Media & Design Internship at Environmental NGO in Cape Town

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Gain practical design, photography, and video experience at a fast-growing environmental NGO

Are you an innovative graphic designer or someone with a passion for photography or making videos? Are you looking for some valuable work experience? We have an exciting Media and Design internship in Cape Town with a dynamic environmental nonprofit.

Greenpop is a young but fast-growing organization that runs tree planting and eco-education projects in Southern Africa. They also activate large groups of people and involve them in their green mission. With their strong focus on well-designed and original communications material, Greenpop often looks for graphic designers, photographers, or filmmakers to join their team and contribute to its message of sustainability. You’ll get heaps of experience in design and art direction, while being part of a high-energy group of people achieving great things.

The ideal time for interns to join is from February through May, with a strong preference for those who can be in Cape Town during the lead-up to the annual Reforest Fest, held over Easter weekend. Interns are expected to attend this event and actively participate as a volunteer. August through September is also a key period, particularly for those interested in contributing to Arbour Day activities.

ORGANIZATION

Greenpop is a nonprofit organization that runs urban greening, reforestation, and eco-education projects. Based in Cape Town, Greenpop plants trees and creates gardens at schools in underprivileged areas and works to regenerate indigenous forests throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. And as part of their mission to encourage a treevolution, the organization has a strong focus on activating people – both Africans and people from around the world – to participate in their projects.

Greenpop is motivated by the vision of a world in which people and nature thrive together. They aim to empower the public to get active (not anxious) about the future of our planet.

Their programs:

1. Urban greening: concentrate on planting fynbos gardens and trees in urban spaces and run school-based eco-education workshops in marginalized communities. It also aims to create biodiversity corridors across Cape Town.
2. Forest restoration: plants trees, clears alien vegetation, and works with communities to protect indigenous forests, restore degraded forest areas, and increase biodiversity.
3. Sustainable development and environmental art projects on an ad hoc basis: these give communities tools to improve their lives while effectively managing their natural resources and create public art and music which brings awareness to local environmental issues.
4. Events: experiential and educational events. Think of interactive educational workshops on a variety of environmental, entrepreneurial and leadership topics for school groups, corporate teams and the general public. They aim to equip people with the skills they need to get active (not anxious) about the future of our planet.

TASKS & REQUIreMENTS

As Greenpop actively engages large audiences, they put a strong emphasis on having well-designed communication material, and they often have a need for photography, videography, graphic design interns or volunteers to join their team.

In this internship, there is no physical office, as the team in Cape Town operates on a hybrid work model. As an intern, you will spend two days per week in-person, which includes 1.5 days working directly with your supervisor and a half-day at the Greenpop Nursery. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to participate in Garden Days or other events happening while you’re on the ground. The remaining three days each week will be spent working remotely.

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