📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Ukwala Rural Community Development Centre is a community-based organization located in Ukwala division, Siaya district in Nyanza Province of Kenya. The project is about 500 km from Nairobi, west of Kenya. The center was established in 2003 with the main purpose of mobilizing the community self-help groups in order to participate in grassroots efforts to reduce poverty. The project is also involved in the support of orphans and vulnerable children through education and feeding programs. The group has a group farmer where they grow maize, beans and vegetables that are consumed by the orphans. The project aims at:
Sensitizing and mobilizing groups in order to identify and solve their needs.
Establishing sustainable initiatives on community education, agriculture, healthcare, income generation, environment, orphans/widows care and other related activities.
Collaborating with local and international institutions and agencies with the aim of fulfilling our objectives. Providing information, education, communication and community training to groups and other local agencies at the resource center
💼 What the programme involves
Feeding program for orphans, Environmental activities, Working in the group farm,
HIV/AIDS awareness campaign, Kiswahili lessons
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be at the project for this workcamp and it will be important that you have a sleeping bag and mat. During the workcamp, food will be provided to volunteers from what is locally available. The volunteers will share the responsibility of preparing the food themselves.
📍 About the location
In this workcamp, volunteers can visit Lake Victoria in Kisumu City, which is about 2 hours drive from the project.
CIVS organizes educational safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya. Volunteers, who wish to participate, should apply at least two weeks before arrival to enable us make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, entry to the park, accommodation and tour guiding.
Safari dates: 5th to 7th March 2014
Charges: 3 days tour to Maasai Mara National Park, Euros 320
4 days tour to Maasai Mara and Lake Nakuru, Euros 500
It is important to note, that 10% of the proceeds from the Safari is used to support our feeding program for orphans in Ahero project located about 30 km from Kisumu.