Position: Reading Ambassadors for Local Community Reading Campaign (TAF)__Deadline:21Aug

 

The Asia Foundation (TAF) Cambodia and Starbucks Cambodia are seeking to support and empower two groups of volunteers such as, fresh graduates, university students, community associations, etc. to promote reading for children in the community with Let’s Read Program. Visit  https://www.letsreadasia.org/ for more about the digital library. The purpose of the reading campaign is to inspire low-income community children to love reading books, to build reading confidence for them, and to create fun and friendship for them.

Our young people will be called “Reading Ambassadors” and should have a passion and interest in social work and volunteering. They will have additional support from Let’s Read Program Officer, who will participate in developing ideas and participate in the brainstorming phase and reading sessions with the Reading Ambassadors.

Description of Responsibilities

• Identify and select underserved communities of children and families within Phnom Penh or/and Greater Phnom Penh area
• Provide 12 reading sessions to low-income communities during the weekends (Saturday and Sunday from September to October with 60- 90 minutes for each session).
• Manage materials to create fun and inspiring reading sessions with children.

Requirements

• Be over 18 years old, based in Phnom Penh or/and Greater Phnom Penh area, and have an interest in social work and volunteering.
• Be able to provide 60-90 minute (about 1 and a half hours) reading sessions to underserved community children in Phnom Penh or/and Greater Phnom Penh area at the weekend both Saturday and Sunday.
• Be willing to travel to the nearby community in Phnom Penh or/and Greater Phnom Penh area and be patient with children.
• Be able to comply with TAF's children protection policies through training and signing of the policy

Duration
The reading campaign is 6 weeks and can be flexible with the student’s time, but preferable reading session is one hour on both Saturday and Sunday. The campaign starts in the third week of September 23, 2023 and ends in the last week of October 29, 2023.

Reading Session	Date of Reading Sessions
Session 1	September 23rd	Saturday
Session 2	September 24th	Sunday
Session 3	September 30th	Saturday
Session 4	October 31st	Sunday
Session 5	October 7th	Saturday
Session 6	October 8th	Sunday
Session 7	October 14th	Saturday
Session 8	October 15th	Sunday
Session 9	October 21st	Saturday
Session 10	October 22nd	Sunday
Session 11	October 28th	Saturday
Session 12	October 29th	Sunday

Cash and Non-Cash Benefits

• A reading ambassador will receive modest compensation to cover the transportation, meal, and top-up phone card for each learning session and for the whole duration of the 6-week campaign.
• Get a letter of appreciation from The Asia Foundation and Starbucks.
• Be invited to join a closing event with Starbucks after completing the campaign.
• Get to know people from other universities, NGO, Starbucks, and ministries for networking and improving teamwork.

Application Process
Interested applicants in Phnom Penh or/and Great Phnom Penh area are encouraged to apply. You are requested to submit the following:

• A Curriculum Vitae (two-page maximum)
• A Letter of Interest explaining why you are passionate about promoting reading to children and your commitment/availability to follow through with the above schedules.

Note: Selected applicants will have a chance to choose their own team members within the selected pool of successful applicants.
Please    submit    your    CV    and    Letter    of    Interest    to virakdara.sor@asiafoundation.org
Applications should be submitted by August 21, 2023 at 5:00pm local time with the subject line Reading Ambassadors Application.

The Asia Foundation
#59, Oknha Peich (Street 242) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Moreinfo:  https://asiafoundation.org/about/careers

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