Girl Child Education

More details will be provided at a later stage.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms or a house provided by the host Community.

This shall be arranged by the volunteers prior to their travel to Kenya and volunteers should open up on health issues to enable KVDA to effectively serve them.

Before the orientation date the volunteers will be met at the Nairobi airport subject to provision of full flight details and guided to suitable accommodation.

The rates will be as follows (per night)
Bed only - Euro 7
Bed and breakfast - Euro 10
Bed, breakfast and dinner - Euro 12
Bed, breakfast, lunch and dinner - Euro 15

KVDA provides locally available foodstuffs and the volunteers prepare their own meals in turns. However, volunteers are encouraged to showcase their food culture during the culture night for every nationality represented at the project and welcome them to carry exotic foodstuffs for the occasion to enhance cultural diversity.

It is an offence to smoke in public places in Kenya and it attracts heavy penalties for offenders. If you are a smoker, ask for designated areas where you can smoke while you are in Kenya.

Airport Transfer - Two-way transfer on entry to Kenya and exit after the project from KVDA Residence - Euro 30.
Participation fees - Caters for camp exploration, preparatory meetings, subsistence for volunteers and KVDA administrative costs - Euro 200.
Orientation - Information about Kenya and respective projects, volunteers expectations team building, confidence and problem solving games, slum visit, North South relations, candid talk and history of volunteering -Euro 30.
Transport - Fares to and from workcamp site regardless of distance. - Euro 40

Euro 300

If volunteers wish to join two consecutive 3 weeks projects with KVDA, the total amount of fees will be of 450 EURO.

KVDA OPTIONAL PROGRAMMES

- KVDA organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of interest that is all-inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guide
KVDA educational tours and Kiswahili teaching program will be held before, in the middle or at the end of the project. Volunteers who are interested should inform KVDA in advance for planning purposes.
- Educational tour costs Euro 100 per day per person and the minimum is 3-day package that will take volunteers to spectacular sites in Maasai Mara National Park at the cost of Euro 300. There are possibilities for volunteers to undertake 8-day educational tour trip to beholding sites of interest in Kenya. Detailed schedule with variety of tour packages will be provided upon request.
- Educational tour is an optional package and motivated to offer a unique opportunity for volunteers, spectacular than what tourism offers.
- Proceeds from the KVDA educational tour, is ploughed back to support community development initiatives.
- Interested volunteers should make the application in good time before they arrive in Kenya and those who will be already in Kenya should contact the Secretariat in good time for appropriate arrangements.

- Kiswahili teaching program is tailor-made to suit volunteers' preferences and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in Eastern Africa.
- 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to capture the quench for thirst among the volunteers and this will nurture the work ethic that is badly missing in the contemporary world.
- An additional fee of Euro 200 is charged for the Kiswahili program that could be undertaken either before or after the project.

Environment Conservation

More details will be provided at a later stage.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms or a house provided by the host Community.

This shall be arranged by the volunteers prior to their travel to Kenya and volunteers should open up on health issues to enable KVDA to effectively serve them.

Before the orientation date the volunteers will be met at the Nairobi airport subject to provision of full flight details and guided to suitable accommodation.

The rates will be as follows (per night)
Bed only - Euro 7
Bed and breakfast - Euro 10
Bed, breakfast and dinner - Euro 12
Bed, breakfast, lunch and dinner - Euro 15

KVDA provides locally available foodstuffs and the volunteers prepare their own meals in turns. However, volunteers are encouraged to showcase their food culture during the culture night for every nationality represented at the project and welcome them to carry exotic foodstuffs for the occasion to enhance cultural diversity.

It is an offence to smoke in public places in Kenya and it attracts heavy penalties for offenders. If you are a smoker, ask for designated areas where you can smoke while you are in Kenya.

Airport Transfer - Two-way transfer on entry to Kenya and exit after the project from KVDA Residence - Euro 30.
Participation fees - Caters for camp exploration, preparatory meetings, subsistence for volunteers and KVDA administrative costs - Euro 150.
Orientation - Information about Kenya and respective projects, volunteers expectations team building, confidence and problem solving games, slum visit, North South relations, candid talk and history of volunteering -Euro 30.
Transport - Fares to and from workcamp site regardless of distance. - Euro 40

Euro 250

If volunteers wish to join two consecutive 3 weeks projects with KVDA, the total amount of fees will be of 450 EURO.

KVDA OPTIONAL PROGRAMMES

- KVDA organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of interest that is all-inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guide
KVDA educational tours and Kiswahili teaching program will be held before, in the middle or at the end of the project. Volunteers who are interested should inform KVDA in advance for planning purposes.
- Educational tour costs Euro 100 per day per person and the minimum is 3-day package that will take volunteers to spectacular sites in Maasai Mara National Park at the cost of Euro 300. There are possibilities for volunteers to undertake 8-day educational tour trip to beholding sites of interest in Kenya. Detailed schedule with variety of tour packages will be provided upon request.
- Educational tour is an optional package and motivated to offer a unique opportunity for volunteers, spectacular than what tourism offers.
- Proceeds from the KVDA educational tour, is ploughed back to support community development initiatives.
- Interested volunteers should make the application in good time before they arrive in Kenya and those who will be already in Kenya should contact the Secretariat in good time for appropriate arrangements.

- Kiswahili teaching program is tailor-made to suit volunteers' preferences and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in Eastern Africa.
- 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to capture the quench for thirst among the volunteers and this will nurture the work ethic that is badly missing in the contemporary world.
- An additional fee of Euro 200 is charged for the Kiswahili program that could be undertaken either before or after the project.

Eastern Province in Igembe North - 6 hrs drive from Nairobi

8th April 2011

Environmental conservation

English

LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL
The School is situated 1 Km from Mutuati Market, along Mutuati-Antubetwe-Maura Road. The School is in Kabachi location, Mutuati division, Igembe North District in Eastern Province.

STAFF
The School has two teachers employed by Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) and five employed by the Parents. The non-teaching staff includes, two cooks, a secretary and watchman all employed by the School

ENROLMENT
Currently the School has a population of 157 students from form one to form four; 79 boys and 78 girls

PHYSICAL FACILITIES
There are two permanent classrooms in use and two more of the same type under construction , 6 pit latrines and a small semi-permanent kitchen, 5 hectares of land un-fenced, water tank with storage capacity of 11, 000 litres

WATER SUPPLY
The School obtains water from Tuuru Water supply, a Catholic Diocese of Meru project. In addition water harvesting from rainfall supplements the overall supply.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES REQUIRED
Science laboratory, administration block, another classroom to accommodate the second form one class, perimeter fence, electricity, computer laboratory, dining hall, teachers’ houses and school bus

BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY
a) Provision of Secondary school education at low cost. The School does not charge School fees under the free Secondary School education program finance by the Government of Kenya.
b) Raising literacy levels in the community
c) Reducing crime rate and other social evils rampant among the youth who drop out of School
d) Job creation for the community members when the School expands

BACKGROUND MKAMATHI SECONDARY SCHOOL
Nkamathi Secondary School was started as a community educational project in the year 2007. The main objective was to help children from needy families acquire Secondary school education at affordable cost. Earlier, it had been realized that bright children were leaving school after Primary School level and such youths were turning to crime, drug and alcohol abuse among other evils spurned out of frustration and loss of direction in life.

In view of these, community members held a meeting, raised money and started the School in one of the classrooms of Mkamathi Primary School. The first form one class had 29 students. In 2008, when the second class was admitted, the School re-located and occupied Nkamathi Special School unit classrooms. In September 2008, the current Principal was posted to the School by the Teachers’ Service Commission and by this time the School had enrolled 72 students. The first Board of Governors was appointed the same year. In 2009, the first two permanent classrooms were constructed with the assistance from Igembe North Constituency Development Fund and these were built on a piece of land donated by Nkamathi village community and two more classrooms are under construction in 2010.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
The stark reality on climate change has impacted negatively on livelihoods, rendering communities destitute, devoid of nature; as human beings and wildlife compete for resources; eventually dealing deadly blow on the eco-system. Never than before, is the reality sinking in at the moment as witnessed by persistent drought, erratic rains and untold natural disaster occasioned by the sudden change of climate.
It becomes imperative to champion the cause of tree planting and sensitization of environmentally friendly practices that are paramount to the safeguard nature, its endowments and posterity. Environmental conservation campaigns will put into consideration the big gap occasion by commercial ventures and compromises entered by state and non-state actors that gravely compromise the efforts to reduce the emission of dangerous fumes with impunity. It is incumbent upon all the player to be pro-active in efforts to green mother nature and be educated on what it takes to safeguard the interests of posterity; including the urgent need for civic education to trickle down to the Schooled and un-schooled masses in society to appreciate the impact of the environment on our daily lives.

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Mondays to Fridays. They will be involved in awareness campaigns, construction of classrooms, brick making and home visits.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms at the school with two separate rooms for male and female. This will be in a workcamp set up where there are no beds and they will sleep on the floor on their mats and sleeping bags to experience complexities of development challenges in rural Kenya.
Volunteers with special needs like those who are physically challenged should alert KVDA on application so that efforts are made to accommodate them appropriately.

Volunteers participating in this project will be required to pay Euros 300 for a package of three weeks and this will include Airport Pick Up and drop off after the work camp, one day full board accommodation during the orientation day, fares to the project and back, food, facilitation, certificate of participation and will cater for Administrative costs as well.

KISWAHILI TRAINING PROGRAM {optional}:Kiswahili training program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preference and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in East Africa and nowadays taught in prestigious Universities in the world. The 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to quench for thirst among volunteers. Those willing to participate in the program should inform KVDA at least two weeks before arrival.
Charges - Euros 200 all inclusive

KVDA Organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of Interest and the fees charged is all inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guiding. This will be held before or after the work camp and those who wish to participate should make the application at least two weeks before arrival to enable KVDA put its act together. 10% of the income from the Educational Tours is used to support community projects.
Due to an increase in the park fees by Kenya Wild Life Service, the following are the charges with effect from 1st January 2011.

3 days tour to Masaai Mara National Park – 350 Euros
4th day tour to Lake Nakuru an extra 150 Euros
Nairobi National park (One Day) - 150 Euros
Bomas of Kenya - 100 Euros

Situated in Mt. Kenya region- 4 hrs drive from Nairobi

3rd May 2011

Rehabilitation

English

Embu ethnic group are the founding community of Mount Kenya region but the smallest in population with approximately 400, 000 inhabitants who occupy Embu East and Embu West districts.

The Credo Children’s Centre- Kiaragana is a charitable children’s institution dedicated to protection and care mainly to children from the streets, orphaned and those who are vulnerable from within and outside Embu community who find themselves in susceptible situations that put their lives and their future at risk. The institution endeavours to facilitate rehabilitation through provision of education, care and protection in a humane and loving environment in which the children under its care can thrive to become mature and responsible adults. This is made possible through the support of its parent organization THE CREDO FOUNDATION in conjunction with donors, sponsor, volunteers and other well wishers.

The institution is the brain child of the chairman CREDO FOUNDATION Mtumishi, Augustine Njeru Kathangu. His vision to provide an alternative life for the street children and others, who have been deprived of their basic rights, was actualized in 1996 when the land owners of the old Kiaragana market agreed to lease the plots and through a work camp organized by Mr. Kathangu himself involving local and international volunteers, and the centre started. The owners of the said old market plots later agreed to sell the land to Credo- Foundation.
Since then the home has managed to change the lives of many children. The institution is run by a committee identified by Credo Foundation board of trustees whose secretary is the center’s manager also appointed by the said Board of trustees. The current manager Mr. Perminus Njue has been running the centre since the year 2000 and has ably steered it with the help of the Foundation Chairman and the centre committee to its current state.

REHABILITATION
Caused change of behaviour and attitude from that is undesirable to that which is desirable. This programme was developed in cognition that quite a number of children cannot attain normal growth into adulthood, either due to lack of commitment and good will on the part of parents/guardians, or the absence of an environment conducive for the proper development.
To achieve this, the following steps need to be taken...

(i) Conduct investigations, collect data and compile reports complete with recommendations on all the children admitted to the centre or have the potential for admission with a view to establishing how best to assist them.
(ii) Ensure that all the children residing at the centre are committed fully by their parents/guardians and recommended by provincial administration and church ministers from their home areas with the aim of presenting them later to the children magistrate’s court for committal documents to the centre.
(iii) Create an active link between the parents/guardians and the child to ensure that the child will eventually be absolved back to the family.
(iv) Provide the child with the entire basic essentials as an individual and instill a sense of responsibility.
(v) Monitor physical growth and learning progress and make the necessary recommendations and follow ups.

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Mondays to Fridays. They will be involved with members of the community on physical activities at the Children Center alongside together with several other educational activities as enumerated above including community visits and adaptation to challenges of development.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms at the school with two separate rooms for male and female. This will be in a work camp set up where there are no beds and they will sleep on the floor on their mats and sleeping bags to experience complexities of development challenges in rural Kenya.
Volunteers with special needs like those who are physically challenged should alert KVDA on application so that efforts are made to accommodate them appropriately.

Volunteers participating in this project will be required to pay Euros 300 for a package of three weeks and this will include Airport Pick Up and drop off after the work camp, one day full board accommodation during the orientation day, fares to the project and back, food, facilitation, certificate of participation and will cater for Administrative costs as well.

KISWAHILI TRAINING PROGRAM {optional}:Kiswahili training program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preference and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in East Africa and nowadays taught in prestigious Universities in the world. The 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to quench for thirst among volunteers. Those willing to participate in the program should inform KVDA at least two weeks before arrival.
Charges - Euros 200 all inclusive

KVDA Organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of Interest and the fees charged is all inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guiding. This will be held before or after the work camp and those who wish to participate should make the application at least two weeks before arrival to enable KVDA put its act together. 10% of the income from the Educational Tours is used to support community projects.
Due to an increase in the park fees by Kenya Wild Life Service, the following are the charges with effect from 1st January 2011.

3 days tour to Masaai Mara National Park – 350 Euros
4th day tour to Lake Nakuru an extra 150 Euros
Nairobi National park (One Day) - 150 Euros
Bomas of Kenya - 100 Euros

Equator Region - 8 hrs drive from Nairobi

6th June 2011

Drug Abuse

English

The community is located along the equator line. It consists of Luhya speaking people. Poverty levels are high due unemployment with high rate of school drop outs due to early pregnancy and drug abuse. Maseno University which is a centre of excellence in training and research around the world is located astride the equator. The inhabitants are agriculturalists and grow maize, beans and groundnuts for food crop.

Emukhuya Primary School is located in the Western part of Kenya. The school was founded in 1983 through the community’s initiative. Currently the school has a population of 269 pupils i.e. 139 boys and 130. Currently the school has 40 orphans of which 19 are boys and 21 girls. The school captures the motto “discipline and hard work leads to success”.

DRUG ABUSE
Drug abuse is a major issue in the western part of Kenya and goes hand in hand with poverty. During the ancient period, most African practices had strict values and structures around alcohol and drug abuse. This was meant only for the elders.
Recently, drug and substance abuse is a major hindrance to development in this area. All categories of the population, from the youth to the old, men to women are affected. There is for instance widespread abuse of Cannabis Sativa. Recently the use of Mandraz and morphine derivates by students is on the increase. Chang’aa drinking and tobacco smoking is also on the increase among the youth. This has impacted negatively on education, social behaviour and health. It has also led to low levels of engagement in positive economic activities.
Volunteers will be required to join hands with the community in addressing the issue of drug abuse.

