
Unlike similar Project Immersion internships, this work focuses on providing a high level of intensive support to a group of professional development workers and less on the cultural, language and community immersion components associated with many “voluntourism” internships. This internship is intended to mirror the expectations and responsibilities of an entry level development position. The position works under the supervision of the partner organization Director and Program Director with oversight by the Executive Director. The intern will work for 7 hours per day (8:30am-4:30pm) from Monday to Friday with a 1 hour break for lunch.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
A. Strengthening the reproductive health rights project (approx. 80% of the time)
- Establish how PELI-U is currently integrating sexual reproductive health rights
- Learn from the PELL-U staff and volunteers about the challenges encountered during the implementation of sexual reproductive health rights program
- Work with PELL-U staff to conduct an empirical community research study on reproductive health issues and document findings
- Work with PELL-U staff and volunteers to formulate best interventions that can be integrated in the sexual reproductive rights program putting into consideration the different categories of the primary pupils, secondary and the “out of school” youth.
- Spearhead sexual health dialogue sessions with the youth on sexual health
- Work with PELL-U staff to establish a sexual reproductive health corner in the community library that will provide an opportunity for youth to accessed sexual reproductive health information
- Support the staff in developing the guidelines for using the reproductive health corner
B. Other Duties and Activities (not to exceed 10% of the time)
- Participate in other library activities like organising for reading and sports (Chess, Scrabble, Basketball and Volleyball) competitions for the youth.
- Engage in at least two (2) sessions of additional skills development trainings of one’s choice. These include cookery, baking and food hygiene, tailoring, multimedia Art and Craft making and liquid soap making
- Provide English speaking and writing skills to the library staff and some of the community library users
Expected Outcomes:
- The challenges in the reproductive health right program discussed and a strategy develop responding to those challenges.
- An empirical community research conducted and a report documented and availed to relevant stakeholders
- Five community dialogue conducted and issued discussed documented and used in programming
- Over 300 school going adolescent reached on reproductive health issues and they will be able to articulate and demand their reproductive health rights
- 50 “out of school” youth reached with reproductive health information and empowered to articulate and demand their reproductive health rights through accessing STI testing in the public health facilities Supervision and Guidance The intern will operate under the direct supervision of the program Coordinator and in close collaboration with other organizational staff and volunteers. The intern is also expected to provide technical support and work independently based on the guidance and orientation provided to him/her by the program staff
Desired Qualifications:
- Education: Education background in public health, education, sociology, medical anthropology, community development, youth development, community psychology, social sciences or any health – related/gender studies with knowledge and experience in adolescent health, Sexual Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights advocacy activities, campaigns and programs.
- Language Proficiency: Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Knowledge: Solid working knowledge of community development and Uganda's culture/history/current events; demonstrated ability to maintain working level relationship with NGO officials and families in Rukungiri, demonstrated experience and skills in supporting of training or educational events and knowledge.
- Skills and Abilities: Willingness to learn, flexible, research, data collection, analysis and writing skill, ability to adopt and effectively work within a rural community and maintain working experience with other staff, excellent interpersonal skills.
