MTV-Projekte in Kenia: CIVS
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CIVS/MLTV/01-2010 Organization for Health, Education and Research Services (OHERS)
Project type: CBO (Community Based Organization)
Project Description: OHERS is a non profit and non-governmental organization founded in 2001. It is committed to make a substantial contribution in improving the living standards of the target communities. OHERS has identified three crucial social sectors to be the hub of any nation’s socio-economic development and prosperity, namely: Education, Health and Research. These sectors are considered as their core components of focus. The project aims at promoting community based healthcare to improve the health and living conditions of the citizens. It offers research-based community training aiming at the promotion of integrated development activities. The youth is trained in life saving strategies and supported in income generating activities. Also, the community is provided with training and institutional structure for capacity building. Thus, unemployment can be reduced or even avoided. It also establishes and maintains mechanisms for collaboration and networking with other stakeholders to broaden the network of community support.
Location: located in the eastern Part of Nairobi
Nature of work for the volunteer: The volunteer will be involved in conducting research on substainable structures for community developement. Through workshops and promotion activities the community should be mobilized to and sensitized for being responsible for issues that pertain to their health status and socio-economic being. The work will also consist of monitoring and evaluation of strategies, concepts and their implementation as well as documentation of research outcomes, achievements and constraints.
Accomodation: Volunteers will live in a host family in Buruburu, a district of Nairobi, 7km from the project site. The volunteer will go to the project by matatu, the local transportation bus.
Food: Dinner and breakfast will be provided in the host families but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch by their own.
Arrival & Meeting Point: CIVS provides pick up services for volunteers from the Airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
Costs: For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town
CIVS/MLTV/O2/10 IMANI CHILDREN'S HOME
Project Description: The Imani Children’s Home was established to cater for the needs of abandoned babies, orphans, children of imprisoned mothers and those children whose survival has been endangered. Most of the children are either street children who go to the streets to escape poverty or AIDS/HIV orphans. Imani’s goal is to rehabilitate street children and children living under difficult circumstances. Imani does this through the provision of basic needs as food, clothing and shelter, education, counseling and training in various vocations (cooking and baking, dress making and child care). Imani started with only 15 children from the streets of Nairobi. Over the years and with the support of well wishers, the project has expanded. Today it takes care for around 350 children. The Imani Children’s Home in Nairobi consists of two houses, Imani A with babies and Imani B with older children. Other Imani centers are the Imani Malindi and the Imani boy’s preparation house in Ngong.
Location: located in the east of Nairobi, about 10 km from the city centre in an estate called Kayole.
Nature of Work: The work of the volunteer will be alongside other social workers. It will consist of the provision of basic needs like feeding the babies, doing laundry, cooking, serving the children, changing the diapers and taking care for as well playing with them. Volunteers will also be involved in empowering the minors to be self reliant, the promotion of education amongst the children and training kids in creativity.
Accomodation: Volunteers will live in a host family near the CIVS office in Buruburu, a district of Nairobi, 7km from the project site. The volunteer will go to the project by matatu, the local transportation bus.
Food: Breakfast and Dinner is provided by the host family while lunch is provided at the project site.
Costs: For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in NairobiPlease note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfer: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town
Special Remarks: Volunteers are expected to have interest and high motivation in working with children. Any toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
CIVS/MLTV/03/10 TUMAININ FUND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT INTERNATIONAL
Project Description: The Tumainin Fund for Economic Development International (TFEDI) is a project that aims at providing financial and technical advice for people in order to reduce poverty and thus create income for the needy. TFEDI was started in February 2005 with 5 members in Kayole estate in Nairobi. The project offers workshops and trainings for the community to improve business management skills and enhanced developement at a micro enterprise. The organisation has been able to generate KsH 1,200,000 -what equals about 10,900 Euro - through receiving funds from their members. With those resources TFEDI is able to support the local community through church developement projects, entrepreneurships education and training, business advocacy and the provision of micro credits to start up small businesses.
Location: located in the east of Nairobi, about 10 km from the city centre in an estate called Kayole.
Nature of Work: The volunteer will be involved in developing and entering the organizational information data in computer and expanding the Microsoft Access database. The work will include the implementation of reports as profit and losses and the improvement the administration processes by organizing a prper filing system. There will also be working activities outside the office as visiting small-scale business members all around Nairobi and suburbs.
Accomodation: The volunteer will live in a host family near the CIVS office in Buruburu, a district of Nairobi, 7km from the project site. The volunteer will go to the project by matatu, the local public transportation bus.
Food: Dinner and breakfast will be provided in the host families but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch by their own.
Costs: For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in NairobiPlease note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfer: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town
Special Remarks: Volunteers should be interested in accounting and finance, especially micro-financing. Volunteers are required to bring their own personal computers/ Laptops to perform their tasks on time, as the project will not be able to provide one for every volunteer.
CIVS/MLTV/04/10 MELON ORPHAN AND DESTITUDE MINISTRY
Project Description: The Melon Orphan Ministry is a rehabilitation centre and was established in the year 2004 with the aim to support orphans and destitude, vulnerable children in the community. The project was initiated by the Chosen Pentecostal
International Fellowship church (C.P.I.F). Currently the Melon Orphans and Destitude Ministry has a total number of 272 children. In the last months the number has been on the rise due to the current drought. The Melon Orphans and Destitute Ministry offers basic education like writing and reading and primary schooling. It has seven classes; from nursery to class six. As it has no boarding facilities the children live with their own or foster families. The Melon Orphans and Destitute Ministry also provides clothes to the orphans since most of them are very poor.
The staff consists of twenty members who are attached at the orphanage.
Location: The Melon Orphans and Destitute Ministry is located in Rhonda village, in the Nakuru district of the Rift valley province.
Nature of Work: The work will include kitchen work, cooking, serving and washing of dishes, working alongside other social workers in provision of basic needs, promotion of education and teaching and environmental conservation activities. Moreover, volunteers will be involved in empowering the minors to be self-reliant and training them in sporting activities. Volunteers shall also participate in the provision of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease awareness programs as well as the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live in a host family with about 10 minutes walk to the project site.
Food: Breakfast and dinner shall be provided in the host family but the volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special remarks
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CIVS/MLTV/05/10 KYALE SMALL HOME
Project Description: Kyale Small Home is a home and school for physically handicapped children situated in the Eastern part of Kenya. It was established in 1994 by the Catholic diocese of Machakos. The Catholic Church and a primary school surround the home. Currently the home is hosting 20 kids. The children are both girls and boys between ages of 10-19 years who suffer different disabilities from Polio, snake bites, handicapped from birth or during birth and accidents of different causes. Most people speak Kikamba as a native language. Farming is widely practiced for example livestock poultry, small scale farming of maize, beans, coffee, sweet potatoes, bananas and vegetables. Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain is clearly visible from the home. This place has beautiful typical traditional Akamba, old homes made by the Kamba people.
Location: The project site is situated in the Eastern Province of Kenya; in Nunguni village that is about two hours drive from Nairobi.
Nature of Work: The volunteer will have different tasks at the Kyale Small Home. The work includes working alongside the housemother for providing basic needs to the children, work in the home’s kitchen and vegetable garden and help children study and play at home. Volunteers will also work in the promotion of education amongst the children. They will also train the kids in creativity through games and doing handicraft work.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live at the project site.
Food: Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided in the project site where the volunteer will also be living.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring:Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special remarks
· The volunteer should be interested and used to work with children and/or youth who are physically challenged
· The volunteer should also show initiative
CIVS/MLTV/06/10 St. CLARES CHILDREN’S ORPHANAGE
Project Description: St. Clares Children’s Home is an orphanage. The orphanage (formerly known as Mercy Children Home) was established to help address the plight of vulnerable children and the needs of abandoned and orphaned babies who underwent traumata in their young lives. These children are at many times subjects to HIV/AIDS, drug abuse and opportunities for the inhuman child forced labor as well as victims of the post election violence. They lack basic necessities (food, clothing, shelter) and education which is a vital part of their growth. Currently St. Clares Orphanage offers a home to over 60 children.
Location: The project is located in a city called Kisumu in the Nyanza Province, in the Lake Victoria region. The project site is about six hours from Nairobi city.
Nature of Work: The work includes social work in the orphanage, working in the local nursery and with the street children program in Kisumu. Moreover, volunteers will be involved in helping in organizational duties and office work at the orphanage.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live in a host family with about 10 minutes walk to the project site.
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special remarks
- You should have high motivation and like the work with children to implement the objectives of the project.
- You may need communication skills beyond language, so be creative.
CIVS/MLTV/07/10 MAGODO COMPLEX SCHOOL
Project Description: The Magodo Complex School is a High School with the main objective to set and obtain a high standard of academic excellence with good morals to provide a good foundation for social progress in the future. The school has been set up to assist orphans, destitute and less fortunate children attain their dreams through education. Magodo is a Christian school with strict Christian norms and a set of high standards of discipline. The staffs on the other side have made it not only its job, but its obligation to support the intellectual development and aspiration of the student. Thus they help the students to acquire, organize and systematize knowledge and thereby develop the powers of the mind.
Location: The project is located in the Eastern Province of Kenya. It is situated 9 km from Kangundo town, in the suburbs. Kangundo is about one hour from Nairobi city.
Nature of work: The work consists of teaching activities in various subjects, organizing extra-curricular activities and the provision of guiding and counseling services to the students.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live in a host family with about 10 minutes walk to the project site.
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special remarks
· You should be interested in teaching activities or hold a degree in education or equivalent (volunteers seeking for internship are also encouraged to apply)
- Volunteers should be flexible and open minded
CIVS/MLTV/08/10 WATOTO WEMA CHILDREN HOME
Project Description: Watoto Wema Children Home (formerly kwon as Shepherds Orphanage and Educational Center) is a children charitable Organization that deals with provision of care, protection, child rescue, and education of orphans and vulnerable children. Watoto Wema was founded in the year 2004 as a Community based Organization and is registered with the Ministry of Sports Culture and Social Services. Its main aim is to curb the problem of the increasing number of children that were seen loitering within the neighborhood and the surrounding slums. Increased cases of HIV/ AIDS have led to a growing number of orphans. The Children’s Home aims at reducing the number of children loitering in the surrounding slum areas and to protect them from being introduced to prostitution, child abuse, drug dealing, child labour and all other forms of exploitation. The project wants to empower children by giving them basic knowledge to allow them to contribute positively towards their development and to enable them to improve their lives in the future. Guidance and counselling are given so that the children will grow up to have good moral behaviour in society.
Location: The project is located in Nairobi East District, in Kayole estate.
Nature of Work: The work includes kitchen work, cooking, serving and washing of dishes, working alongside other social workers in provision of basic needs, promotion of education and guiding children. Moreover, the volunteers will be involved in empowering the minors to be self-reliant and training them in sporting activities. Volunteers shall also participate in the provision of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease awareness programs as well as the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live in a host family in Buruburu estate in Nairobi, 7 km from the project site.
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special Remarks:
· Volunteers should be interested and used to work with children and youths
CIVS/MLTV/9/10 CANDLE LIGHT ACADEMY
The Candle Light Academy is a school that started in July 2004 with the aim of helping orphaned and destitute children in Kayole Matopeni slums, Eastern part of Nairobi, and its surroundings. The school has 250 pupils from baby class to grade 8 and 11 teaching staffs. Most of the children in the school were not able to get a chance in a governmental school while others were street children. The academy also runs a children home for those children who are orphaned and are in the school so that they can be able to access basic needs and enable them to continue and complete primary school. The school and the home are based on Christian values that will be passed on to the children.
Location: The Candle Light Academy is located in the east of Nairobi, in Kayole estate.
Nature of Work: Volunteers will be involved in teaching students, guidance and counseling as well as playing with the children. Volunteers will also work in the promotion of education amongst the children. They will also train the kids in creativity through games and doing handicraft work.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live in a host family in Buruburu 7km from the project site
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special Remarks
- All volunteers are required to speak English well enough to communicate and carry out the activities.
- Volunteers should be interested in the work with children
CIVS/MLTV/11/10 MAGODO CHILDREN’S HOME
Magodo Children’s Home is a charitable institution for children, which was founded in 1995 to take care of residential vulnerable destitute children and vulnerable orphans’ children. Magodo Children’s Home admits these destitute children and vulnerable orphaned children aged from 1 - 18 years of various backgrounds. The home supports the children by providing shelter, food, clothing, medical care, education, vocational training, rehabilitation, recreation and other social amenities. There also is the Magodo Children's Centre attached to the home which caters for non-residential vulnerable destitute children and vulnerable orphans children. The home also has a school where the children usually go for their studies as well as a feeding program for non-residential vulnerable destitute and vulnerable orphan’s children from Makadara Division Slums, neighborhood slums and Nairobi East District.
Location: The Magodo Children’s Home is located in the east of Nairobi in Makadara division, Uhuru estate. It is in Rabai Road, opposite Jamaa Women’s Maternity Hospital.
Nature of Work: Volunteers will be involved in social work in the children home together with other social workers. This includes teaching in the following areas of the primary curriculum: English, Math, Social studies and Science. Moreover, volunteers should diagnose children’s emotional and educational needs and teach them based on those diagnosed needs. Organizing the classroom and learning resources to create a positive learning environment and office work will be other activities.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live in a host family in Buruburu about 1km from the project site.
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special Remarks:
- All volunteers are required to speak English well enough to communicate and carry out the activities.
- Volunteers should be interested in the work with children and teaching activities.
CIVS/MLTV/12/10 PRAISE GATE CHILDREN’S HOME
Project Description: Praise Gate is a children’s home for former street children, orphans and abandoned babies. Currently, it is home to 38 children, 21 boys and 17 girls, ranging from the age of 1 to the age of 15. The home provides rehabilitation and care to the children in a positive environment. The project started in 1998 as a feeding program in Uhuru Park, Nairobi. The children were also provided with soap and over the counter medicine for their common ailment. After realizing that most of the children needed more than just food, but a place where they could find shelter and have a chance to go to school, Praise Gate Children’s Home was established in December 2001. Because of their background many children suffer from psychological and emotional problems caused by issues as poverty, social disintegrations, violence and (sexual) abuse, loss of parents (often by HIV/AIDS) and other problems rooted in the difficult circumstances of living in most areas of Nairobi. Praise Gate Children’s Home provides a place they can call home.
Location: The project is located in Nairobi West District, Ridgeways.
Nature of Work: The volunteers’ work will include working in the homes small farm, for example planting maize, vegetables, and tomatoes among other food stuffs, cooking for the children, washing the dishes and doing their laundry. They will also be involved in games activities like playing football or acrobatics. Moreover, volunteers will be involved in empowering the minors to be self-reliant and the promotion of education. Training children on creativity like singing, poem reading and writing or origami can be other activities.
Accommodation: The volunteer will live in a host family with about 10 minutes walk to the project site.
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special Remarks
· Volunteers should be interested and used to work with children and youths
· Skills to manage club activities (ex. music, dance, sports, theatre and etc) are an asset
CIVS/MLTV/14/10 FUTURE LEADERS ACADEMY
Project information:The Future Leaders Academy was started in January 2002 to serve as a children’s day care centre, offering pre-primary education to children in the neighborhoods. Many of these children live in disadvantaged conditions being faced by magnitude of problems including poor shelters, lack of food and education, disintegrated families and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In 2002 the organization opened the Primary School section doors having 12 pupils with no pupils in grade 2 and 5 due to resistance from the community who had no value for education. As time progressed the Academy kept their message of Children Education right and by January 2003 they had 40 pupils.
Location: The project is located in Thika, which is in the Central Kenya region.
Nature of Work: The volunteers will be involved in various activities that are carried out in the institution. To eradicate illiteracy and preparing the better futures among the children and youths they will participate in teaching activities. Volunteers will also be involved in an (Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) curriculum to keep the community up to date and to provide a platform for adult education. They will also be involved in sports to make children and the youths socially active as well as to keep them away from drug abuse and other social vices. Therefore, there will also be community projects like cleaning up the markets and the growing of some crops that include cabbages, tomatoes, maize and sweet potatoes.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a host family with about 10 minutes walk to the project.
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special Remarks
- All volunteers are required to speak English well enough to communicate and carry out the activities.
- Volunteers should be interested in the work with children and teaching activities.
CIVS/MLTV/15/10 BLESSINGS CHILDREN HOME
Project information: Blessing Children’s Home was founded to support orphaned and vulnerable children in the society. It was started in June 2007 and currently has a total of 20 children (9 boys and 11 girls) though there are many more such children in the community that need help and assistance. They lack basic necessities (food, clothing, shelter) and education.15 of the children living in the home attend a public primary school at the moment while 5 remain behind with the house mother. The home also has a communal farm where the children do cultivation after school. The community around is very cooperative and therefore enabling the children to be a part of the society.
Location: The project is located in Ruai, which is in the east of Nairobi.
Nature of Work: The sports to make children and the youths socially active as well as to keep them away from drug abuse and other social vices. Therefore, there will also be community projects like cleaning up the markets and the growing of some crops that include cabbages, tomatoes, maize and sweet potatoes.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted with a host family consisting of the woman who is the director of the orphanage and her daughter.
Food: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family but volunteers are expected to cater for the cost of lunch on their own.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town. Also, toys, games, pens, old books and any other thing you may deem necessary are kindly welcomed!
Special Remarks:
- All volunteers are required to speak English well enough to communicate and carry out the activities.