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Mondays to Fridays. They will be involved in awareness campaigns, construction of classrooms, brick making and home visits.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms at the school with two separate rooms for male and female. This will be in a workcamp set up where there are no beds and they will sleep on the floor on their mats and sleeping bags to experience complexities of development challenges in rural Kenya.
Volunteers with special needs like those who are physically challenged should alert KVDA on application so that efforts are made to accommodate them appropriately.

Volunteers participating in this project will be required to pay Euros 300 for a package of three weeks and this will include Airport Pick Up and drop off after the work camp, one day full board accommodation during the orientation day, fares to the project and back, food, facilitation, certificate of participation and will cater for Administrative costs as well.

KISWAHILI TRAINING PROGRAM {optional}:Kiswahili training program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preference and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in East Africa and nowadays taught in prestigious Universities in the world. The 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to quench for thirst among volunteers. Those willing to participate in the program should inform KVDA at least two weeks before arrival.
Charges - Euros 200 all inclusive

KVDA Organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of Interest and the fees charged is all inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guiding. This will be held before or after the work camp and those who wish to participate should make the application at least two weeks before arrival to enable KVDA put its act together. 10% of the income from the Educational Tours is used to support community projects.
Due to an increase in the park fees by Kenya Wild Life Service, the following are the charges with effect from 1st January 2011.

3 days tour to Masaai Mara National Park – 350 Euros
4th day tour to Lake Nakuru an extra 150 Euros
Nairobi National park (One Day) - 150 Euros
Bomas of Kenya - 100 Euros

Lake Victoria Region, 9 hrs drive from Nairobi

9th July 2011

CIVIC EDUCATION

English and Spanish

The community consists of Maragoli speaking tribe which is a dialect of the Luhya language. Farming and soil erosion management is an integral part of the community. It is located on the Kisumu-Kakamega highway providing good potential to access to urban centres and towns. Poverty levels are very high in this community as it has the highest population of the Luhya people.

Mkombozi Chanzu Ingidi Friends Secondary School is a school initiated by the Friends Church to promote the literacy levels in the local community and thus promote and improve the competitive nature of the youth especially from the local community with other youths across the country. The school was established in February 2009 to offer educational support community children who had just finished primary school education. At the moment the school has 44 students of which 25 are girls and 19 are boys. It stands on a 2 1/2 acreage of land and in order to pave way for its establishment 4800 tea bushes were removed for construction of more school building and indication of how the community members have valued the education of their children. The construction is on going which is aimed at providing a better learning atmosphere to the students. The school has four teachers at the moment.

CIVIC EDUCATION
The community requires to be empowered on themes like, nation building, democracy, good governance, constitutionalism and human rights. People are ignorant. They do not know their rights and reason why awareness should be created so as to empower the community. Political influence has been a major challenge as people vote for the big fish who give out handouts to them. The community needs to be encouraged to participate as Kenyan citizens at the grassroots level. There will be a work shop on training of trainers, who thereafter will disseminate the knowledge to the people at the grassroots level.

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Mondays to Fridays. Volunteers will be involved in construction of classrooms, planting trees, culture talks, workshop on civic education as well as go for home visits in the local community.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms at the school with two separate rooms for male and female. This will be in a workcamp set up where there are no beds and they will sleep on the floor on their mats and sleeping bags to experience complexities of development challenges in rural Kenya.
Volunteers with special needs like those who are physically challenged should alert KVDA on application so that efforts are made to accommodate them appropriately.

Volunteers participating in this project will be required to pay Euros 300 for a package of three weeks and this will include Airport Pick Up and drop off after the work camp, one day full board accommodation during the orientation day, fares to the project and back, food, facilitation, certificate of participation and will cater for Administrative costs as well.

KISWAHILI TRAINING PROGRAM {optional} :Kiswahili training program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preference and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in East Africa and nowadays taught in prestigious Universities in the world. The 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to quench for thirst among volunteers. Those willing to participate in the program should inform KVDA at least two weeks before arrival.
Charges - Euros 200 all inclusive.

KVDA Organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of Interest and the fees charged is all inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guiding. This will be held before or after the work camp and those who wish to participate should make the application at least two weeks before arrival to enable KVDA put its act together. 10% of the income from the Educational Tours is used to support community projects.
Due to an increase in the park fees by Kenya Wild Life Service, the following are the charges with effect from 1st January 2011.

3 days tour to Masaai Mara National Park – 350 Euros
4th day tour to Lake Nakuru an extra 150 Euros
Nairobi National park (One Day) - 150 Euros
Bomas of Kenya - 100 Euros

Masaai Mara Region, 9 hrs drive from Nairobi

9th July 2011

CIVIC EDUCATION

English

The community consists of Kuria speaking ethnic group. The Kuria people are mainly agriculturalists and pastoralist, with the Kenyan Kurians leaning towards agriculture and the Tanzanian Kurians more towards pastoralism. The Kuria are closely related to the Kisii people of Kenya both in language and physique. They are said to have been a one people until a vicious attack by the Maasai in the early 19th century scattered both populations in different directions. This apartness has led to the formation of distinct dialects which are clearly understood by both peoples. The Kuria people are divided into about 16 "sub tribes"
The local community used to walk several kilometers before they could access a health facility as a result most of them lost their lives due to this. The area is one of the hard ship areas in Kenya and the dispensary is understaffed hence a load to the doctor in charge who has the responsibility to ensure that all community members are served with quality services. Since the establishment of the institution it has enabled many of the community members to be involved in productive activities thus ensuring that their children are able to attend school due to good health.

Institution initiated by the community members. It serves both the Masaai and Kuria. The local community used to walk several kilometers away before they could access a health facility as a result most of them lost their lives due to this. Since the establishment of the institution it has enabled many of the community members to be involved in productive activities thus ensuring that their children are able to attend school due to good health. The health institution also offers an opportunity where the community members come together to enhance the process of implementation of community development activities and thus champion on a common course that is to improve the living standards of the local community members.

PROMOTE GOOD PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES
The shift from nomadism to pastoralism by the Masaai has brought about new health problems including escalation in sanitation related, infant childhood and water diseases.
Access to health care both physically and culturally poses a critical issue for the predominantly rural population. 80% of the community is still dependent on herbal medicine which remains an important source of treatment for particularly the rural folk. Kenya is now developing a health provision strategy to incorporate herbal medicine in its strategy although this is being challenged by health providers.
The volunteers will join hands with the community in promoting good health practices through workshops at the health centre and home visits.

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Mondays to Fridays. Volunteers will be involved in awareness campaigns on good health practices, planting trees, cleaning the hospital, talks on prevention measures as well as go for home visits in the local community.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms at the school with two separate rooms for male and female. This will be in a workcamp set up where there are no beds and they will sleep on the floor on their mats and sleeping bags to experience complexities of development challenges in rural Kenya.
Volunteers with special needs like those who are physically challenged should alert KVDA on application so that efforts are made to accommodate them appropriately.

Volunteers participating in this project will be required to pay Euros 300 for a package of three weeks and this will include Airport Pick Up and drop off after the work camp, one day full board accommodation during the orientation day, fares to the project and back, food, facilitation, certificate of participation and will cater for Administrative costs as well.

KISWAHILI TRAINING PROGRAM {optional} :Kiswahili training program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preference and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in East Africa and nowadays taught in prestigious Universities in the world. The 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to quench for thirst among volunteers. Those willing to participate in the program should inform KVDA at least two weeks before arrival.
Charges - Euros 200 all inclusive

KVDA Organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of Interest and the fees charged is all inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guiding. This will be held before or after the work camp and those who wish to participate should make the application at least two weeks before arrival to enable KVDA put its act together. 10% of the income from the Educational Tours is used to support community projects.
Due to an increase in the park fees by Kenya Wild Life Service, the following are the charges with effect from 1st January 2011.

3 days tour to Masaai Mara National Park – 350 Euros
4th day tour to Lake Nakuru an extra 150 Euros
Nairobi National park (One Day) - 150 Euros
Bomas of Kenya - 100 Euros

Kakamega Forest Area, 10 hrs drive from Nairobi

9th July 2011

Environmental Conservation

English

The inhabitants are Luhya speaking people of western Kenya. Their major economic activity is fishing and farming. Kakamega Forest is the main tourist destination in the area. Another tourist attraction is the crying stone. It is a high rock dome resembling a human figure whose eyes drop water. It is located along the high way of Kisumu. Poverty levels in this community are very high but the community is one of the most interesting contestants in the country with scholars abandoning lecture halls to campaign for parliamentary seats.

The school was started by the community in 1957. It has 312 Boys, 334 girls, 16 classes and 11 teachers. It captures the philosophy “Discipline and unity lead to success. The school was started so as to enable students’ access quality education.

ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION
Environmental conservation entails proper use of resources. It is the practice of protecting the environment due to the pressures in population and technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded. Volunteers will sensitize the community on why they should place restraint on activities that cause environment degradation.

Kakamega area receives a very high amount of annual precipitation and contains Kakamega Forest, a preserve which is a remnant of a rainforest that stretched west through Uganda. As a rainforest, the canopy of the trees has grown into a thin mesh of interlocking top branches that block most sunlight from reaching the ground below, resulting in less vegetation at the ground level. With few bushes along the darkened forest floor, the main obstacle is ancient fallen tree trunks blocking the paths between the standing trees. More than 400 species of birds have been found in the Kakamega rainforest. The many song birds fill the air with various birdcalls.

Kakamega is also home to Africa's largest and most aggressive cobra, the Kakamega forest cobra. Reputed by locals to spend a lot of time in the trees, stories abound of fearsome attacks on unsuspecting passers-by. Other snakes in the area include the forest adder, black mamba, and the green mamba.
Volunteers will sensitize the community on why they should place restraint on activities that cause environment degradation and also advocate for strategies for a sustainable use of the forest which is a tourist attraction.

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Mondays to Fridays. They will be involved in guiding and counseling, sports, drama, planting trees, soil conservation, brick making and home visits.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms at the school with two separate rooms for male and female. This will be in a workcamp set up where there are no beds and they will sleep on the floor on their mats and sleeping bags to experience complexities of development challenges in rural Kenya.
Volunteers with special needs like those who are physically challenged should alert KVDA on application so that efforts are made to accommodate them appropriately.

Volunteers participating in this project will be required to pay Euros 300 for a package of three weeks and this will include Airport Pick Up and drop off after the work camp, one day full board accommodation during the orientation day, fares to the project and back, food, facilitation, certificate of participation and will cater for Administrative costs as well.

KISWAHILI TRAINING PROGRAM {optional}:Kiswahili training program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preference and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in East Africa and nowadays taught in prestigious Universities in the world. The 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to quench for thirst among volunteers. Those willing to participate in the program should inform KVDA at least two weeks before arrival.
Charges - Euros 200 all inclusive.

KVDA Organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of Interest and the fees charged is all inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guiding. This will be held before or after the work camp and those who wish to participate should make the application at least two weeks before arrival to enable KVDA put its act together. 10% of the income from the Educational Tours is used to support community projects.
Due to an increase in the park fees by Kenya Wild Life Service, the following are the charges with effect from 1st January 2011.

3 days tour to Masaai Mara National Park – 350 Euros
4th day tour to Lake Nakuru an extra 150 Euros
Nairobi National park (One Day) - 150 Euros
Bomas of Kenya - 100 Euros