Category: SIE-en
Improving waste management in Foumban, Cameroun
Description of the partner: Experts-Solidaires is an association based in Montpellier. The organization’s mission is to support development aid projects for the most vulnerable communities in the areas of access to water and sanitation, agricultural development and the fight against malnutrition, access to energy, and environmental protection.Since 2016, Experts-Solidaires has been supporting water and sanitation (…)
QGIS at the Service of WIFI: Coverage Analysis and Interference Reduction
Internship Description:AFRICAVENIR has initiated a community-based Wi-Fi network to improve internet access for students in primary and secondary schools and for low-income residents. To expand this network to remote villages, the organization aims to optimize frequency usage and reduce signal interference, thereby improving the quality of service. Using QGIS, the internship will focus on: Data (…)
Wi-Fi and Solar Energy: Designing and Installing an Autonomous Infrastructure
Internship Description:AFRICAVENIR has established a Wi-Fi network to provide internet access to students in primary and secondary schools as well as to low-income communities. To ensure energy independence and reduce operational costs, the organization plans to power each Wi-Fi hotspot using solar energy. The intern will work alongside the local team to develop and implement (…)
DO-ENGINEERING PROGRAMME
Internship information: This position will support several projects related to engineering activities under su-re.co Do-Engineering tank, particularly developing portable biogas digesters. In 2021, we started a project funded by IKI Small Grants under Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and GIZ. The project’s objective is to support farmers in (…)
Marketing/ Social media intern
Description of the internship A marketing intern is urgently needed to help us to raise awareness, generate funds, and communicate with donors and supporters around the world. The role can be short term volunteer or long term paid, depending on the candidate and mutual fit. We are happy to discuss the role in a Zoom (…)
Primary education – Green School
Description of the internship At our school we are legally required to teach the Tanzanian curriculum however, we always try to teach it in the most interesting way. We are looking for interns who can help us to develop age appropriate teaching materials/aids to teach our students (Ages 5-13) about the environmental initiatives taking place (…)
Social Enterprise Development
Description of the internship For 21 years our school and orphanage have existed only by donations from people around the world. As the global economy quickly changes, we must find ways to be more self reliant. On our farm we grow many things that can be potentially profitable. There is great potential to create value (…)
Renewable energy, a way to adapt to climate change and an alternative for the agro-sylvo-pastoral products in Senegal’s Ferlo
Description of the internship: The intern is expected to lead a study in order to adress the energetical needs of local population and offer more ecologically friendly solutions, through the use of renewable energies. Qualities and skills needed: The intern is expected to be specialised in energy, or environment, and to be interested in energetical (…)
Physical and numerical modelling of slope stability under extreme climatic events.
Description of the internship: Due to global warming, extreme climate events are more frequent. In the northern part of South America, global warming seems to produce stronger draught seasons (El Niño seasons) followed by extreme rainy seasons (La Niña events). The results of these two extreme events on slope stability are not well understood. This (…)
Implementation of a tool to estimate biomass from satelite images.
Description of the internship: Côte d’Ivoire is facing a major deforestation challenge. The lack of data and the high cost of collecting it are obstacles to action to protect the forests. WatchMyTree is developing an AI model using geospatial open data to estimate biomass, carbon stock and other indicators to assess the environmental performance of (…)