Familiarity with the Bemba or Nyanja languages is desired. Bosnia Our first group of Volunteers has recently arrived in Bosnia. The Volunteers will be working with NGOs, international aid organizations and municipal governments in assignments ranging from economic development to agriculture to urban planning. We anticipate sending a second group of 10 to 12 Volunteers in late August. RPCVs and Volunteers who are closing their service in other Slavic language-speaking countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
All assignments are for six months.
A humanitarian NGO, HO Altius, in Sarajevo, has requested a Volunteer to provide consulting services for new small businesses, especially regarding e-commerce opportunities, marketing, and development of business plans. Additionally, the Volunteer would provide organizational assistance and Web-site development to Altius staff to help with their financial sustainability. Bosnian Handicrafts, a local NGO with a separate commercial trading arm, has requested a Volunteer to work with their designer, quality control manager, and sampling unit in Tuzla to create two children's collections and a home furnishings collection for presentation at several Children's Club and International Trade Shows in North America in late 2001 and early 2002. Duties include design work, help in costing and pricing new products, advice on trend and color information, and suggestions on product development, information on requirements of U.S. markets, ways of improving the quality of raw materials, and working with Bosnian Handicrafts on developing promotional materials for the shows. The Volunteer should have work experience in designing children's clothing and household goods for the U.S. market and preferably experience in hand-knitted products.