école primaire d’Ywaya

Name: école primaire d’Ywaya
Start: 2017-05-26
End: 2017-12-31
Location: Siaya, Kenya

Kenya Youth activities Education Children Youth activities Education +1 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Ywaya Primary School was founded in 1963, and is a mixed sex school. The boys and girls who attend Ywaya Primary School are between 6 and 16 years old. The school currently has 250 pupils and 11 teachers. The school has its own land with a title deed. It is a government school.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers assist with projects that aim to encourage youth from disadvantaged communities to further their education and personal development. In addition to promoting the importance of education, individuals may be also be encouraged to undertake vocational training where they are able to gain key job skills. Volunteers may create social workshops or run specific skills-based workshops such as language classes, computing, sports, drama or music.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation is provided with a host family. There is shower and tap water at the accommodation, but no electricity.

📍 About the location

Siaya is located in the Western part of Kenya, approximately 8 and a half hours drive from Nairobi. Volunteers will travel to the project site by public transport. The closest Hospital, Markets, Post Office are 5 minutes walk; Banks (ATMs), Internet and other social facilities are located in Siaya Town.

🎒 Leisure activities

Excursions at River Nzoia, fishing activities, playing games with the kids and visiting touristic destinations around the county.

⚠️ Requirements

18 and over. English.

🤝 Meeting point

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi

ℹ️ Additional information

900 Euro for six months and 600 Euros for 3 months

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📅 Available sessions

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26/05/2017 → 31/12/2017

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Siaya, Kenya

Kenya

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Kenyan Shilling (KES / KSh)

Exchange rate

1 KES = 0.006892 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili