📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Volunteer Action for Change Kenya is a non-governmental, non-political and non-sectarian organization founded in April 2013 with the aim of offering equal opportunities to the youth, women and the vulnerable members of the society a chance to be actively involved in the development process through volunteerism. Since its inception VACK has continuously given opportunities to both skilled and unskilled volunteers in community groups within Kenya. VACK offers 1-3 weeks Short Term Projects (Workcamps), 1-12 months Medium and Long Term projects, group placements and VACK Community Centre Projects. Come make a difference by volunteering in Kenya.
Vision: A society in which everyone has access to opportunities that are fulfilling and engaging, which contributes to the development of community initiatives and the betterment of the society life.
Mission: Giving a change to the youths, women and the vulnerable members of the society a chance to be actively involved in the development process through volunteerism.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will team up with members of the project to enhance the activities as well as attending to the development needs of the children in the centre. You will also participate in feeding programme and day care activities at the center. Other activities include resource mobilization, capacity building and story-reading to children. Your work will be geared towards achieving the following: Develop and expand the center to increase the capacity of children that are taken care of, Provision of quality care and support for the disabled children, To assess and provide early intervention for children with Special needs, To co-ordinate services needed by special needs children like; speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, education and psychosocial therapy
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated either in Buruburu near the office in a host family or will be accommodated at the centre. Meals will be provided in the host family.
🎒 Leisure activities
VACK organizes special Educational Tour to areas of interests at a separate cost of 320 Euros per person for a three days Maasai Mara package that includes accommodation, meals and transport. Educational Tour is optional and motivated to offer unique opportunity for our volunteers, spectacular that what tourism offers. A percentage of what is raised from this tours assist us in developing the two Community centres, to enhance them build their capacity.
⚠️ Requirements
The volunteers need to:
• be over 18 years of age
• be open minded and flexible
• be able to communicate in English without difficulty.
• be highly motivated if applying to work with children or on social projects
• be prepared to participate in all aspects of life on the project including the domestic chores such as shopping, cooking and cleaning
• be physically fit enough to do the heavy work involved in some projects
• be prepared to carry out the work that is expected of them in a responsible manner, with due regard for personal safety and the safety of others
Volunteers are STRONGLY advised to take out their own personal insurance for travel, health, luggage and other personal possessions. Neither VACK nor the host projects can be held responsible for volunteers’ personal possessions whilst they are on the project!
• Volunteers must bring their own sleeping bags/roll mats unless otherwise indicated.
• Volunteers must arrive at the project equipped with the correct work wear. This is particularly important for environmental/renovation and outdoor type projects.
• Volunteers must bring with them sufficient funds to cover their free time activities as well as their local transportation costs.
Special requirements: There is orientation training for all volunteers before they are placed in their respective projects and an evaluation report that is submitted at the end of every placement.
ℹ️ Additional information
320 euros per month