Miwani Primary School
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About the project
Miwani Primary School
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
• Miwani Primary School is in the north coast, situated in Miwani village, Ganda location in Malindi Constituency. It is a community school run by Maziwani Primary School with the full support of both the community and the local government. Miwani has 158 pupils with a team of 9 teachers who work under very difficult and appalling situation in order to educate these kids. The village has a population of about 1000 people respectively.
• The school was established in 2011 following the need to start another school given that the population had increased and the other public schools were a distance away. As it were, a few structures were set up with the help of local government and the school began running.
• The school is in the heart of the village and enjoys serenity and tranquility of nature. However, most community members lack education thus is faced with a lot of economic hardships and poverty as a result.
• Therefore, the support extended to the school remains minimal considering the life challenges that they undergo. In order to seal this gap, Mafanikio has partnered with the school, local government and the county government in order to provide intervention measures to improve the school infrastructure, provision of learning instructional materials, international volunteer services and school feeding program as a way of providing a conducive learning environment.
Project description
The project has short and long term goals that shall ensure that it stands on its own after a span of two years. Some of the goals include;
• Teaching Mathematics, English & Social studies
• Sports & games activities
• Community meetings participation
• Community development
• Identifying weak students and focusing on their potential strengths
• Assisting the head teacher in admin work
The short term goals include;
1. Providing furniture to the teachers (tables & chairs)
2. Construction of 3 Toilets
The long term goals;
1. Borehole
2. Classrooms and
3. Fence
The government has pledged to construct two classrooms in aid of school development. As a way of supporting the school, the local government together with other stakeholders shall organize for a fundraising for another classroom in December 2017.
Activities
· Offering teaching services to the children especially in Maths, English & Science
· Organizing educational trips and talent show activities
· Helping out in the poultry project (management & operation) and to some extent manual work
· Supporting school administration
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteer tasks
• Teaching Mathematics, English & Social studies
• Sports & games activities
• Community meetings participation
• Community development
• Identifying weak students and focusing on their potential strengths
• Assisting the head teacher in admin work
• Submit Project Report to KVDA
🏠 Accommodation on site
• The volunteers shall be accommodated at the volunteer house where they shall be provided with locally available meals such as beverages, rice, pasta, wheat flour, vegetables, cooking oil, jam, butter, eggs, beans, bread, and lentils among others. The volunteers shall prepare meals and eat together.
• They shall also be responsible of cleaning the house and maintaining cleanliness and harmony throughout their stay.
• The house is fully furnished with electricity and running water.
🎒 Leisure activities
Kenya is replete with a lot of interesting and natural spectacular sites of interest that would capture the imagination of volunteers. From the tour to the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve to visits to local community beholding sights, the volunteers have the previledge to make choices that would fundamentally make the difference. The project also offers a perfect opportunity for people who enjoy being close to nature and are interested in the spectacular setting that traditional way of living in the heartland of the African culture would enrich your cultural heritage.
⚠️ Requirements
What to carry is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch, flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others.
🤝 Meeting point
Terminal
• Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi is the port of arrival and KVDA will designate a driver for the airport pick up.
• We strongly advice volunteers against getting taxis on their own without reference to KVDA due to the obvious risks and in case of any challenges on arrival kindly contact KVDA via mobile telephone 0721650357
KVDA RESIDENCE
• Volunteers will be driven to the Nairobi South YMCA Hostel located 15 Kilometers away from the airport where they will be accommodated ahead of their placement to the project.
• The residence is situated in the serene environment with amble space for recreation and spectacular setting as the inauguration of volunteering to make a difference in the world.
ℹ️ Additional information
PROJECT START DATES
• Traditionally school terms in Kenya start in January, May and September annually but COVID-19 pandemic has altered the calendar with the crash program to catch up with lost time and this calendar will resume in 2023.
• For 2022, the calendar will run as follows:
First Term: 3rd January to 4th March 2022
Second Term: 25th April to 1st July 2022
Third Term: 26th September to 25th November 2022
• Kindly notes the dates for purpose of planning your trip so that it does not conflict with the school calendar.
Financial contribution
• For a one-month project, the participation fee is €300. For a two-month project, the participation fee decreases to €200 per month, or €400 in total. Similarly, for a three-month project, the participation fee is €200 per month, or €600 in total, and so on.
• Monthly payment of participation fees is not allowed for conventional purposes.
What is included in the participation fee?
• Return transfers from the airport
• Full board at the project (Accommodation and meals provided at the project)
• Orientation, evaluation and monitoring
• Volunteer mentorship
What is not included in the participation fee?
• Travel to and from the project. The volunteer will be required to pay for the bus tickets
• Refreshments outside the project
• Air ticket
• Excursion
• Visa, vaccinations and Insurance
• Local travel
• Personal effects
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
KVDA/MLTV/2020/33
05/01/2020 → 15/12/2020
KVDA/MLTV/2022/33
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
KVDA/MLTV/2018/33
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
KVDA/MLTV/2022/33AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2025 at 00:00 → 30/12/2026 at 00:00
KVDA/MLTV/2022/33AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 → 30/12/2024
KVDA/MLTV/2022/33AUTO-EXT
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
KVDA/MLTV/2022/33AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2025 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
300.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Q4V8+7MV, B8, Malindi, 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: 21:47 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken