9 Women Empowerment Volunteer Projects

Firstly, what does women empowerment look like? We’re just scratching the surface of what it could be and we should do our part to bring hope and support to women around the world–who might not know or have the privilege of such rights. So, we would like to highlight 9 women empowerment volunteer projects for our Virtual Volunteering and Internship Quest programs that solely focus on or have specific projects within the organization.

1. Costa Rica

An organization based in the most eco-diverse country brings together a fantastic team of women working to provide food and catering services to public and private institutions. Specifically, this allows women in local communities an opportunity to alleviate financial issues and empower their livelihoods.

Meaning “pure life” – encapsulating the culture of Costa Rica

What can you do as a virtual volunteer or intern?

For instance, volunteers and interns can offer guidance and solutions through research in developing new ideas on how the organization can expand and branch out. There is also an opportunity to further their mission by building awareness and marketing strategies.

2. Honduras

Intercultural immersion is pivotal in building relationships and breaking pre-conceived notions one may have about people we’ve yet to meet. Secondly, we work with an NGO based in Honduras that wishes to dispel the negative notion of Honduras being an unsafe and violent country. Hence, the NGO creates opportunities for volunteers to be a part of intercultural learning programs in social projects, sports, culture, and more to foster global citizens.

Get involved as a virtual volunteer or intern by (and not limited to):

• Coordinate COVID-19 related aid to centers supporting women and girls, animal shelters, health centers, environmental NGOs, and more.
• Raising awareness by creating and disseminating content, and facilitate online training on social injustices, such as racism, xenophobia, sexual-related phobias, discrimination, and violence.

Read More: 5 Benefits of Virtual Volunteering and Internship

3. Kenya, East Africa

Of course, women have very important roles in all sectors. Secondly, our partner organization in Kenya has come to a realization of the key contributions of women in peace and security. Consequently, they’re committing to empower and enhance women’s roles in all aspects of peace-building, peacemaking, and peace strategies.

Volunteers can join hands with them as:

• Research assistant
• Communication assistant

4. Mali, West Africa

Local women, who work at the Market Garden in Mali, West Africa gathers around the laptop for a meeting with United Planet and BPS Agriculture for consultation

An association in Sanankoroba with 54 women involved in market gardening has brought an income-generating opportunity for local women, ages 20 to 70 years old. This women empowerment project contributes as additional income to ensure the wellbeing of their family and a source of healthy nutrition from the garden’s produce. Additionally, the organization educates women on how to successfully run a vegetable garden. Moreover, this garden benefits the local community.

Volunteers and interns can even support the market garden initiative in Mali through:

• Fundraising
• Research
• Increasing awareness

5. Nigeria, West Africa

A humanitarian and non-profit organization in Ibadan, Nigeria, challenges structures and institutions that perpetuate injustice, poverty, hunger, and preventable diseases. Currently, their main target groups are migrants, children, youths, women, and diasporas. For example, one of their projects includes building a temporary shelter for women victimized by human trafficking and also aiding them towards recovery and skill development.

Virtual volunteers and interns can work on the following below:

• Fundraising.
• Drafting funding proposals.
• Management.
• Update the organization’s website.

6. Rwanda, East Africa

Do you know where your food comes from? Sustainable agriculture and better support for women farmers are two crucial goals that the organization in Rwanda desires to achieve. Hence, their aim is to be the biggest food supplier (fresh, processed, and cooked)–bringing transparency and traceability of the products in Africa through technological solutions. Furthermore, they want to provide fair and better wages for farmers and eliminate food waste.

What can you do as a virtual volunteer or intern?

Volunteers can support business and marketing strategy, partner development, administrative support, developing IT management systems, support and empower local women, and more–as well as depending on your strengths, interests, and passions.

7. Tanzania

We also work with an organization in Tanzania with a mission to promote youth welfare through informative dialogues, cultural and educational exchange, volunteerism, and more. Recently, one of their projects focuses on empowering more than 20 women-groups consisting of more than 350 girls and women to enhance their socio-economic standing.

Examples of tasks that volunteers and interns can further their mission through:

• Proposal writing.
• Marketing and promotion.
• Fundraising.
• Websites development and maintenance and more.

8. Boston

Empowered to Educate is a program of The Relational Diplomacy Institute, a subsidiary of United Planet. RDI’s mission is founded on the theory of relational diplomacy that promotes the power of individuals as relational diplomats and change-makers. Furthermore, it recognizes the catalytic importance of women’s education and women educators in the global change process. Their mission is to empower women with resources and support to become leaders and innovators of education. For instance, the support this change-makers gain is leadership development, mentoring, micro-grants, and more!

9. Texas

Last but not least, start ’em young! We’ve come to an age where Generation Z will (and already are) change-makers. So, a non-profit based in Austin, Texas, desires to ignite the power in girls to believe that their capabilities are impeccable and unstoppable. The organization works to educate and teach girls in grades 3-12, skills on self-efficacy.

Volunteers and interns can support by:

• Producing how-to videos to help girls build skills such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, confidence, communications, and more.
• Writing blog posts.
• Co-facilitating programs within the organization.

To sum this up, we all (whether we identify as a female or not) have an important role to play in women empowerment and these are some ways you can get involved. Also, you can head to the link for more information on Virtual Volunteering and Internship countries and projects. So, if you would like to know more about the women empowerment projects listed above, don’t hesitate to email us at quest@unitedplanet.org or fill out a Contact Form!