You have strong IT skills and you are interested in agriculture? Do you want to support small-scale food production? You are ready to live and work in a rural area? If you have knowledge on monitoring tools or agricultural productive cycles and you are able to set up a website, then you should apply tor this position. Previous experience with marketing is an asset.

The organisation “KoteMtaani Health and Environmental Concern” (KOMHEC) in Mumias in Kenya has the vision of a community where people are able to fulfil all their basic needs. They engage in the areas of public health, nutrition and nature protection. They strive improve food security by offering trainings on soil fertility or environmental preservation and by running an agro processing unit together with farmers. In cooperation with the InfonetBiovision Africa Trust, KOMHEC opened a Resource Center where farmers receive information on organic farming. KOMHEC employs eight people who are supported by volunteers.
The GLEN interns at KOMHEC will engage in two main activities: designing an electronic monitoring system for agricultural stock and setting up a website for the organisation. The monitoring system is needed to ensure quality control for food production. It will keep track of the goods and services provided at the KOMHEC agro processing unit and help to monitor the links with consumers and other stakeholders. Additionally, KOMHEC needs a website that gives an up-to-date picture of their work and informs visitors about the different activities of the organisation.

The scheduled time for the internship is three months between August and October 2016.

Training and seminars prior to the internship will be held in English.

The GLEN tandem will be formed by an Estonian and a German participant.