Kenya Voluntary Development Association

KENYA VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

2014 WORKCAMPS PROGRAM

March –DECEMBER 2014

March 2014

Project name: neema Good Shepherd orphanage

Code: kvda/stv/03a

Dates: 8th to 29th march 2014

Orientation: 8th March 2014

Location: Webuye, Bungoma County, Western region

Theme: Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development

Project overview

Neema Good Shepherds Orphanage started on 12th January 2011 to offer educational development from ECDE to Class 4. It started with 150 Children that were Orphans and vulnerable, 8 Teachers and under the Community Based Organization (CBO) – NEEMA. The establishment of this institution was proposed by one of the members Mr. Moses Makhapila Wafula as the flag bearer of the project. The main aim being to provide the OVCs’ a better environment where their academic development can be enhanced at the same time getting access to other services that a child with parents is able to get. The School started on a half an Acre piece of land that was donated by a voluntary member Richard Kundu. The school started with four classes and the number is now six with steady growth every year.

MISSION STATEMENT: Aims at working hand in hand with the Community for the success of the School

AGE: Volunteers have to be at least 18 years old to participate in the work camp. There is no upper age limit.

PROJECT Activities:

This project was initiated by willing members in 2011 that inspired common Interested Groups (CIG) as follows: Widows; Widowers; Orphans; Vulnerable children; Street children; any other genuine needy cases

VISION STATEMENT: Envisages the school providing an environment where the OVCs’ can develop “From Zero to a Hero” thus working towards the improvement of quality of life of the community.

TYPE OF WORK CAMP: RENO

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Monday to Friday.

Manual work and Intercultural activities:

· Brick making and construction of classrooms

· Teaching pupils at the center

· Home visits and traditional dance troupes to expose volunteers to the Bukusu culture

· Participate in training on Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development moderated by an expert

· Cultural days for various nationalities

· Home visits and topical discussion with the local people

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS: Maximum 25 volunteers from Kenya and the international community

What to carry?

This is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch/flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others

DONATION AND GIFTS:

These are usually symbolic gestures to enhance the solidarity of volunteers and the hosting community. Kindly contact KVDA for details in case you are willing to support a worthy cause in the community either by offering a donation or long-term intervention on the project.

THEME: YOUTH ENTERPRENUERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

· KVDA will prepare young people to be healthy, productive, and engaged citizens. We believe that educated, employed, and engaged young people possess the power to solve the toughest problems facing communities. Every young person therefore deserves the opportunity to realize his or her full potential. Our programs are catalysts for change that help youth learn, work and lead.

· Recognizing that no one sector of society alone has the resources or expertise to effectively address the myriad challenges facing today’s youth, we are constantly mobilizing a community of businesses, government departments, and civil society organizations - each committed to developing the power and promise of young people.

· The self-employment/livelihood /entrepreneurship training will provide the youth with fundamental knowledge in market relevant skills in some of the complementary areas, including entrepreneurship development, business planning, business skills, practical work attachment, career development planning, and linkage to financial services.

Orientation: Will be done on 8th March 2014 at KVDA Residence in Nairobi and the team will leave for the project on the morning of 9th March 2014

Airport pick-up services: This will be done subject to provision of full flight details. The port of entry to Kenya is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Volunteers will stay at KVDA Residence in Nairobi at a fee

Participation FEES

The project participation fees that is all-inclusive for the three weeks work camp is Euro 300

INSURANCE: KVDA does not provide insurance and volunteers should obtain travel insurance cover. It is a good idea to get medicine you are used to from your home country and seek advice from your personal doctor.

WHAT DOES THE PARTICIPATION FEES COVER?

Project preparation cycle, return transfers from the airport and the project, KVDA administration, orientation, certificate of participation, project coordination, facilitation, evaluation and monitoring

WHAT IS NOT COVERED?

Excursion activities, local travel while in the community, personal effects, needs and wants.

EDUCATIONAL TOURS

KVDA offers educational tours to spectacular sites including the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve at separate fees. Please contact us for specific tour information.

ACCOMMODATION

Volunteers will stay in a house provided by the community. Volunteers have an obligation to climb down the level of the people with the aim of exposure to development challenges. There is no electricity connection but volunteers will be able to charge their electric appliances at the nearest market centers. 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.

LANGUAGE: English is the language of the work camp. There will be a possibility of learning Kiswahili and other international and local languages as cultural diversity is a major component in international service

EMERGENCY CONTACTS:

Below are the emergency contacts for Kenya Voluntary Development Association:

Executive Director: 0721 650 357

Regional Coordinator: 0722 710 663

PROJECT DETAILED INFO SHEET: Will be sent to the volunteer sending organization as soon as the application is accepted by KVDA

CONFIRMATION DEADLINE: Should be done via e-mail at least one month before the start of the project.

March 2014

Project Name: Poroko Friends Special School for the Mentally Handicapped

Code: KVDA/STV/03B

Dates: 8th to 29th March 2014

Orientation: 8th March 2014

Location: Kilgoris, Trans-Mara, Rift Valley

Theme: The Rights of the Mentally Handicapped in Society

Project overview

The handicapped children and youths in the community endure unbearable suffering because of the nature of the cultural practices and the attitude of community members. Mental retardation is stigmatized and any child with such handicapped is either hidden at home or kept to look after their animals.

