Volunteer for a startup restoring land and empowering rural African communities 🌳

Rural Watch Africa Initiative (RUWAI) We restore degraded landscapes and empower rural communities with sustainable agriculture, beekeeping, and green livelihoods.

RUWAI tackles the urgent, interconnected challenges of deforestation, climate change vulnerability, and rural poverty in Africa. Many rural communities rely on unsustainable practices like slash-and-burn farming and illegal logging, leading to widespread land degradation, soil depletion, and increased desertification. This vulnerability, coupled with limited resources and high unemployment, forces many—especially youth and women—into destructive practices, worsening food insecurity and biodiversity loss, including the rapid decline of critical pollinators like bees.

RUWAI employs a holistic, community-driven solution focusing on Sustainable Agroforestry and Land Restoration through large-scale tree planting and Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). They promote Sustainable Beekeeping to protect pollinators and create an alternative income source, and train smallholder farmers in Climate-Smart Agriculture and regenerative techniques to boost food security. Furthermore, RUWAI focuses on Economic Empowerment by creating green livelihoods through agro-processing, eco-tourism, and microfinance, with a special focus on empowering women. By integrating these strategies, RUWAI restores ecosystems, builds climate resilience, and creates sustainable economic opportunities, ensuring that rural communities and nature can thrive together.

Role (Volunteer, unpaid): Video Editor

Role Description: RUWAI is seeking a passionate and creative Video Editor Volunteer to help tell powerful stories from the field. You will play a key role in transforming raw footage, interviews, and photos into compelling visual content that amplifies community voices, showcases impact, and supports fundraising, advocacy, and outreach efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Edit short- and long-form videos for social media, website, presentations, and donor reports
• Create engaging storytelling content from field footage, interviews, and documentaries
• Add subtitles, transitions, music, and basic motion graphics where appropriate
• Collaborate with the communications team to align videos with RUWAI’s mission and campaigns
• Optimize video content for platforms such as Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook
• Support special campaigns, impact reports, and fundraising initiatives through video content

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proficiency in video editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, etc.)
• Strong storytelling and visual editing skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently
• Interest in social impact, climate action, rural development, or humanitarian work
• Access to a laptop/computer and stable internet connection

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience working with a high-impact nonprofit
• Opportunity to build a strong portfolio with real-world social impact projects
• Visibility and credit for your work across RUWAI’s platforms
• Professional reference and recommendation letter upon successful completion
• The chance to contribute meaningfully to climate action, food security, and community empowerment in Africa

Time Commitment: Volunteer 10+ hours per week for 6+ months remotely 💻

If you want to make change, apply to volunteer with RUWAI!