CIVS/MLTV/16/10 ROBINSON ISLAND
Project information:Robinson Island was established in the early 60’s as a marine eco- tourism sanctuary. The sanctuary realized the need for stronger community involvement in the management of natural resources and therefore engaged in numerous conservation activities over the years. Its main focus is on awareness raising and environmental conservation activities in Famosa Bay. Thus, it focuses on the formation of a strong network, which closes information gaps concerning environmental education between individuals, community initiatives and other partners dedicated to sustainable development. In 2000 the sanctuary established a community based organization (CBO) comprised of 48 members of resident community. Thus, Robinson Island is able to spearhead bottom-up interventions in conservation and other development related issues and by doing so, provide a model for indigenous self-determination and empowerment of communities.
Location: The project is located in Fundisa Bay, about 39 km from Malindi.
Nature of Work: The Robinson Island or establishing tree nurseries. Also there will be a lot of data collection work, for example sea-turtle data-collection (DNA-sampling, tagging and mapping) or collecting data from the near-shore weather station. Moreover, the volunteer will contribute in improving the website and establishing a quarterly environmental education newsletter. Also, budget allocations and fundraising for any of the programs, of which all are community-driven will be part of a volunteer/’s task. Other activities include spending time with our tots at the Sanctuary Nursery-School, the school’s improvement of infrastructure, maintenance and overall management, spending time with interested community members and evaluating development strategies.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted at the project site in 6-bed dormitories.
Food: Volunteers will be responsible for food on their own. Volunteers should be aware that the cost of food and accommodation will be about 400 Ksh. Per day.
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 265 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 210 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town.
Special Remarks:
- All volunteers are required to speak English well enough to communicate and carry out the activities.CH
CIVS/MLTV/17/10 KIERENI SECONDARY SCHOOL
Project information: The project is a learning institution for secondary students comprising of 164 students both boys and girls, the school has four classes. The school was established in 1987 by the PCEA church. The institution has eight teachers who have the responsibility to nurture the students to becoming relevant people in the society. It offers educational services which are relevant to the growth of the local community. The school offers boarding facilities to the students to enable them have a clear concentration to their studies in the school. The school offers the volunteers a change to assist in teaching the following subjects; English, Physics and Mathematics. Volunteers will also be involved in sporting activities, drama, music, debating clubs farm work, organizing for language sessions, helping the students in studying, assist in the examination of the students.
Location: The project is located in Chuka District, Kiereni Location, about 250 km from Nairobi.
Nature of Work: Teaching a combination of science subjects and mathematics, organizing, coordinating and participating in extracurricular activities like athletics, football, coordination of clubs in the school like scouting, athletics, drama, music, farm work
Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted at family within the school compound.
Food: All the meals will be catered for at the host family
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town.
Special Remarks:
- All volunteers are required to speak English well enough to communicate and carry out the activities.CH
CIVS/MLTV/18/10 COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS
Project information: The Kakamega rainforest is the only remaining rain forest in Kenya. Due to its isolation from similar forest type, it is the home to many unique and rare animal and plant species. Because of high human population, this has exerted negative pressures on the forest, e.g. illegal logging, charcoal burning, cattle grazing, harvest of medicinal plants and general clearing of the forest for agriculture.
Community Health Volunteers was thus established among other programmes to educate the residents around the forest about its fragile ecosystem and to involve them in its co-existence and preservation, ensuring the forest is cherished as a healthy, unique and diverse ecosystem for and by future generations. The other programmes that the project is involved in the community include: HIV awareness; Jigger eradication; promotion of human rights; Orphan support
Location: The project is located in Kakamega East District in Western Kenya, about 400km from Nairobi.
Nature of Work: The volunteers will be responsible for working together with the group members and the community in realizing the following activities: Establishment of tree nurseries; Kakamega Forest rehabilitation and conservation; School outreach programmes; Capacity building of youths on issues related to HIV/AIDS; Establishment of support groups within the communities; Home based care and involvement in the mobile VCT (Voluntary Counseling and Testing); Awareness creation in the community on sexual and reproductive health.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted at family within the community.
Food: Basic meals will be catered for at the host family
Cost:For your first month of participation, you will be required to pay a contribution of 20,400 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 213 EUR). The contribution for the first month includes fees for Airport transportation and the orientation week. For all months following the monthly contribution will be 15,000 Kenyan Shillings (approx. 165 EUR) per month. The participation fee is to be paid in full and in cash upon your arrival in Nairobi. Please note that CIVS does not accept any other currency than Kenyan Shillings.
Transfers: The volunteer will be picked up at the airport upon arrival as well as brought to the airport for departure.
What to bring: Of course you do not have to bring anything with you but for intercultural exchange it is always interesting for the host family to see pictures of your home country and family or to taste a specialty of your home town.
Special Remarks:
- All volunteers are required to speak English well enough to communicate and carry out the activities.CH