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  • South Africa
    • Cape Town
Length
8 to 16 weeks
Industry
Communications Education Marketing Media Relations Photography
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General grants/scholarships
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Program Details

Compensation
Unpaid
Timeframe
Summer Year Round
Housing
Apartment Host Family
Language
English
Weekly Hours
40
Age Min.
18
Qualifications
  • Good English speaking and writing skills
  • Understanding of social media and blogging for marketing purposes
  • Understanding of Wordpress would be ideal
  • Experience with writing online content with a basic understanding of search engine optimization

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Price Details
8 weeks – USD 1,950
12 weeks – USD 2,650
16 weeks – USD 2,790

At Roots, we do everything we can to make your work placement experience smooth and hassle-free. We offer an all-inclusive service, which means we will help you find the right internship (we believe we are great matchmakers!), help you with visa arrangements, book accommodation for you in Cape Town, give you all the pre-departure information you need before arriving, pick you up from the airport and check-in with you while on your work placement to ensure you feel supported.
What's Included
Accommodation Airport Transfers Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Meals SIM cards Transportation Travel Insurance Visa
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About Program

Looking to expand your knowledge in content distribution, content writing and explore efficient marketing strategies? Why not at the same time make an impact and change the lives of thousands of under-resourced youth? We are excited about this Marketing and Communications Internship with a non profit on a mission to create sustainable and meaningful change through the practice of yoga and meditation, enviro-education and leadership training.

Their work requires a voice in order to impact as many humans as they can. A unique opportunity to be involved in a variety of marketing and communications tasks: from creating content for social media and blog, exploring new marketing ideas for partnerships and fundraising to working on SEO and the Adwords campaign.

"I am a bit of an environmental nerd and yoga is a passion of mine, which is growing each day. Both of these interests have been given space during this internship."- Amanda, Sweden, Content Creation Internship

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Diversity & Inclusion

BIPOC Support

Our mission is to place candidates from around the world, with organizations around the world. We welcome applicants from any background to apply for any of our internships. All placements are made based on skill qualifications and a passion for nonprofit work.

LGBTQIA+ Support

Our mission is to place candidates from around the world, with organizations around the world. We welcome applicants from any background to apply for any of our internships. All placements are made based on skill qualifications and a passion for nonprofit work. As many of our internship destinations are in developing countries, please be aware the LGBTQIA+ laws and cultural acceptance will vary based on each location.

Neurodivergent Support

Our mission is to place candidates from around the world, with organizations around the world. We welcome applicants from any background to apply for any of our internships. All placements are made based on skill qualifications and a passion for nonprofit work. If you need any additional support, contact us to discuss on an individual basis what internship options may be best suited for you.

Accessibility Support

Our mission is to place candidates from around the world, with organizations around the world. We welcome applicants from any background to apply for any of our internships. All placements are made based on skill qualifications and a passion for nonprofit work. If you need any additional support, contact us to discuss on an individual basis what internship options may be best suited for you. As many of our internship destinations are in developing countries, please be aware that the accessibility support available will vary based on location.

Impact

Sustainability

Having started off as the offshoot of an urban greening project, Roots Interns has always been aware of our environmental impact. That's why we work with projects and accommodations that are also actively aware of their impact and striving to make a positive difference. By consciously choosing partners that have sustainable practices in place, we can work towards balancing out any impacts on the environment with equally positive actions.
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Ethical Impact

Roots Interns was built around a need for qualified interns in the sustainable development sector. Whether supporting environmental or wildlife conservation or social development, our internships leave a tangible positive footprint on people’s lives and their environment. Working at a grassroots level ensures that the needs of host communities are always at the forefront, no matter the specific cause. Many of our partners support the UN Sustainable Development Goals, further aligning our internships with creating sustainable change. We take great pride in the impact our interns create with the organization they work with and the connections they're able to make in new locations and cultures.
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Program Highlights

  • Opportunity to be a large part of a small team.
  • Variety of Marketing and Communications tasks.
  • Flexible start and end dates. Duration of 8-26 weeks.
  • Passion for or interest in yoga.
  • Living and working in Cape Town next to the beach.

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Unforgettable experience

Oct 16, 2017

Roots Interns organized a five months voluntary job at Greenpop in PR/Communications in Cape Town for me. The experience was life changing.

Greenpop is an organization that plants trees and is active for our planet. At the same time it is all about having fun and a positive attitude. As a volunteer you can really make a difference. I supported the Communications team and handled the PR for different festivals that Greenpop organizes every year. For example, at the Reforest Fest hundreds of people plant trees during the day and at night you are all dancing under the stars.

We also started a donor program and there are tree planting days every week. These tree planting days are amazing: you go to public schools in townships and together with the kids you will plant trees at their school in a super fun way.

Not only do you make a difference for the planet, it is life changing for yourself as well. I became much more conscious about the environment and how to live more sustainable.

And last but definitely not least, the people I met at Greenpop, the schools, the festivals and everywhere in Cape Town are super inspiring and amazing!

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Questions & Answers

Where would I be staying, as an 18 year old girl, if I were to come join this team?

Hi Eliza, It depends on the exact organization you will be doing your internship with. But generally we book you accommodation within walking distance of the office and you will be staying with other (international) students or interns in the same house. If you prefer homestay (living with a local family) or having your own flat, that is also possible. We will check availability and options for...

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Staff Interviews

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Marleen Lammers

Program
Marketing and Communications Nonprofit Internship in Cape Town
Job Title
Co-founder, Roots Interns
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Tell us about yourself, Marleen.

Marleen (pronounced ‘Marlane’ – sensitive subject) started her career as a broadcasting journalist in the Netherlands, but was drawn to African adventure and moved to Zambia ten years ago.

For several years, she developed and managed community and conservation volunteer projects in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, before moving into communications and marketing.

During the last five years, she worked in the NGO world, managing fundraising and communications for Greenpop, an environmental social enterprise, where she is still a Director. Marleen is passionate about creating valuable and rewarding experiences for interns.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

We are proud of, overall, receiving great feedback. Most rewarding are the students who really take something away from their experience; sometimes it translates into a change of career, sometimes it's an increased focus on nonprofit or social enterprise work, and sometimes it's even the inspiration to stay part of an organization long-term.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

Hard to say, as all our programs offer unique experiences and contribute to important causes in their own way, but since my degrees were focused on linguistics and journalism, I would have probably opted for one of the content writing, creative writing, or communication internships at Greenpop or Earthchild Project.

They allow interns to gain practical writing experience while focusing on worthwhile, inspiring topics. The great thing about our internships is that they offer something for everyone - and that we make sure to carefully match the right person with the right organization.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

At Roots, we make sure to offer a unique balance of an educative work experience and an opportunity to contribute to important social and environmental causes on a grassroots level in Africa.

It's incredibly rewarding to see that our interns have valuable experiences that will help them with their careers, and that their work is making a tangible impact on the ground at the same time. We're very proud to be able to facilitate this.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

Offering high quality products for the right reason, and with the right passion. I strongly believe in the social enterprise model as being the right way forward.

Location

Location:
Cape Town
Currency:
South African Rand
Weather:
Jan-Mar
79 F / 57 F
Apr-Jun
73 F / 46 F
Jul-Sep
66 F / 45 F
Oct-Dec
77 F / 52 F
Airports:
Cape Town International
( CPT )

Cape Town is a port city, the legislative capital of South Africa, the most southern city in all of Africa, and referred to as the "Mother City". It is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, reflecting its role as a major destination for immigrants and expatriates to South Africa.

About Roots Interns

At Roots Interns, our mission is to create the perfect balance between meaningful work and valuable learning. That’s why we offer internships at NGOs and social enterprises that are adding valuable contributions towards community programs, conservation efforts, or local and green economies. We carefully match the right person with the right...

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