📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Agape Centre of Hope (ACoH) is a non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and not for profit organization in Kakamega County. It plays a proactive role by initiating efforts on poverty eradication by increasing livelihood options. Hereby, ACoH focuses its support efforts on street and most vulnerable children. Founded by philanthropists, it sets out to 'e~Restore Human Dignity' in the urban areas. Volunteers helped to establish this organization by actively working to improve the quality of lifeby developing support mechanisms, which can ensure the provision of social guidance to communities. ACoH is running a variety of programs and has a well-experienced implementation team with at least 18 volunteers. It is successfully achieving its aims and objectives with the support of different philanthropists.
💼 What the programme involves
Protection and Rehabilitation Orphanage Program: e.g. street work; outreach; helping in the centre. Health, Hygiene and Sanitation Program:e.g. Help with public HIV/AIDS education in institutions using theatre for development, drama and video shows on reproductive health, life skills, HIV/AIDS awareness etc.; home visits. Child Rights Policy and Advocacy Campaign: e.g. help with community education, case management. OVC Education Program: helping within the non-formal education program for children, who are out of school or in difficult circumstances; interviews; home visits. Child Counseling and Memory Book Development Program: psychosocial support for the vulnerable children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS in communities and schools. Capacity Building, Gender development & Sensitization program:support the ACoH in educational sessions for children, women and men
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner is provided by the host family.
📍 About the location
CIVS solely depends on volunteer contributions to support its activities. The first month of your stay you will pay 200'and 190' for each subsequent month. The participation fee covers the following services: Airport transfers, 3-day orientation seminar, Introduction to the city, Accommodation and food during orientation and during placement duration, Coordination and office support
The following costs are NOT included: Cost of drinks like soda, beer, mineral water etc, Cost of sightseeing, Visa costs, Direct donations to the project, Local travelling
CIVS organizes educational tours and safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya. Volunteers, who wish to participate should let us know as soon as possible in order to enable us to make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, entry to the park, accommodation and tour guiding.
CHARGES:
3 days tour to Maasai Mara National Park 320'
4 days tour to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru- 500'
It is important to note that 10% of the proceeds from the Safari are used to support our feeding program for orphans in Western Kenya.
ℹ️ Additional information
Extra fee is 200 euros for first month and 190 euros for each additional month.