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Volunteer Opportunities
jhr relies on a talented team of volunteers to help with everything from event planning to data entry. We would be nowhere without you! We do not often offer specific volunteer positions. Rather, the organization sends out requests to our volunteers when their skills and expertise are needed - helping with events, writing reports or translating, for example.

Currently, jhr is only accepting volunteer applications from people that can volunteer their time to jhr's head office, based in Toronto, Canada. People outside of Toronto that are interested in helping out can contact Aileen Doyle to get involved or start a new jhr Chapter in their community. Please also note that jhr posts all overseas positions on our Get Involved with jhr page.

Are you a High School or University Student? If so why not check out or jhr University or High-School pages to see if your school already has a jhr Chapter. If your school doesn't have one, why not start one up?

If you have any questions, please view the FAQs: Volunteeering in the FAQs section.

Please fill out the below form to apply for future volunteer opportunities. Fields marked with a * are required.

1. Are you a Student:
Are you currently a: University student
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If you are a student, which school/institute are you attending?:
If you are a student, what programme(s)?:
If you are a student, what grade/level?:
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Do you have experience in the not-for-profit world? If so, please list organizations you have worked for or volunteered with:
Do you have access to a car?: Yes
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14. Are you in any way connected to African diaspora communities in your home town?: Yes
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15. Are there any additional skills or experience you would like to mention:
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16b. Other, please list:
17. What are your reasons for volunteering with JHR? What would you like to get out of the experience? Your answer helps us to match your skills with our needs:

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jhr travels to Africa with Editor of the Toronto Star

jhrs International Programs Director Rachel Pulfer recently spent three weeks traveling though Ghana and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the Editor of the Toronto Star, Michael Cooke. Cooke conducted three workshops in Ghana and four workshops in the DRC on topics such as freedom of the press, investigative journalism and good governance. His workshops were attended by three hundred journalists, journalism students, editors and publishers.

Click here to read Rachel's article.

jhr to send 40 more young Canadians to Africa

In collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), jhr will be sending 40 interns to work with and learn from jhr’s media partners in Malawi and Ghana over the next two years. The internship program serves as a way to give Canadian youth work experience in developing countries. The first group of interns depart in early July, with placements in Star Radio, the Daily Times and Capital Radio in Malawi and Critical TV and the Daily Guide in Ghana.

Social Media is transforming jhr! Get involved!

Social media is completely transforming the media landscape and jhr believes that it can be actively used to spread human rights awareness and incite change. We need you to consume, share, and encourage the production of rights media by blogging, tweeting, or sharing on Facebook, stories which have the real potential to change lives. Where and how do you start?

Click here to find out.
FEATURED JOURNALIST
Sarah Bomkapre Kamara
Works for:
Cotton Tree News, Freetown
Country: Sierra Leone
Trained by: Marie-Jo Proulx

Sarah is a radio reporter, producer, and presenter with Cotton Tree News, a project of Fondation Hirondelle, housed in the mass communication department at Fourah Bay College. She is also a regular contributor to the school's Radio Mount Aureol. As part of the jhr fellowship program, she produced a series on the difficulties disabled persons face when trying to access higher education. After she graduates, Sarah would like to work in electronic media as a human rights investigative journalist.
FEATURED jhr CHAPTER
jhr Denison High School
City: Newmarket, Ontario
Started: September 2008
President: Evan Hoyle
Vice President: Gemerdine Maravilla
Recent Event(s): Speak Silence

On November 26 jhr Denison High School participated in Speak Silence, taking a vow of silence from 7am to 4:30pm to raise awareness about those in the world who do not have a voice. The event was a huge success, raising over $650! For more information about the jhr high school program email highschools@jhr.ca.
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