Volunteer at Home

Graphic design for a Sustainable Fashion Enterprise
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Are you a graphic designer? Put your passion to good use by helping a social enterprise whose mission is to support rural artisanal Cambodian women with a sustainable income.

Volunteer Project Brief

  • Suitable for: Young Professionals with at least 3 years experience in Graphic Design
  • Project type: Unpaid Virtual Volunteer Project
  • Location: at Home
  • Duration: as required to complete the deliverables
  • Reports to: Director and Founder

Deliverables

  • Design on-offline campaign material and presentation material: brochure, pamphlet, leaflet, postcard, business card, stands, product info tags, banner, packaging.
  • Design online material: template newsletter, templates Instagram stories.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years experience in graphic design 
  • Good command of the English language
  • Extensive knowledge of Photoshop, Indesign, and Illustrator

Personal qualities and attitudes to be successful in the project

  • Good organisation and time management skills
  • Patient and open-minded approach
  • Enthusiastic and personable
  • Professional, honest and reliable Independence, as you will get the guidance you want and need but will be given space to do your work independently

Supporting documentation

  • CV
  • Copy of relevant qualifications
  • Portfolio with former graphic design campaigns

Benefits

  • Make an impact – You will experience the satisfaction of contributing to an organization that positively affects the lives of local artisanal women
  • Expand your professional skills – A unique look into the inner workings of a start-up in a developing country that is slowly moving towards a new phase

The Host Organization – Manava

  • Translated from Sanskrit,Manava means humankind. MANAVA was founded in 2016 and is a social enterprise created to support rural Cambodian artisanal women for a stable and sustainable future.
  • They work closely with rural artisanal women from Krobey Riel village, near Siem Reap, Cambodia and they create quality designed hand-woven rattan products, such as bags and baskets.
  • Their goal is to support their team of artisans with a stable and financial future. They do this by providing them a fair income, offering quality level weaving training and a life skills education.
  • The social enterprise is currently providing 24 female artisans a fair income. Since the female artisans joined them, their family contribution has increased significantly by 100%. The enterprise intends to bring people closer to each other by introducing Cambodia’s culture and ancient crafts to consumers all over for a more ethical and sustainable world.
  • The brand is striving to reach out to the International market and they need your help!