One Acre Fund is a start-up initiative in Kenya which works with persistently hungry farm families. Instead of giving handouts to families, One Acre invests in farm families to generate a permanent gain in farm income.
Its "investment bundle" includes education, financing, inputs, and export market access. Our program is designed to be usable by the extreme poor, and generates a permanent, 100%+ gain in farm income.
Qualifications:
Please do NOT respond unless you fit these criteria:
Strong work experiences. Examples include professional work experience, or some kind of successful entrepreneurial experience (e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, leading a conference, starting a business, peace corps).
Leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
Top-performing undergraduate background (include GPA and test scores on your resume).
No ego or drama. We are all stable people who are fun to be around. We are looking for others that combine strong leadership skills with a humble approach to service.
A willingness to commit to living in rural areas of East Africa for at least two years, and ideally demonstrated experience working in the developing world.
Nice to have: Kiswahili a plus, Kinyrwandan or French a plus. English required.
Ability to cook/ laugh/ extraordinary patience – all desirable.
