Hope Link Community Project
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About the project
Hope Link Community Project
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Hope Link is a non-profit organization, registered as a CBO, is a community initiative, formed to link the community with other players in order to address the challenges faced by the local community. The mission of this organization is concerned with the well-being of children, women, widows, widowers, men and youths who are disadvantaged due to their economic, social and cultural background. They want to build a healthy, transformed, and interactive community.
💼 What the programme involves
Dissemination of information to the community through dialogue, forums, workshops, road show demonstrations, outreaches
Advocacy on human rights, Child abuse, Child neglect, Education, primary health care
Capacity building for better food security and livelihood
Micro finance capacity building through revolving funds
Care and support for OVC, widows and the elderly through provision of their health and education needs.
Management of a kindergarten for the development of destitute children
Enhancing community interaction by hosting volunteers from different countries and backgrounds, who come to work and stay with us in work camps or as individual volunteers.
Environmental clean-up exercises alongside Lake Victoria beaches
Extra-curricular activities and engaging with sports with the local community
Home visit/cultural exchange so as to learn diverse cultures thus interacting with the local community
Farm work which includes weeding, planting of local vegetables, digging and watering of crops
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be hosted in the institution for the whole duration of the project. Volunteers will prepare and share meals together. Volunteers need to carry cameras, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, guidebook, warm clothes, a sleeping mat, sleeping bag and mosquito net.
🎒 Leisure activities
Most of the free time will be spent sharing culture and friendship with local community members and the other volunteers on the project. There will be an opportunity to visit a local market, attend church, play soccer and participate in other community activities. Games like chess, playing cards and musical instruments are welcomed.
Volunteers will also have the chance to discover Kakamega rain tropical forest for sunrise and sunset, different types of monkeys that are only found in Kakamega forest, Kisumu for boat ride, hippo search, bird watching and the famous ‘Crying stone’. Volunteers will also have the chance to visit the Lake Victoria in Kisumu City and to see the many islands of the lake.
🤝 Meeting point
ARRIVAL TERMINAL
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport or Kisumu International Airport.
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 4th of August 2019 at KVSO offices or hostels and volunteers will be picked up from accommodation and taken to the orientation which will be conducted by our local staff in Nairobi and cover everything they need to know about the project placement. During this orientation, volunteers will receive an introduction to the project, an introduction to Kenyan customs, language and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Kenya. The orientation will also give them a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing.
ℹ️ Additional information
380€ which includes project work, housing, all meals, transport from the airport and to the project site, and 24 hours on side staff support.
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📅 Available sessions
KVSO 08/02
05/08/2022 → 29/08/2022
KVSO 08/02
05/08/2023 at 00:00 → 29/08/2023 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
380.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Rusinga Islands, 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: 21:00 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken