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Children of the Mekong
Children of the Mekong works with local communities to improve access and quality of education in Southeast Asia. Children of the Mekong supports children's education in 3 ways: i) With programmes allowing individual child sponsorship, ii) By running education centres and foster houses, iii) By implementing development programmes to improve the children's environment.
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Description

Background:

 

Children of the Mekong (COTM) is the UK branch of Enfants du Mékong (EDM), a leading French charity founded in 1958 with the aim of sending poor children to school in Southeast Asia.  In 2020, EDM had an annual budget of 14 million Euros, with 85% of charitable expenditure.  COTM and EDM currently sponsor 23,000 children, oversee 100 development projects every year, and operate 10 centres and 78 foster homes in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

 

Children of the Mekong was established in 2011; While COTM works closely with the field and the head office in Paris, the charity is independently run and overseen by a motivated and dedicated Board of Trustees. 

 

COTM has one permanent staff member, Eugenie Munakarmi, COO, who is based in Hammersmith, London, and a team of volunteers.

 

For more information, please visit: http://www.childrenofthemekong.org/ or contact Eugenie Munakarmi at [email protected] if you have any questions 

 

Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

We are seeking someone enthusiastic and motivated to establish and develop long-term relationships with Trusts and Foundations while promoting COTM’s projects and mission. The role includes but is not limited to:

  • Researching and identification of new leads and prospects for donations
  • Building and maintaining relationships with donors
  • Managing our Trusts and Foundations database - updating content according to criteria, and adding new foundation information. 
  • Applying for grants - including filling out application forms and writing and updating project proposals.
  • Answering queries that donors may have about our projects
  • Sending progress and annual reports to donors
  • Collaborating with other team members to strategise campaign ideas and promote our projects 

 

Who will the volunteers be working with?
COTM has one permanent staff member, Eugenie Munakarmi, COO, who is based in Hammersmith, London, and a team of volunteers. Our COO will be your mentor and provide support and training throughout your volunteering experience. The team of interns and volunteers meets virtually every week, it’s a great opportunity to learn more about what the others are doing and get to know how a small charity works from the inside.
Training
Training will be provided.

Time commitment

Allowance: £150/month
Location: Home based with possibility to come to work in our office in Hammersmith (W6)
Hours: Part-time (2 days / week)
Length: 6-month internship
Start date: flexible, ideally early Sept 2022

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