Africa Agenda, a Denver-based online platform that provides positive news and information about the

African people and the continent www.africaagenda.org

About Africa Agenda
Africa Agenda is a 501C (3) non-profit organization, founded in 2004 by George Bamu, a journalist from
Cameroon and resident of Denver, Colorado to foster understanding and engagement with Africa and
African society in a fair and unbiased way. Based on his own experience, Bamu was acutely aware of the
unique challenges faced by the African community to contribute to their adopted community in
meaningful ways.
Bamu has worked across the Denver metro area with hundreds of volunteers, many of the local
universities, Africa-oriented networks and others to open the doors for meaningful dialogue on Africa
its culture, its challenges, its opportunities and some of the superb work that is being done by Coloradobased organizations to collaborate and work with Africans both in our community and Africa.
Africa Agenda was founded in the belief that the negative media coverage and ignorance of Africa can
be counterbalanced with enormous benefit to the whole community in Metro Denver. In this way Africa
Agenda has been actively countering negative media coverage through strategic events and promoting
news and information that gives people a better grasp of Africa.

Short Term/Temporary- Work opportunities at Africa Agenda

Africa Agenda is seeking Research Assistants, interns and other volunteers for 2015 to work with us in
our Posner Center for International Development office. A small stipend will be offered. For students,
Course credit can be arranged with your college or university.
Africa Agenda will be organizing 2 big events in 2015: 1) a Bloggers Summit (2 days) for African news and
affairs (planned summer 2015); and 2) an October 2015 African Agenda Summit, which will bring
together Colorados African community, businesses and non-profits working in Africa, and invited
guests.
In addition to the events, Africa Agenda aims to ramp up its online offerings blog posts, video content,
social media output, and content curation of African news and affairs.
Assistants, Interns and Volunteers working with Africa Agenda will be based at the Posner Center for
International Development. A time commitment of 2 days a week is needed. Hours can be during the
day or in the evening. An African Agenda team meeting will take place once a week on Mondays and
Thursdays from 5-7 pm at Posner Center. It is required that you attend at least one of these meetings
per week either virtually or in person. These weekly meeting will be used for planning, storyboarding,
checking-in, getting peer feedback, and developing a team atmosphere.
Interested applicants should send an email with their CV, 3 references, and writing samples, examples of
blog posts and contributions to social media to Office@AfricaAgenda.org. Applications will be accepted
on a rolling basis. You must be able to commit to working with Africa Agenda for a minimum of 6
months. Applicants who can commit to a longer time commitment are preferred. Training and
mentorship will be provided, and we need people who can stay around long enough to learn about

Africa Agenda, and then apply what they are learning to Africa Agendas online and Denver community
presence. The first wave of assignments will begin the first week of March 2015.
We are looking to fill the following positions:
Development/ Fundraising Assistant (up to 2 assistants sought):
This is a contracted short-term or temporary opportunity to help with a set of specific goals and
objectives. This position(s) will contribute to fundraising and the development needs of Africa Agenda.
Will help monitor funding leads, perform research, contribute to grant writing, and work on special
events. Will also work with volunteers from time to time. No prior development experience is required,
but a can do attitude is a must. Training and mentoring will be provided on a regular basis. We are
looking for candidates with an open minded, super organized, deadline driven, and able to set goals and
follow through.
Research Assistants (up to 2 assistants sought)
This person(s) will work with Africa Agenda on a short-term contract to conduct a research study about
the local African community. A part of this work involves holding meetings with selected members of
the community, conducting interviews, and gathering data. We are looking for someone with deep
connections to the community, a love for news, information and knowledge about migration and the
African Diaspora.
Journalism/Blogging Internship (up to 3 interns sought): Africa Agenda seeks aspiring journalists, civil
society professionals, and educators with a passion for social media, demonstrated interest and
awareness of African affairs and US-Africa relations, love for crafting stories, and trying out new and
innovative uses of technology for journalistic purposes. We are looking to post compelling content, and
would like to find interns who are ideas driven, creative, and ready to roll up their sleeves and write.
We are open to your ideas for stories, particularly on content related to energy, business, investment,
trade, education, health, civil society/ NGO related initiatives, womens issues, ICT and how the internet
is affecting the development of Africas economy. Interns will also be encouraged to write stories or
share content related to Africa related events and happenings that take place at Posner Center and the
greater Metro Denver area. If theres a particular Africa related beat that youd like to develop and run
with, let us know your ideas, and we will find a way to make it happen.
Editorial Assistance (up to 2 interns sought): Behind every good writer, theres a GREAT editor. Africa
Agenda seeks editorial assistance to proofread, copyedit, and post online content. Knowledge of or an
interest in learning AP style is required. Typical editorial duties include writing headlines, developing
storyboards, fact checking, liaising with writers, help put stories in context, and provide substantive
feedback to Africa Agenda contributors.