📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Jora women group is Community based organization that was established in 1974 and currently has 50 members. The community group has the objective of alleviating poverty through agribusiness and entrepreneurship, conservation of the environment through planting of trees, and collaborating with various organizations and institutions in order to achieve the stated objectives. The community members have several income generating activities, which involves basket weaving, rabbit rearing, goat rearing, business entrepreneurship and agriculture. Other opportunities involve eco-tourism activities and environmental conservation. Volunteers who have interest in conservation have a great chance of research and conservation measures of the Taita Apalis bird that is facing extinction.
💼 What the programme involves
Renovation of the building
Marketing of the baskets
Construction of the rabbit hutch
Conservation and monitoring of Taita white eye and Taita apalis birds
Teaching in primary school
Home visits, sharing ideas with the community and group members on eco-tourism ventures.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be at the project for this workcamp and it will be important that you have a sleeping bag and mat. During the workcamp, food will be provided to volunteers from what is locally available. The volunteers will share the responsibility of preparing the food themselves.
📍 About the location
In this workcamp, volunteers can visit:
Kasigau hill found in the village (It is one of the Taita hills that cover 1000km sq and are part the Eastern arc mountains that spread from Tanzania to Kenya)
Tsavo west national park
Tsavo east national park
Ngulia Rhino sanctuary
Lake Jipe which is one of the volcano lakes
ℹ️ Additional information
CIVS organizes educational safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya.Volunteers who wish to participate should apply at least two weeks before arrival to enable us make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, entry into the park, accommodation and tour guiding.
Safari dates: 05th – 07th October 2016
Charges: 3-day tour to Maasai Mara National Park, Euros 320
It is important to note, that 5% of the proceeds from the Safari is used to support our feeding program for the orphans at Ahero Resource Centre Project, located about 30km from Kisumu.