📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Kipepeo Community Empowerment Program is located in Emuhaya District in Western Kenya, about 400 km from Nairobi. The project was started in October 2009 with a singular belief: That every human being in our corner of the world possesses the right to dignity and a respectable livelihood, and that it is our duty to support one another in achieving a better standard of living for all. The group undertakes the following activities:
es§Capacity-building: This is a structure which involves educational training programs in leadership, group management, and financial skills. HIV/AIDS awareness trainings, counseling, home-based care. Provisional computer services for the community, such as typesetting, printing, photocopy services.
Youth empowerment activities such as sports, theatre, career development and drug abuse training, as well as building overall awareness and engagement through youth group projects. The project aims to improve the quality of life for orphans, street children and their caregivers for healthier, empowered, and sustainably thriving communities in western Kenya. The vision is to have a better future and right livelihood for families and individuals in our villages and communities.
💼 What the programme involves
Preparing meals for the orphans, Teaching the kindergarten children, Working in the farm, Computer teaching, Brick making, Kiswahili lessons
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be at the project in 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 and the volunteers will share in the responsibility of preparing the food.
📍 About the location
In this workcamp volunteers can visit Lake Victoria in Kisumu City which is about 1 hour drive from the project.
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 to the park, accommodation and tour guiding.
Safari dates: 5th 7th November 2014
Charges: 3 days tour to Maasai Mara National Park, Euros 320
4 days tour to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru, Euros 500
It is important to note that 10% of the proceeds from the Safari is used to support our feeding program for orphans in Ahero project located about 30 km from Kisumu.