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COMPASSIONATE HANDS FOR THE DISABLED FOUNDATION (C

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Kenya People with disabilities Children People with disabilities Children Permanent

About the project

COMPASSIONATE HANDS FOR THE DISABLED FOUNDATION (C

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

CHDF was started in the year 2008 back in Korogocho as a centre to reach out to children with disabilities from poor families who are affected by disabilities, most abandoned and orphaned even by HIV/AIDS. It is operating on as a Community based organization and is serving 30 children with mental and physical disabilities. CHDF is operating on the basis of charity through provisions of services such as education, occupational therapy, feeding programme and medical help to the children. This project aims To enable persons with disability overcome their limitation and empower them socially, spiritually and intellectually to become self reliant in the community. Its mission is to empower the community members through awareness creation on disability issues and offering effective and efficient services to children with intellectual disability. OBJECTIVES OF THE HOME To provide basic needs like shelter, food, clothing and medication for the 30 children in the home. To offer occupational therapy for the 30 children with special needs To create awareness on the vision and mission of compassionate hands for the disabled foundation To initiate income-generating activities like farming, rabbit rearing and chicken keeping to promote the livelihoods of the children.

💼 What the programme involves

Teaching and guidance on basic life skills Feeding the children Occupational therapy Community home visits Helping the children with homework

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live in a host family in Buruburu near the CIVS Office. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family. Volunteers will get lunch at the project site.

📍 About the location

The project is located in Ruai in the East of Nairobi. CIVS Kenya organizes 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, and entry to the park, accommodation and tour guiding. The cost of a 3 days tour to Maasai Mara National Park is 320

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📅 Available sessions

CIVS/MLTV-03/16

04/01/2016 → 31/12/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 20
♂ 0/10 ♀ 2/10

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

Kenya

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Kenyan Shilling (KES / KSh)

Exchange rate

1 KES = 0.006892 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili