LearnAsOne

LearnAsOne is a charity which funds schools in Africa. We strongly believe that our donors deserve to see exactly how their money is spent.

So we share stories, photos and videos from every community we work with and introduce supporters to the children whose lives they are changing.

Photojournalists, writers, camera ops and editors

This creates an ongoing need for experienced (i.e. really good) storytellers to join us on our trips to Africa to document our projects.

We are looking for a photographer, journalist and camera op to help uncover and tell community stories in a very raw form, plus follow-up with the people we met on our previous trips. We also need video editors to edit footage soon after we return to the UK.

A small number of stories and photographs need to be uploaded onto our blog and twitter while we are in Africa. You’ll also be expected to contribute stories for at least six-months after the trip to provide regular content for our supporters. Rawly edited video needs to follow a week or two after the trip and again continue over the next six months. Please take a look at this photo story and the work of volunteers Adam and Brenda to see the type of stories we have told so far.

These opportunities are voluntary and will need to be self-funded.

Next trip – Autumn 2011

We are currently planning a 2 week trip to Zambia in November 2011 or March-May 2012. Costs will be no more than £1,500 if you are flying from the UK. There will be trips every year, so if you can’t make this time free to get in touch too.

How to apply:

Please send an email to our founder Steve at [email protected] with the following information:

• A brief paragraph about your experience. You’ll need a minimum of 5 years experience unless you can demonstrate exceptional examples of your work.
• Good stories need to be told. Please include a paragraph about how you can help to share the stories you discover. Existing relationships with relevant journalists / bloggers is a big plus. The ability to generate awareness is just as important as the quality of the story.
• And please demonstrate your storytelling skills as follows…

Photographers
A link to your portfolio including a photo series which tells a story.

Journalists
A link to articles you’ve had published. Please send me something that tells a story.

Video camera ops/editor
A link to a documentary or storytelling piece you have filmed and edited yourself. Length is not important.

If you are an editor and wish to help shape the films when we return home please get in touch too.

Edit: These positions are very competitive so if you want to apply I cannot stress how important it is to gear your application around storytelling and to include some ideas for content distribution. Without this you are very unlikely to be successful. Thank you!