Bilateral workcamp between KVDA Kenya and UVIKIUTA Tanzania rotating from Kenya to Tanzania two weeks each country

Project description: For two years now; UVIKIUTA in Tanzania and KVDA in Kenya have been co-hosting Youth Participation in development projects. The first two weeks of the program will be spent in Kenya and the second half in Tanzania. This project aims to contribute to the empowerment of young women and women through improved educational facilities. Poor education facilities including the learning environment has been one of the factors contributing to poor performance hence hinder the possibility of managing development challenges like unequal rights, a lack of awareness of rights, low literacy rates, dependency, limited access to education and opportunities to earn a living, and poverty. Participants’ time, skills, and ideas are expected to help in building solidarity and support for young women and men of in their pursuit of healthy and sustainable livelihoods. Location: Participants of this project are privileged to be at the heart of most famous cultural, natural and attractions in Africa. In Kenya, the volunteers will be hosted within the local community in the heartland of the indigenous cultures among the Abaluhya community of Kenya that is the second populous ethnic group in Kenya. In Tanzania, the project location will be in hosted in the new declared the Capital city of Tanzania (Dodoma) located in the very central Tanzania. Language: The official language of this project is English and Kiswahili. You do not have to be fluent. Terminal: Participants of this project will be picked up at Julius Nyerere International Airport (Dar es Salaam) or any of the Bus Stations or Railway stations in Dar es Salaam. Extra Fee: Participation fee of €200 or equivalent Tanzanian or Kenya shillings to be paid on arrival day to each Organisation (Total fee is €400). Participation fee does not cover the cost of medical/health services, cost of relevant Visas or permits, airport drop off on departure date, pocket money, free/leisure activities and other personal expenses. However; participation fee does cover the cost of airport pickups on arrival, local transport to the project (One way) after arriving in the host country, orientation on arrival, food and accommodation during the program and general running cost of the project.