Muhwayo Primary School

Name: Muhwayo Primary School
Start: 2016-03-05
End: 2016-03-26
Location: Siaya, Kenya

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Kenya Voluntary Development Association (KVDA) is a non-profit and Non-Governmental Organization that provides voluntary services to marginalized communities in rural areas of Kenya. Its main purpose is to promote peace, understanding, justice, development, and information exchange among Kenyans and within the international community. KVDA seeks to promote inter-cultural education, international peace, inter-human understanding and solidarity as well as sustainable community development through voluntary service; the phrase “Development against Dependence” captures KVDA’s philosophy KVDA calls upon everyone to pull their resources and freely work together for international harmony and sustainable development in the spirit of “togetherness”. KVDA mobilizes volunteers from different countries in the world, regardless of their background or affiliation to live, learns and works together for the development of a needy community.

💼 What the programme involves

• Brick making and construction work at the School • Tree planting • Visiting other institutions like a baby home and women groups • Creating awareness on HIV /AIDS • Inspire the pupils to embrace the reading culture to acquire knowledge • Guidance and counseling on career development • Home visits

🏠 Accommodation on site

The host community will provide a house to accommodate the volunteers with very basic living conditions. Volunteers have an obligation to climb down the level of the people with the aim of exposure to development challenges. KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook their own meals in turns. Water is available from springs and it is recommended that drinking water should be boiled or medicated. Mineral water available at supermarkets is also recommended. There is no electricity connection at the project but volunteers can charge their electric appliances at the nearest market center.

📍 About the location

The Project is located in Siaya County in Western Kenya along the Kisumu-Busia Highway The volunteers have the opportunity to visit the Busia Border town, Lake Victoria, Kogelo the homestead of the father to the USA President Barrack Obama There are possibilities of undertaking the boat ride within Kisumu city and the tour to the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve.

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📅 Available sessions

KVDA/STV/03A

05/03/2016 → 26/03/2016

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

1–99 years old

Solidarity donation

300.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Siaya, 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: 20:59 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili