Arise and Shine Care Centre
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About the project
Arise and Shine Care Centre
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
• Arise and Shine Care Center is a non-profitable Community Based Organization (CBO) which is an initiative between Piny Pek, and Otieno Okado Youth Groups. The CBO was started in April 2010 and later registered in November 2010 under the Ministry Of Gender, Child and Social Development .NO. NDO /CBO/878484.
Ombeyi region as a whole has approximately 26,000 inhabitants and exclusively depends on agriculture as a source of their subsistence and cash income. Due to environmental changes especially depletion of soil through floods, backward agricultural practices, ignorance, premature deaths due to HIV/AIDS and other epidemics which have affected the agricultural production and the income of cash crops (rice & sugarcane) in negative ways, it has led to acute poverty, higher child mortality, increasing illiteracy rate cross cutting between the gender and even early marriages among the youth.
• Due to the increasing poverty, unemployment, the division of labour by gender and age groups, it has been found that the youths are more dependent on their parents and guardians. Piny Pek Youth Group saw it wise forming a network with Otieno Okado Youth Group to come up with a way forward in order to alleviate all these problems, thus easing the burden on age through youth empowerment and involvement. This networking between the two groups has given birth to Arise and Shine Care Center.
OBJECTIVE / AIM
1) Empowerment of youths towards sustainable development geared towards poverty eradication.
2) Protect and nurture natural environment
3) To aid in the spread and creation of awareness on democratic principles
4) Creation of job opportunities targeting the youths and the less privileged members of the community.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteer tasks :
- Rice farming
- Poultry keeping
- Horticulture
- Inter-cultural learning coupled with home visits for exposure to development challenges.
🏠 Accommodation on site
• Home stay and the volunteer is entitled to private room but will share other amenities and meals with the host family.
• It is convenient for the volunteer to carry sleeping bag, mat and personal effects.
• KVDA has a memorandum of understanding with the host project regarding the project costs with appropriate procedures, checks and balances.
• Water is available at the hosting house from springs and it is important to preserve water at all times due to its scarcity and cooperation with the hosts will be highly appreciated
• There are no washing machines in the institution and the volunteer will be guided on how to wash clothes
📍 About the location
Miwani, Kisumu County, Lake Region
🎒 Leisure activities
• Kenya is replete with a lot of interesting and natural spectacular sites of interest that would capture the imagination of volunteers. From the tour to the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve to visits to local community beholding sights, the volunteers have the previledge to make choices that would fundamentally make the difference.
• The project also offers a perfect opportunity for people who enjoy being close to nature and are interested in the spectacular setting that traditional way of living in the heartland of the African culture would enrich your cultural heritage
⚠️ Requirements
What to carry: This is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch, flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others
🤝 Meeting point
Terminal
• Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi is the port of arrival and KVDA will designate a driver for the airport pick up.
• We strongly advice volunteers against getting taxis on their own without reference to KVDA due to the obvious risks and in case of any challenges on arrival kindly contact KVDA via mobile telephone 0721650357
KVDA RESIDENCE
• Volunteers will be driven to the Nairobi South YMCA Hostel located 15 Kilometers away from the airport where they will be accommodated ahead of their placement to the project.
• The residence is situated in the serene environment with amble space for recreation and spectacular setting as the inauguration of volunteering to make a difference in the world.
ℹ️ Additional information
PROJECT START DATES
• Traditionally school terms in Kenya start in January, May and September annually but COVID-19 pandemic has altered the calendar with the crash program to catch up with lost time and this calendar will resume in 2023.
• For 2022, the calendar will run as follows:
First Term: 3rd January to 4th March 2022
Second Term: 25th April to 1st July 2022
Third Term: 26th September to 25th November 2022
• Kindly notes the dates for purpose of planning your trip so that it does not conflict with the school calendar.
Financial contribution
• The project participation fee is Euro 200 per month paid upfront on arrival to the cover costs stipulated for the entire duration of the project.
• Monthly payment of participation fees is not allowed for conventional purposes.
• Volunteers accepted on MLTV project for one month will pay Euros 300 for the one month placement.
What is included in the participation fee?
• Return transfers from the airport
• Full board at the project (Accommodation and meals provided at the project)
• Orientation, evaluation, monitoring and Volunteer mentorship
What is not included in the participation fee?
• Travel to and from the project. The volunteer will be required to pay for the bus tickets
• Refreshments outside the project
• Air ticket, excursion, Visa, vaccinations and Insurance, Local travel and personal effects
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
KVDA/MLTV/2022/20
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2020
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
200.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Miwani, Kenya
Kenya
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Kenyan Shilling (KES / KSh)
Exchange rate
1 KES = 0.006892 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
East Africa Time
Local time: 21:34 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
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