Kibera Slum is home to one quarter of Nairobi’s total population. It is composed of ten main villages which are all fighting with the problems of poverty, poor sanitation and HIV/AIDS. Young people form the largest group, yet they remain at the periphery of decision-making and are excluded from the design, planning and implementation of important programs. Only 25% of youth are absorbed in the job market. Statistics indicate approximately 33% of those infected with HIV/AIDS are youth.

Amani Kibera (AK) is a youth-led organisation supporting peace making, conflict management and education for development in Kibera. AK aims to create a peaceful, healthy and active society through the power of value-based sports, cultural interaction and education. AK has a library and resource center giving children the opportunity to do their homework. The UWEZO empowerment program focuses on providing a space especially for girls to discuss issues affecting them. There is also an annual AK peace soccer tournament. All AK projects are designed and implemented with full involvement of the Kibera community youth and important stakeholders.

The internship is geared towards strengthening the UWEZO program. UWEZO is a Swahili word meaning able or ability. The project´s aims are to build confidence and self-esteem of Kibera girls through participation in income generating activities like bead making and to get school dropouts back into school. The money generated from UWEZO goes towards buying girls’ personal items and school equipment.  Interns will be required to market UWEZO products, provide life- skills/entrepreneurship and basic IT training and also source educational sponsorships for needy members. Interns will also fundraise and do public relations work for AK in general and participate in other AK activities. They will also need to make home visits when necessary.

Interns require facilitation skills, knowledge of business management and entrepreneurship as well as skills in IT, sports management and development. They will need to bring their own laptops.

The scheduled time for the internship is August to October 2012. Training seminars prior to the internship will be held in English. The tandem will be formed by an Estonian participant and a German/Swiss participant.