Gender and Livelihoods Intern: Nairobi, Kenya

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CARE is a leading humanitarian and development organization dedicated to fighting poverty and
social injustice with a special emphasis on rights programming for advancing wellbeing of
women and girls. CARE works in a variety of contexts from protracted crises to stable
development settings, as well as contexts in the nexus between these two types, and recognizes
that the underlying drivers of food and nutrition insecurity are poverty, inequality faced by
women and girls, non-inclusive governance, poor adaptation to climate change and the inability
to manage other economic and political shocks and stresses.

As part of its commitment to realizing CARE’s 2030 vision, the Food and Water Systems team,
within the Program Strategy and Impact Innovation (PSI) team in CARE USA, leads CARE’s work
globally in ensuring fulfillment of the right to adequate and nutritious foods and clean water for
all by promoting sustainable, productive, equitable and resilient food and water systems, while
ensuring equitable, livable incomes and dignified livelihoods. Through the women, Youth and
Livelihood (WYL) team, the FWS leads the support efforts on advancing women and girls’ rights
and livelihoods across programs and targeted countries and coordinates technical support to
both CARE and partner organisations, including the UN on Women, youth and livelihoods.
The proposed internship with Penn State University is aimed at providing the opportunity for
students to learn effective provision of technical support, guidance, and mentorship with
smallholder women farmers in East and Central Africa.

Location of work: Kisumu, Kenya

DMDP-Project Brief:
The Danida Market Development Partnership (DMDP) Project is a partnership between CARE
Kenya, CARE Denmark, Chr. Hansen (Novonesis), and Promaco-Commercial partner and Cereal
Growers Association (CGA) as the local implementing partner to advance sustainable and
resilient agriculture in Kenya by introducing the biological plant protection and inoculant
product ‘NemixC’ on sugarcane, potatoes, maize, and flowers value chains. The goal is to support
smallholder farmers in Nyandarua, Nakuru, Migori and Kakamega counties with safe
technologies to enhance crop yields, increase profitability, and strengthen their development
opportunities. The project target is to work directly with 3,600 smallholder farmers with a focus
on women. CARE will collaborate with the local Agro dealers to tap into the network of farmer
service centres (an extension structure by CGA) to aggregate farmer demand for NemixC, enable
farmer access to the product within closer proximity, and inform the Agro dealers stocking plan.

Job description:

  • Support in documenting progress and outcomes of dialogue sessions with women and girls
    while engaging men and boys where appropriate.
  • Support planning and coordination of regular stakeholder review meetings to understand
    and document technical progress, farmer training needs/gaps and opportunities for
    development of an effective capacity training plan.
  • Support facilitation activities for women and girls’ integration into the DMDP project
    management cycle.
  • Support documentation and sharing of any emerging learning on women and girls’
    integration, and to contribute to knowledge management and learning from other CARE
    projects in the same locations.
  • The intern will be expected to participate in weekly check-ins, CARE & CGA review and
    planning meetings, and farmer capacity strengthening program activities, whenever called
    upon.
  • The intern will assist in follow up and documentation of adoption of biological plant
    protection solutions by women and by men, as well as attend regular Technical Working
    Groups and project management meetings, as guided and supported by the supervisor.

Requirements:

  • Pursuing a Master’s degree or undergraduate major in the Penn State College of Agricultural
    Sciences
  • Some background or experience in international development or related areas, such as
    women’s studies, economics, agribusiness development, anthropology, sociology, or another
    related field.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse teams and effectively communicate new or
    sensitive topics.
  • Strong interest to gain overseas work experience, and support women in agriculture.
  • Excellent verbal and written English skills, particularly communication and presentation
    skills for diverse audiences including conducting training events for adults and
    professionals.
  • Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet software, and data processing

Eligibility:

  • This is open to master’s candidates and undergraduates.
  • Must be a US Citizen or permanent resident
  • Must be a student in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State

Diversity Statement:
CARE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Read more on https://www.care.org/about-us/equity-and-inclusion/

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University Park, PA 16802