The Kenneth Acha Foundation attracts a diverse group of passionate, mission-driven interns to serve in our Yaounde (Cameroon) and Austin (USA) offices. This internship is open to current undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students.
The Kenneth Acha Foundation was established to help people live life to the fullest. We do this by serving orphans and vulnerable children, improving public health, developing leaders, and teaching, inspiring, and empowering people to live life to the fullest.
Yaounde (Cameroon) & Austin (USA) Internship Positions
The internship program at the Kenneth Acha Foundation follows a three-month cycle. Interns are expected to work 35-40 hours per week.
Interns work with foundation stakeholders engaging in various activities that allow them to become intricately connected with the daily functioning of the organization. This provides a tremendous opportunity both for contribution to the common good and for learning and self-development.
Available roles/departments
- DEVELOPMENT (PARTNER-RAISING)
- COMMUNICATIONS
- DESIGN
- ORPHAN & VULNERABLE CHILD (OVC) CARE
- MESSAGE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
- LEADERSHIP (internship opportunity currently being developed)
**It is expected that an intern would serve in at least two of the departments/roles listed above, depending on their skill set.
**Only U.S. citizens, residents, and those who can independently procure a U.S. work permit are allowed to do an internship in Austin.
DEVELOPMENT (PARTNER-RAISING)
Development interns will work alongside our development team doing things such as conducting prospect research and compiling donor briefings and assisting with the execution of major fundraising events, including providing onsite support. Interns will also draft correspondence, including donor reports and proposals and will provide administrative and logistical support to the Development team.
Required Skills: strong oral and written communication skills; and ability to speak passionately and persuasively about the mission. Must be good at research, have strong organizational skills, and be professional
COMMUNICATIONS
Interns are to be knowledgeable about the history of the Kenneth Acha Foundation, Dr. Acha’s story, and the heart and vision of the organization.
At the Kenneth Acha Foundation, the Communications team is responsible for all internal and external communications and marketing. The intern will work with the communications team helping to:
- Develop and execute media strategies, content creation, and the creation of communications materials.
- Carrying out research, write, edit copy and prepare print, web, and video projects.
- Develop and execution online and social media strategies.
- Conduct marketing campaigns that promote the Foundation’s initiatives and events.
- Design and edit graphics, capture photos and video, write and develop content for social media and other digital channels.
Required skills: experience in carrying out the above duties; proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; proficient in written and oral communication; experience in communications or media relations; experience in social media and web platforms.
DESIGN
The Design team is responsible for web-design, creating graphics for the website, meetings, and other materials. Design interns work with the design and communications team.
Required skills: Experience in design and the ability to use industry-standard products like photoshop and experience with WordPress.
ORPHAN & VULNERABLE CHILD (OVC) CARE
Our OVC team’s main focus is to care for orphans and vulnerable children. Our OVC program is our longest and most influential program. Since the foundation was founded in 2005, we have served thousands of OVCs in Cameroon through our center and our foster care program.
Required Skills: Applicants in this internship must have at least a certificate in orphan care from Servants University and submit a letter of recommendation from the university. Applicants must be very passionate about OVC care, be very professional and able to serve well on teams.
MESSAGE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
From the beginning of the foundation, it has been clear to us that God’s plan to use this ministry to shape people’s destinies wasn’t simply about providing material assistance to orphans and vulnerable children. God’s intention all along has been to transform the lives of not simply OVCs but also his people from the least to the greatest, poorest to the richest, and from the southern to the northern hemisphere. Even though God had such wide-ranging plans in mind for this ministry, in the early days of our journey with him, he focused on teaching us how to love and care for the least of his children and for those who are forgotten and often abandoned. He did this both as training for us and to engrave on our palms and foreheads the primacy of caring for the poor. But no one has ever found freedom from receiving material gifts. People find freedom when godly teaching inspires life-change in them and they are empowered to renew their minds, be transformed, and walk with God to achieve their God-given purpose and calling in life. That’s why at this time, God’s spirit is lighting up the candle of the teaching ministry that he had prophesied for this ministry on repeated occasions over a decade ago. Building on the everlasting foundation of love for the poor, the teaching that God will inspire in this new season of ministry will inspire many and set millions free to live life to the fullest.
Required Skills: The Message Research Assistant is someone who understands the weight and privilege of speaking on God’s behalf and teaching God’s people. This individual must also be a very committed Christian with excellent research skills.