Poroko special school is the only such school in the larger Trans-Mara region. It is located in the Maasai country side. The school was established to address the plight of the handicapped among the Maasai community. The school thus will go a long way in addressing this crucial problem. The school at the moment has a total of 72 students and seven teachers and seven support staff. 50 students are in residence in the school. The main objective of the school is to equip the mentally handicapped in the area of operation with life skills and get employed in other sectors with technical qualification to own their own small industries and hence create their own employment and be self-reliant

AGE: Volunteers have to be at least 18 years old to participate in the work camp. There is no upper age limit

PROJECT Activities

Nurturing and developing the skills and talents of children with mental disability and making the community aware of their needs and how well they can be integrated into the development spectrum of the community.

TYPE OF WORK CAMP: KIDS AND SOCI

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Monday to Friday with focus on the following:

Manual work and Intercultural activities:

· Brick making and construction

· Teaching

· Tree planting

· Awareness campaigns within the community on the mentally handicapped and efforts to address stigma

· Home visits and topical discussions with the local people

· Cultural days for various nationalities

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS: Maximum 25 volunteers from Kenya and the international community

what to carry: This is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch/flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others

DONATION AND GIFTS: These are usually symbolic gestures to enhance the solidarity of volunteers and the hosting community. Kindly contact KVDA for details in case you are willing to support a worthy cause in the community either by offering a donation or long-term intervention on the project.

THEME: the rights of the mentally handicapped in society

Orientation: Will be done on 8th March 2014 at KVDA Residence in Nairobi and the team will leave for the project on the morning of 9th March 2014

Participation FEES

The project participation fees that is all-inclusive for the three weeks work camp is Euro 300

WHAT DOES THE PARTICIPATION FEES COVER?

WHAT IS NOT COVERED?

Excursion activities, local travel while in the community, personal effects, needs and wants.

EDUCATIONAL TOURS

KVDA offers educational tours to spectacular sites including the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve at separate fees. Please contact us for specific tour information.

ACCOMMODATION

Volunteers will stay in a house provided by the host community 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 in majority of the homesteads in rural Kenya but electric appliances can be charged at the nearest market center.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS:

Below are the emergency contacts for Kenya Voluntary Development Association:

Executive Director: 0721 650 357

Regional Coordinator: 0722 710 663

PROJECT DETAILED INFO SHEET: Will be sent to the volunteer sending organization as soon as the application is accepted by KVDA

CONFIRMATION DEADLINE: Should be done via e-mail at least one month before the start of the project.

March 2014

Project Name: Shibuye Community Health Workers

Code: KVDA/STV/03C

Dates: 15th to 31st March 2014

Orientation: 15th March 2014

Location: Shinyalu, Kakamega County, Western Kenya

Theme: Reproductive Health Awareness for Local Community

Members

Project overview

Shibuye Community Health Workers (SCHW) is the only known women led community based organization responding to women’s needs in the Kakamega East and South districts. The organization was formed in 1999.

SCHW has been implementing programs on safeguarding the rights of widows and orphans on property inheritance through community led interventions. To promote socio-economic empowerment of people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children. SCHW provides educational support, agricultural training to foster food security and links to small grants for income generating activities. The organization also focuses on preventing and responding to gender based violence.

AGE: Volunteers have to be at least 18 years old to participate in the work camp. There is no upper age limit

PROJECT Activities

Shibuye Community Health Workers works with vulnerable households most of whom lack sufficient food to meet the proper nutrition. The program targets to improve food production among poor households. It also targets to empower the community on issues affecting food production like climate change and how indigenous practices and organic farming which are cost effective and sustainable. The program has become an alternative entry point of bringing more women into development and discuss about their rights to land for food production and livelihood. It also facilitates empowerment of older orphans who have land to understand how to utilize it for food production.

TYPE OF WORK CAMP: SOCI and RENO

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Monday to Friday with focus on the following:

Manual work and Intercultural activities:

· Tree planting, renovation of Schools in the neighbourhood and clean-up exercises

· Teaching and capacity building for groups affiliated to SCHW

· Psycho-social counseling

· Fashion show to promote esteem

· Involvement in food security program

· Women empowerment on leadership and Governance

· Cultural days for various nationalities

· Reproductive Health awareness for local community members

· Home visits and topical discussion on the project theme with the local people

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS: Maximum 25 volunteers from Kenya and the international community

What to carry: This is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch/flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others

THEME: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Orientation: Will be done on 15th March 2014 at KVDA Residence in Nairobi and the team will leave for the project on the morning of 16th March 2014

Participation FEES

The project participation fees that is all-inclusive for the three weeks work camp is Euro 300

WHAT DOES THE PARTICIPATION FEES COVER?

WHAT IS NOT COVERED?

Excursion activities, local travel while in the community, personal effects, needs and wants.