📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Kazana Cultural Group is a community based organization that was founded in the year 2010 by a group of local volunteers comprising of young boys and girls with different expertise and talents especially in playing different musical instruments, music composition and singing amongst other things.
The group’s main objective is identifying, nurturing and offering psychological support to the children and youth with talents from local communities through organized events.
The group has 120 children, where 75 are boys and 135 girls below 18 years. The project does not offer formal education, but offer guidance to children and youth as well as nurturing talents on different areas. The project cordinators meet the children when they are out of school especially during the weekends and during holidays. The short holidays are during the months of April and during long holidays in November and December. During these holidays, the children meet at Kazana cultural centre with group members. During this period, the children are taught playing of musical instruments, playing football, volleyball and hockey. They are also trained on using locally available materials to make simple toys.
💼 What the programme involves
Helping the community to work on their farms
Preparation of tree seedlings and nurseries.
Planting trees and flowers in schools and other public places for beautification and climate control
Brick making to assist the community to generate income
Assisting in school activities like teaching, playing with children in a nearby kindergarten
Engaging children in afternoon and evening activities like music, dancing, playing music instruments like guitar
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accomodation will be at the project in this workcamp and it is important that you have your own sleeping mat and a sleeping bag. During the workcamp, volunteers will get food from locally available foodstuffs and will share the responsibility of preparing the food.
📍 About the location
In this workcamp, volunteers will have a chance to do evening nature walks, home visits, cultural meetings and games. During weekends, volunteers can visit Lake Victoria, Kisumu Museum, the equator line and a general tour in Kisumu city. Volunteers will also have the opportunity for ealy morning visit to Kakamega Rainforest, hike on the forest hill and witness a sunrise from the forest hill. Leasure activities’ costs are not included in the participation fee.
ℹ️ Additional information
CIVS organizes safaris to all the spectacular National Parks and touristic sites in Kenya, with the main attraction being Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Volunteers who wish to go on a safari should apply at least two weeks before arrival to enable us to make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry, accommodation and tour guiding.
Safari dates: 03rd – 05th February 2021
Charges: 3-day Safari to Maasai Mara National Park, 340 Euro