🏢 About the local organisation
The Center was started in 2000 with the aim to uplift living standards within the community. The nursery school was started with only 10 kids, later there was collaboration with the church, which offered the church hall for a fee after which the enrollment went up to 25 and classes increased from nursery to Class 5. Many kids who are visiting the school had dropped out due to financial problems faced by their families. Maendeleo Learning Center began with 140 Kids aged between 2-15 years for Pre-School to Standard 8. Now it has a population of 600 pupils. Currently the school is embarking on establishing a secondary school, called Reuben Community School.
💼 What the programme involves
To eradicate illiteracy by creating awareness to both adult and children on the significance of education and skills training. To fight disease by availing to the community affordable and accessible health care. To reduce poverty by finding ways of family support through the introduction of micro-finance activities and promoting initiation of IGA (Income Generating Activities)
📍 About the location
CIVS solely depends on volunteer contributions to support its activities. The first month of your stay you will pay 200'and 190' for each subsequent month. The participation fee covers the following services: Airport transfers, 3-day orientation seminar, Introduction to the city, Accommodation and food during orientation and during placement duration, Coordination and office support
The following costs are NOT included: Cost of drinks like soda, beer, mineral water etc, Cost of sightseeing, Visa costs, Direct donations to the project, Local travelling
CIVS organizes educational 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, entry to the park, accommodation and tour guiding.
CHARGES:
3 days tour to Maasai Mara National Park 320'
4 days tour to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru- 500'
It is important to note that 10% of the proceeds from the Safari are used to support our feeding program for orphans in Western Kenya.