Volunteer Opportunities and Job Postings

Type: Volunteer 

Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Most duties are remote/home based, with intermittent in-person events occurring in Winnipeg. 

Organization: Right to Learn Afghanistan

Duration:  Permanent 

Apply by: Open until filled

Chapter Overview 

Right to Learn Afghanistan boasts 10 dynamic volunteer chapters nationwide. Our chapters are pivotal in organizing fundraising and awareness events to support Right to Learn’s educational programs for Afghan women and girls, and in spotlighting the human rights crisis in Afghanistan. All those who share our mission to uphold the right to education are warmly welcomed to join our chapters. 

Our chapters undertake a diverse array of initiatives, such as organizing fundraisers, screening films, helping resettle newcomer families, and facilitating community dialogues. They also promote our Breaking Bread program and host Afghan marketplaces (sale of Afghan goods). Some chapters focus on one major fundraiser annually, while others host multiple smaller events throughout the year for fundraising or awareness-raising purposes, with the frequency and nature of these events determined by each chapter’s discretion.

Chapter Chair: Volunteer Duties and Key Responsibilities:

The Manitoba Chapter Chair will lead a small group of well established volunteers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, upon retirement of the longstanding chapter chair. The chair will provide leadership that enables the Chapter to effectively govern itself and to represent Right to Learn Afghanistan at a local level. 

Tasks

• Facilitate communication and coordination between national office and chapter volunteers 
• Chair Chapter meetings (frequency of meetings is at the discretion of the chapter)
• Lead planning processes for the Chapter for events and activities
• Represent the Chapter when needed at the national level, such as during AGMs and our national annual symposium 
• Ensure that Chapter members fairly and accurately represent the organization and its mission
• Actively assist in recruiting and onboarding new chapter members
• Contribute to financial oversight of Chapter finances
• Occasionally be a spokesperson for the Chapter with external stakeholders, such as the media or the public for local events

Preferred qualities/competencies

• Passionate about upholding the fundamental right to education
• Experience in volunteer management and/or event planning
• Leadership abilities 
• Diplomacy and tact
• Knowledgeable and well informed on Right to Learn and relevant issues (or willing to become well informed)
• Organization and planning skills
• Fluency in English language
• Capacity in Dari and/or Pashto languages an asset

Before applying, we request that applicants view the Chapter page of our website and read our Chapter Charter.  After that, we would love to hear from you!

To Apply:

Send an email to  with

• the applicant’s relevant experience;
• why the applicant would like to become a chapter chair;
• other relevant information about the connection to the right to learn; and
• confirmation that the applicant lives in Manitoba (or lives within a reasonable distance to Winnipeg, Manitoba).

Please apply soon, as applications are considered as they are received, via email to:  Please insert the following text in the subject line of your email: “Manitoba Chapter Chair Vacancy.” 

About Right to Learn Afghanistan:

Right to Learn Afghanistan exists to make the right to education a reality for Afghan women and girls. We have supported human rights and education opportunities for girls and women in Afghanistan since 1998 by providing access to quality, gender equitable education. We have trained 10,000 teachers, established 300 libraries and science labs, and established a digital library with tens of thousands of downloads each month.

As of August 2021, Afghanistan became the only country in the world to ban women and girls from receiving an education. Working in partnership with Afghan women, Right to Learn has adapted programs to offer free virtual courses to connect thousands of Afghan women and girls with quality education. Our programs transform lives, promote gender equality, and uphold the right to learn.