📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Roof Water Harvest and Sanitation Women Group registered in 2005. The organization's initial aim was to empower women economically and socially enabling them to buy household goods and tanks to harvest roof water. This was achieved through a Rotating Savings and Credit Association referred to as a merry-go-round locally. The post-election violence of 2007 led to the disruption of the organization's activities after several community members fled during violence. However, the violence brought home to members the correlation between peaceful coexistence and socio-economic development. In April 2008, members resolved to expand the group's mandate and scope to include peace building and the organization embarked on conflict resolution training, human rights and gender based violence sensitization. This was due to gross human rights violation i.e. rape, killings, destruction of properties and displacement that were witnessed during the violence. During the 2010 referendum, the organization took part in providing civic education with the aim of deepening community understanding of the constitution and enhancing peaceful coexistence within the ethnic diverse communities.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteer's responsibilities are following: Visiting the children homes and giving a talk and extra curriculum activities. Visiting the women and elders group and to assist them on issues related to table banking and book keeping. Attending and participating in dialogue forums organized by Community Health Workers on issues relating to HIV/AID.Attend and participate in any other activities that are essential to communities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner is provided in the host family.
📍 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.
ℹ️ Additional information
Extra fee is 200 euros for first month and 190 euros for each additional month.