Description:
The AIFB Foundation is seeking DEDICATED board members to improve the quality of life for blind individuals in Afghanistan. As a board member, you will have the opportunity to have a major impact on the medical, educational welfare, rehabilitation, and community services to help over 400,000 blind individuals in Afghanistan.
Qualification and responsibility:
The primary work of the Board of Director is to make decisions on behalf of the foundation and work as a team to make sure that decisions made by the board are executed legally. They will be required to participate in Board meetings every 3 months, if an individual misses 3 board meetings without giving prior notice they will be removed from the board.
Requirement
Individuals who are willing to become Board of Directors need to submit the following documentation:
Description of the position:
You will be working directly with the President of the Afghanistan International Foundation for the Blind doing research, clerical work, accounting and treasury, building a database, supporting fund raising efforts, monitoring other volunteers in the absence of the president, and more. 4 hour per week commitment and volunteer time is flexible based on volunteer's availability.
We welcome student interns for this position, especially in the field Social Sciences.
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The department’s function is conceived and carried out through the following:
The primary purpose of the department of General Management is to offer appropriate leadership and management services with respect to the foundation. This purpose encompasses:
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One of the important departments in the Foundation is Finance, which provides the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information in order to help the Board of Directors and the Human Resources department make accurate resource allocation decisions. We are looking for people with experience in finance, accounting, statistics, etc.
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The fundraising/events planner helps create fundraising opportunities and organize fundraising events in their community that will benefit the Foundation. Fundraising events may be constituted through walkathons, auctions, bake sales, raffles, artistic and musical performances, national and international gatherings, personal donations, etc. We are looking for sociable and extroverted volunteers to help achieve the goals of the Foundation. You will be seeking potential companies to sponsor these events financially.
The focus of this role is to:
◦Attract other organizations or agencies for the purpose of donating their resources to the Foundation. For example, seeking out locations for fundraising events
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By providing education the foundation will employ the necessary tools to impart knowledge and empower blind children to function successfully in society geared towards literature, science and technology. We are looking for volunteers having knowledge of Persian, Pashtu and English literature. With respect to the category of science, we are looking for people experienced in the fields of chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics and geometry as well as any experience related to technology.
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Volunteers are obligated to work at least 2 hours per week
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The AIFB is looking for professional or experienced web designers who have at least 2 years of experience working with websites.
The Web Designer responsibility is to help the AIFB maintain and update its website with current events and happenings. This is a major need for the organization at this time and will only involve occasional commitments of 4 or 5 hours per month.
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Description:
The AIFB is looking forward to working with Media and Communications in order to spread the mission and vision of the Foundation worldwide. We can make a difference by introducing our status and the youth of our services for this important cause and be able to receive support from others through various media channels. We are looking for volunteers with experience in working in publicity such as newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, publishing, etc. We would like to work with the media, primarily print media, in promoting The Blind Women and Children Foundation.
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Technology Related to Blindness - Help to create training manuals and to train teachers and students in Afghanistan for advanced technology geared to blindness (i.e. Electronic Software, Jaws, System Access, Braillenote, Braillespeak, Braillelight,BrailleSince U2, Vector Reader, Perkins Brailler, BrailleWriter, Graphical Tactile System, Slate Stylis, Braille Literacy, Language Master (Talking Dictionary), Talking Calculator, etc). Help train other volunteers within the Foundation on how to use these types of programs.
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In the case of Human Services, we are looking for volunteers with experience in case management, case assessment, community assessment, outreach, community development, and research and development.
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The Afghanistan International Foundation for the blind is looking for a volunteer who has experience working in many aspects of a non-profit foundation, including grant writing and submission, fund raising, research, and management. Even if only one of the above aspects of non-profits is of your interest, we welcome you to please apply to volunteer, as we need support in many aspects of our work. For student internships, commitment will depend on the requirements of the school.
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The Afghanistan International Foundation For The Blind (AIFB) formally known as "Afghanistan Blind Women and Children Foundation (ABWC)":
Enhancing the lives of blind individuals in the country since August 28, 2009, AIFB has been recognized by NY State as a non-profit foundation. Its mission is to empower Afghan blind women through healthcare and blind children through education and rehabilitation services in Afghanistan.
The foundation accepts national and international students.
The Afghanistan International Foundation For The Blind needs your time as a volunteer!
Qualification and Commitment:
Student must complete 3 months internship 5 days per week (6 hours per day), equaling around 500 hours per semester.
Students are required to be fluent in English.
Bilingual students who are fluent in Persian and Pashto are welcomed.
Requirement:
The foundation requests the following for students:
AIFB does not accept independent student interns, only one sponsored or approved by their university.
The student must participate in face to face interviews before entering to the internship program.
For more information about volunteer opportunities or to learn more about The Afghanistan International For the Blind please contact our president Nooria Nodrat through phone or email:
Nooria Nodrat, President, The Afghanistan International For the Blind
Email: nodratn@gmail.com
Phone: (917) 391-8614