Ywaya Community Health Center
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About the project
Ywaya Community Health Center
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
KVSO is a non-profit and a community based organization established in 2015 in Kenya to promote peace, global citizenship and community development and cultural exchange through international volunteering programs by empowering young people to advance community development and strengthen multicultural understanding increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs.
Ywaya Community Health Centre started in the year 1999 with the sole intention of helping the local community access health facilities easily and efficiently. It is because of this that the health facilities were built to curb the cases of child loss by the pregnant mothers and the case of malaria attacks. The facilities have been a great help for the people of the local community and it serves Ywaya people and its environs.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteer will be working and engage different target groups within the communities explaining to the community T.B is a social problem, it is not just for those who are ill. Volunteer will be working with local medical doctors and support the health delivery systems as they and will be attending to TB patients HIV/AIDs, giving drugs and recording, booking patients. Attending to pregnant mother clinic/family planning, giving children injections and weighing and Laboratory services.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in host family for the first and last day of the project.
🍲 Food
Volunteers will prepare and share meals together.
🎒 Leisure activities
Most of the free time will be spent sharing culture and friendship with local community members and the other volunteers on the project. There will be an opportunity to visit a local market, attend church, play soccer and participate in other community activities. Games like chess, playing cards and musical instruments are welcomed.
Volunteers will also have the chance to discover Kakamega rain tropical forest for sunrise and sunset, different types of monkeys that are only found in Kakamega forest, Kisumu for boat ride, hippo search, bird watching and the famous ‘Crying stone’. Volunteers will also have the chance to visit the Lake Victoria in Kisumu City and to see the many islands of the lake.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers need to carry a sleeping mat, sleeping bag and mosquito net.
🤝 Meeting point
ARRIVAL TERMINAL
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
ℹ️ Additional information
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 30th of May 2018 at KVSO offices or hostels and you will be picked up from accommodation and taken to the orientation will be conducted will be conducted by our local staff in Nairobi and cover everything you need to know about your project placement. Introduction to Kenya and Luo land, Kenya and Luo customs, language and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Kenya, introduction to your project and placement. The orientation will also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing. Once orientation is complete, volunteers will travel by bus.
English is the official language of the work camp.
PROJECT FEE
300€ which includes project work, housing, all meals, transport from the airport and to the project site, and 24 hours on side staff support.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
YwayaHealtCenter
30/05/2018 → 20/06/2018
KVSO 05/02
30/05/2023 at 00:00 → 20/06/2023 at 00:00
KVSO 01/05
28/02/2023 at 00:00 → 28/02/2024 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 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: 22:07 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken