civs mltv 2014 progra

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CIVS)

MLTV PROGRAMS2014

2 | Center for International Voluntary Service (CIVS), P.O. Box 824-00515 Buruburu, NairobiKenya / E-mail: [email protected]/ Website: www.civskenya.com

Most Important Information!

Apply for a Tourist Visa! Do NOT apply for voluntary service or anything else.

We will pick you up from the airport. Just send us your flight information and we will handle everything else.

In Nairobi there is adequate supply of medicine, pharmacists and good hospitals. Please consider that for your arrangements before you come to Kenya- you can buy everything here in good quality and less money.

The volunteer will stay in a host familynear the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family. If the volunteer is not in a host family then accommodation in the project site will be provided.

What to bring: sleeping bag, sleeping mat, torch light. You can also bring photos from your country or supply for your project.

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 to enable us make proper arrangements. It is important to note that 10% of the proceeds from the Safari is used to support our feeding program for orphans in Western Kenya.

There will be an orientation meeting for new volunteers lasting three days beginning on the first Monday every month. It would be good if the volunteers can arrive at least one day before the orientation starts if possible.

WHO IS CIVS?

CIVS is a non-profit organization based in Kenya that was formed to provide innovative and competent support to needy communities and organizations aimed at stimulating local development initiatives especially among the disadvantaged, as well as developing harmonious relations among people of different backgrounds and cultures. We work in the fields of:

• Supporting women particularly widows through microfinance activities• Education and Feeding program for orphans and Vulnerable children• Deployment of volunteers in local projects• Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership training

VisionCIVS is a leader in innovation in enterprising solutions for the needy.

MissionCIVS exists to empower communities, organizations and individuals to realize their full potentials.

http://www.civskenya.com/

mailto:[email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENTSGENERAL INFORMATION..............................................................................................5

ORIENTATION SEMINAR SCHEDULE..........................................................................6

CIVS/MLTV-01/14: MAGODO CHILDREN’S HOME....................................................7

CIVS/MLTV-02/14:BRIGHT STAR JUNIOR SCHOOL..................................................8

CIVS/MLTV-03/14: UPENDO CHILDREN’S VILLAGE................................................9

CIVS/MLTV-04/14: COMPASSIONATE HANDS FOR THE DISABLED FOUNDATION (CHDF)..............................................................................................................................10

CIVS/MLTV-05/14: KYALE SMALL HOME.................................................................11

CIVS/MLTV-06/14: SLUM SANAA...............................................................................12

CIVS/MLTV-07/14: LITTLE PRINZ CHILDREN’S CENTER......................................13

CIVS/MLTV-08/14: KIERENI SECONDARY SCHOOL...............................................14

CIVS/MLTV-09/14: MIGOSI FAMILY HOPE SOCIETY.............................................15

CIVS/MLTV-10/14: GOOD SAMARITAN CHILDREN’S CENTRE..........................16

CIVS/MLTV-11/14: CIVS COMMUNITY SERVICE....................................................17

CIVS/MLTV-12/14: COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS....................................18

CIVS/MLTV-13/14: LIVING IN TOTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE.................................19

CIVS/MLTV-14/14: THE KIPEPEO COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.20

CIVS/MLTV-15/14: MARIANNE CENTRE...................................................................21

CIVS/MLTV-16/14: KAYA KINONDO ECOTOURISM PROJECT.............................22

CIVS/MLTV-17/14: MAENDELEO LEARNING CENTER...........................................23

CIVS/MLTV-18/14: QUEST FOR HAPPINESS MINISTRY.........................................24

CIVS/MLTV-19/14: AGAPE CENTRE OF HOPE..........................................................25

CIVS/MLTV-20/14: TUMAINI FUND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL...........................................................................................................26

CIVS/MLTV-21/14: ROOF WATER PROJECT..............................................................27

CIVS/MLTV-22/14: SLUM CODE GROUP....................................................................28

CIVS/MLTV-23/14: NETWORK OF YOUTHS..............................................................29




CIVS/MLTV-24/14: KHALABA COMBINED DEVELOPMENT GROUP..................30

CIVS/MLTV-25/14: NYALUNYA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP...........31




GENERAL INFORMATIONAIRPORT ENTRY

All volunteers taking part in this project are going to be picked from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi and stay in Buruburu, Nairobi during their project time. CIVS also ensures the transport back to the airport upon departure.

ORIENTATION

CIVS organizes a three-day preparation seminar for volunteers, which includes a city tour of Nairobi.The orientation starts from the first Monday of every month.

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION

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

EDUCATIONAL TOUR & SAFARI

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.




WHAT TO BRING

Sleeping bag, sleeping mat and mosquito net are necessary. You can also bring photos of your country, clothes, books, pens, toys etc.

ORIENTATION SEMINAR SCHEDULEThere will be an orientation meeting for new volunteerslasting three days. It kicks off on the first Monday every month. It would be good if the volunteers can arrive at least one day before the orientation starts.The exact dates for the 2014 orientation are as follows:

Month Dates

January 6th- 8th

February 3rd-5th

March 3rd-5th

April 7th-9th

May 5th-7th

June 2nd-4th

July 7th-9th

August 4th-6th

September 1st-3rd

October 6th-8th

November 3rd-5th

December 1st-3rd




CIVS/MLTV-01/14: MAGODO CHILDREN’S HOMEPROJECT BACKGROUND

Magodo Children’s Home was started in 1990 and is registered as a community-based organization with its main goal being to improve the lives of the less fortunate, vulnerable and destitute children in society. In total 500 children are served by the Magodo Complex Centreand 40 of them reside in the Magodo home. It caters for children aged between 10-18 years that are orphans, destitute, abandoned, abused and defiled street children.The project provides them with food, clothing, shelter, education, medical care, rehabilitation andcounseling.

MISSION

Magodo’s mission is to facilitate the provision of basic needs to vulnerable children and to further their education by supporting them spiritually, emotionally and psychologically to the best of our ability.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Taking care of the children as well as playing with them Feeding the children Assisting in preparation and serving of meals Teaching English, Mathematics and Social Studies Ensuring the compound is clean Helping the children with homework

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Harambee estate in the East of Nairobi, Kenya.

ACCOMMODATIONAND FOOD

The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family and volunteers will get lunch at Magodo Children Home.




CIVS/MLTV-02/14:BRIGHT STAR JUNIOR SCHOOLPROJECT BACKGROUND

TheBright StarJunior School reaches out to children in the poorest areas of Diani, whose parents are not able to pay for regular school fees or who are not letting their children go to school, because of their own (social) problems. Bright Star has been in the forefront of trying to get more children to go to school by convincing their parents, who at times are ignorant on the importance of education, by charging a very low monthly school fee or sometimes no contribution at all. Some of the children join school very late and struggle to catch up with the curriculum. By maintaining high quality education, given by qualified and experienced teachers, the school has been able to achieve very good results, especially when taking the background of the children into account.

MISSION

The Bright Star Junior School offers quality education and training through the promotion of sponsorships, innovations and enables children to explore their potential for a better future.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Teaching i.e. Maths, English and Social Work Helping in preparation and serving of meals during the feeding program Engagement in co-curricular activities i.e. Sports, drama and music

PROJECT LOCATION

The Bright Star Junior School is located in Tiwi, Coastal Region, Kwale District about 500 km from Nairobi.

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD

The volunteer will stay in a host family. Meals shall be provided in the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-03/14: UPENDO CHILDREN’S VILLAGE

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Upendo Children’s Village is located in Ukunda, about 30 km south of Mombasa near the popular holiday area of Diani Beach. Their goal is to provide children with a permanent and loving home, good education and to prepare them for a self-dependent life. It is now accommodating 32 children, but has a capacity for 45 children. Upendo Children’s Village is supporting the most unprivileged children (orphans, destitute and children in danger) as determined by the ministry of gender and social services.Upendo provides regular meals and the children receive education in the nearby school. The overriding aim is to reinstall hope about the children’s future progress and help them to become independent adults, regardless of their background, for the benefit of the society and community at large.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Taking care of the children as well as playing with them Feeding the children Ensuring the compound is clean Helping the children with homework

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located at Ukunda, the Coastal region of Kenya.


The volunteer will live in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family and volunteers will get lunch at the project.




CIVS/MLTV-04/14: COMPASSIONATE HANDS FOR THE DISABLED FOUNDATION (CHDF)

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Compassionate Hands for the Disabled Foundation (CHDF) is a community-based organization that was started as an outreach center in Korogocho slum for children with disabilities in 2008. These were mainly orphans and other vulnerable children from extremely poor families abandoned or orphaned through HIV/AIDS. Today, CHDF is serving 30 children with special needs that range from mental to physical disabilities. CHDF runs education and feeding programs in addition to supporting the children with occupational therapy and medical help.

PROJECT MISSION

CHDF sets out to create efficient and effective structures that will empower persons with special needs towards being socio-economically independent and to minimize discrimination by creating awareness in the community that disability is not inability.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Teaching and guidance on basic life skills Feeding the children Occupational therapy Community home visits Helping the children with homework

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Ruai in the East of Nairobi.


The volunteer will live in a host family in Buruburu near the CIVS Office. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family. Volunteers will get lunch at the project site.




CIVS/MLTV-05/14: KYALE SMALL HOMEPROJECT BACKGROUND

Kyale Small Home is a home and school for physically handicapped children situated in the Eastern part of Kenya. The homewas established in 1994 by the Catholic Diocese of Machakos and is surrounded by the Catholic Church and a primary school. Currently, the home is hosting 20 kids. The children are both girls and boys between ages of 10-19 years, who suffer different disabilities from polio, snakebites, handicapped from birth or during birth or accidents of different causes. Most people speak Kikamba as a native language. Farming is widely practiced for example livestock, poultry, small scale farming of maize, beans, coffee, sweet potatoes, bananas and vegetables. Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain is clearly visible from the home.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Working in the home’s kitchen and vegetable garden Helping children study and play at home Training the kids in creativity through games and doing handicraft work

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located at Nunguni, in the Eastern region of Kenya. Approximately 2 hours drive from Nairobi city.


The volunteer will live at the project site. All meals shall be provided at the project.




CIVS/MLTV-06/14: SLUM SANAAPROJECT BACKGROUND

Slum Sanaa is an arts-based project that was established to discover, nurture and promote talented young people from the slums to excel in their chosen artistic fields be it music, theatre, beadwork, graphic design among many others. The project was founded in the year 2009 by established and upcoming artists hailing from the slums of Mathare and Huruma, who saw a need to give back to their communities in terms of skills transfer. The artists involved have been teaching artistic and musical skills, collaborating with other organizations and organizing events most notably an annual slum-based festival. They currently are collaborating with a local school giving free music, dance and instrumental lessons to the school-kids and have successfully recorded music and a video for the hip hop class kids.

PROJECT MISSION

Slum Sanaa aims at giving opportunities to young people aged between 10 and 25 years to receive professional training in their fields and market them to ensure they are able to earn a living through the utilization of their talents and skills, reduce incidences of crime and drug abuse and create a better community to live in.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Undertaking photography and videography for the project’s activities Organizing awareness programs on topical issues such as HIV/AIDS, environmental

conservation, drug and substance abuse etc Training children in music, drama and documentary production Fundraising activities

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Huruma, Nairobi East Region.


The volunteer will live in a host family in Buru Buru near the CIVS Office. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-07/14: LITTLE PRINZ CHILDREN’S CENTER

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Little Prinz Children’s Center is a self-help group, which was initiated in May 2009 to help the neglected, abandoned and orphaned children, as well as to help eradicate jiggers (a parasite that attacks the skin), thus creating a happier, healthier and better life for children. The project has so far been able to treat at least 1,250 jigger-affected children and managed to buy a twelve-roomed building with the aim of starting an orphanage. The building also has a farm, which the project intends to start cultivating soon in order to generate food and income for the children. However, the project also has some challenges in terms of an inadequate number of staff as well as hostility from some families in the community.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Care and maintenance of the children‘s home i.e. weeding, cleaning and renovations Jigger treatment and eradication, which includes fieldwork and compiling reports Assisting in preparation and serving of meals

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located at Shinyalu, the Western region of Kenya.






CIVS/MLTV-08/14: KIERENI SECONDARY SCHOOLPROJECT BACKGROUND

The project is a learning institution for secondary students comprising of 164 students, both boys and girls.The school has four classes. The school was established in 1987 by the PCEA church. The institution has both teaching staff as well as non-teaching staff, who have the responsibility to lead the students to become responsible people in society. It offers educational services that are relevant to the growth of the local community. The school offers boarding facilities to the students. Volunteers can assist in teaching following subjects: English, Physics and Mathematics. They will also be involved in sporting activities, drama, music, debating clubs, farm work, organizing for language sessions, helping the students in studying and assisting during examination periods.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Teaching a combination of science subjects (physics, biology, chemistry) and Mathematics

Organizing, coordinating and participating in extracurricular activities like athletics, football and coordination of clubs in the school like scouting, drama, music

Environmental conservation and farm work.

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Chuka, Eastern region of Kenya.






CIVS/MLTV-09/14: MIGOSI FAMILY HOPE SOCIETY

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Migosi Family Hope Society is a Non-Governmental Organization that works towards the education of street children, children in the slum, women empowerment and agriculture. It started as a self-help group in 2006 and now it has moved to a society with the aim of reaching the entire community. Their main purpose has always been to socialize, educate, empower and develop people through community work and charity. Migosi works with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, PrisonsDepartment and the Ministry of Children and Gender to help facilitate their programs in Kenya.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Teaching a combination of science subjects and Mathematics as well as Music Construction work Environmental conservation and farm work Help in the art and craft activities e.g. graffiti and paintings on shirts and papers

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Kisumu, the Nyanza region of Kenya.






CIVS/MLTV-10/14: GOOD SAMARITAN CHILDREN’S CENTRE

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Soweto Slums Good Samaritan Orphans and Destitute Children’s Centre is a community based organization. The centrewas started and registered in 2004 in response to the needs of the orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Soweto Slums. The centrehas 61 children, both boys and girls, that are either orphans or abandoned. The children are between 6 months and 17 years of age. Dedicated caregivers at the centre work hard to provide the basics of life – shelter, security and food; however, they are aware that it is education that can break the cycle of poverty. At the very least, the children are provided with a stable family environment and are all receiving a formal education.

MISSION

To provide children with the necessities: education, food, clothing, medical support, shelter and spiritual guidance. Good Samaritan feels responsible to bring up children of good morals and values in society.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Feeding of children Educate children and provide guidance and counseling Playing with the children Helping the children with homework

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located at Soweto Slums, Eastern Nairobi region.






CIVS/MLTV-11/14: CIVS COMMUNITY SERVICEPROJECT DESCRIPTION

CIVSworks for the uplifting of the poor and the disadvantaged communities in Kenya, mainly focusing on Western Kenya, by increasing their access to resources and skills in a sustainable manner.CIVS is a development agency that works through volunteers. Rather than sending instant relief in the form of food or money, CIVS sends people to share their skills and experience with local communities.CIVS provides innovative and competent support to needy communities and organizations aimed at stimulating local development initiatives especially among the disadvantaged as well as developing harmonious relations among people of different backgrounds and cultures. This is achieved by boosting the people’s pride, dignity and self-confidence. The organization is currently seeking to appoint a volunteer fundraising officer.

NATURE OF WORK

Creating, planning, implementation, management and oversight of all aspects related to fundraising for CIVS

Identifying donoropportunities, develop donor database, respond to donor tenders and call for proposals, develop grant proposals, write appeals, represent CIVS at donor meetings and undertake follow-up of potential funding opportunities

Explore and develop strategies for long-term sustainability of CIVS and its interventions Develop business plans in consultation with other staff for possible generation of long-

term incomes for CIVS Undertake online research and build contacts with potential individual donors and raise

funds for the activities of the organization

LOCATION

The project is located in Buruburu estate, Nairobi east region of Kenya


The volunteer will live in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family.

QUALIFICATION

Volunteers are expected to be able to communicate in English. It is necessary that you should have high motivation and lots of initiative to implement the objectives of the project.




CIVS/MLTV-12/14: COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Community Health Volunteers is a community based organization established in 2006 with its office in Virhembe Market. The group pursuits the aim of expanding capacities of the community in regards to dealing with HIV/AIDS. It seeks to design and implement quality HIV/AIDS interventions, as well as to support people living with HIV/AIDS by increasing access and improving the quality of healthcare and referral services for them through increased linkages with the Ministry of Health. The group also aims to promote safe sexual behavior and practice among youth and vulnerable groups.Community Health Volunteers in collaboration with DANIDA are establishing a dispensary and a computer-training center that will be serve as a learning center for the youth. This will be the only dispensary and resource center within this area.

LOCATION

The project is located in Virhembe market, Kakamega east district.

NATURE OF WORK

The volunteers will work in the dispensary assisting the medical staff, and at the computer-training center teaching basic computer skills.



QUALIFICATION

Volunteers with computer skills as well as those in the medical field (doctors, nurses, etc) are needed for this project. It is necessary that you should have high motivation and lots of initiative to implement the objectives of the project. You should be ready for any kind of work.




CIVS/MLTV-13/14: LIVING IN TOTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Living in Total Health Initiative (LITHI) is a community initiative project that was initiated in 2010 to serve the people of Kiambio Slums in Nairobi. LITHI aims to offer holistic, affordable and effective medical and counseling services to the community within a slum area.Since the establishment of the project, the local community has benefited tremendously as they no longer walk for long distances to get these services. Thanks to the project, lives could be saved and people have been made aware of major issues affecting them. The establishment of the centre has thus created employment to both the skilled and unskilled. The centre has increased the knowledge of the community in Kiambio slum on HIV/AIDS, i.e. how to protect oneself from getting infected, living with the virus positively as well as help to reduce stigma.

LOCATION

The project is located in Kiambio Slums of Nairobi.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

Nursing duties i.e cleaning and dressing wounds administering injections as prescribed by the doctors.

Lab assistance i.e . taking blood samples, urine and stool.

Assiting in record keeping

Patient follow up especially those who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS or Tuberculosis.

Social work i.e. HIV/AIDS counseling home visits and follow up.

Data collection


The volunteer will live in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family and volunteers get lunch from the project.

QUALIFICATION

Volunteers with computer skills as well as those in the medical field (doctors, nurses, etc) are needed for this project. It is necessary that you should have high motivation and lots of initiative to implement the objectives of the project. You should be ready for any kind of work.




CIVS/MLTV-14/14: THE KIPEPEO COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Kipepeo Community Empowerment Program (KCEP) was born in October 2009 lead by the strong belief that every human being possesses the right to dignity and a respectable livelihood. It is our duty to support one another in achieving a better standard of living for all. The organization’s mission is to improve the quality of life for orphans, street children and their caregivers for healthier, empowered, and sustainably thriving communities in western Kenya. We strive to have a better future and right livelihood for families and individuals in our villages and communities. The group undertakes the following activities:

Capacity-building, which involves educational training programs in leadership, group management, and financial skills

HIV/AIDS awareness trainings, counseling, home-based care Provision of computer services for the community Youth empowerment activities such as sports, theatre, career development and drug

abuse training,building overall awareness and engagement through youth group projects

LOCATION

The project is located in Emuhaya District in Western Kenya, about 400 km from Nairobi.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

The volunteers will be responsible for working together with the group members and the community within the following activities: school outreach programmes; capacity building of youths on issues related to HIV/AIDS; establishment of support groups within the communities; awareness creation in the community on sexual and reproductive health; career development.



QUALIFICATION

There are no skills needed for this project, but we welcome applications from social workers, and those with fundraising knowledge.It is necessary that you are highly motivated and lots of initiative to implement the objectives of the project. You should be ready for any kind of work.




CIVS/MLTV-15/14: MARIANNE CENTREPROJECT DESCRIPTION

People with a mental disability in Kenya (approximately 2.9 million) face particular challenges in their lives. Many Kenyans still associate mental disability with black magic and witchcraft and little has been done to combat this stigmatization. Most people with a mental disability have a mild to moderate mental retardation. However, they can learn and are capable of developing skills throughout their lives. The major shortcomings of the current educational system for (young) adults with a mental disability is that they are too old to be enrolled in a primary school, but mentally not capable to attend a normal secondary school. This why, Marianne center was established in the year 2010 to focus on people with a mild to moderate mental disability from the age of 16 until 50 years. Establishing a training center for this group has given them and their parents hope for a better future. Currently, the centre has 38 students with disabilities varying from Down syndrome to Autism. The classes are divided according to the student’s abilities. The (young) adults are trained in basic skills of life and vocational and income generating activities. At the end of the training their capabilities will be assessed and they will be attached to an employer, where they get the possibility to perform basic tasks.

MISSION

To make a difference in the life of young adults with special needs and disabilities in order to be self-reliant and easily integrated into mainstream life without fear of stigmatization.

LOCATION

The project is located in Limuru , Kiambu District of Kenya

VOLUNTEER TASKS

The work consists of teaching activities in various subjects (mathematics, language, writing, drawing, gardening, sewing, beadwork, computer and cleaning), follow up and home visitations, organizing extra-curricular activities and the provision of guiding and counseling services to the students.


The volunteer will be accommodated at the project site.Basic meals(breakfast, lunch and dinner) will be provided in the project.

QUALIFICATION

There are no skills needed for this project, but we welcome applications from social workers.It is necessary that you should have high motivation and lots of initiative to implement the objectives of the project. You should be ready for any kind of work.




CIVS/MLTV-16/14: KAYA KINONDO ECOTOURISM PROJECT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In Coastal Kenya the local sacred forest is called Kayas. They are pockets of forest of 10 to 400 hectares found in theKwale, Kilifi and Malindi districts of Coast Province and owe their existence directly to the cultural beliefs and history of the nine (9) Coastal Mijikenda ethnic groups.Kaya Kinondo ecotourism project is a pilot project that seeks to initiate and test the viability of ecotourism as a means of linking conservation to tangible social and economic benefits of local community. A conservation and development group was founded with the aim of coordinating conservation and development activities in the area. All proceedings of the project go towards maintenance of the Kaya, cultural ceremonies, community projects such as schools and water projects. Finally, through a financial services association established by the community as part of the project, the project gives loans to community groups and individuals within the area to initiate income generating micro projects.

LOCATION

The project is located in Ukunda, Kwale District of Kenya.

VOLUNTEER TASKS

The volunteers will engage in the following:

Education program (awareness) Enterprise management (ecotourism and microfinance) Marketing Ecosystem survey and assessment Environmental and cultural awareness


The volunteer will be accommodated at the project site.Basic meals(breakfast, lunch and dinner) will be provided in the project.




CIVS/MLTV-17/14: MAENDELEO LEARNING CENTER

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Center was started in 2000 with the aim to uplift living standards within the community. The nursery school was started with only 10 kids, later there was collaboration with the church, which offered the church hall for a fee after which the enrollment went up to 25 and classes increased from nursery to Class 5. Many kids who are visiting the school had dropped out due to financial problems faced by their families. Maendeleo Learning Center began with 140 Kids aged between 2-15 years for Pre-School to Standard 8. Now it has a population of 600 pupils. Currently the school is embarking on establishing a secondary school, called Reuben Community School.

MISSION

To embrace a holistic development of the affected children by molding them through education, training and protection to become valuable citizens to their community.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

To eradicate illiteracy by creating awareness to both adult and children on the significance of education and skills training

To fight disease by availing to the community affordable and accessible health care To reduce poverty by finding ways of family support through the introduction of micro-

finance activities and promoting initiation of IGA (Income Generating Activities)

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Mukuru Location, Embakasi South District, Nairobi.


The volunteer will stay in Buruburu near the CIVS office. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-18/14: QUEST FOR HAPPINESS MINISTRY

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The centre started as a feeding program for orphans and vulnerable children in Ruai. Every child received at least one meal per day, which was provided by the members of the local church. This went well for over a period of 2 years and 100 children were receiving free lunch and attended Sunday school classes.The feeding program was managed by the pastor of this church andhis wife. After the pastor’s transfer to another church, the feeding program stalled and was at risk to stop completely. The children were stranded and were about to drop out from school. Now, the couple decided to rent premises and open a centre to accommodate, feed and educate the children. Step by step, toilet facilities, piped water and electricity were installed. Today, 25 children, who attend standard one to form two classes, call the centre their home.Quest for Happiness seeks to bring upchildren with a balanced view of life, possessing appropriate ‘survival skills’, in order to cope in a competitive world, to foster positive expectations abouttheir future.

MISSION

To help the street children and orphans come out of vicious circle of poverty by providing them with love, shelter, food, clothing, education, health, security as well as spiritual nurture, this is the central purposes of our existence.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Empowering the minors to be self reliant Helping in the kitchen in food preparation and cooking Working alongside with local volunteers in provision of basic needs Promotion of education and other related affairs i.e. teaching To train children on creativity and life skills

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Ruai at the outskirts of Nairobi.


The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-19/14: AGAPE CENTRE OF HOPEPROJECT BACKGROUND

Agape Centre of Hope (ACoH) is a non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and not for profit organization in Kakamega County. It plays a proactive role by initiating efforts on poverty eradication by increasing livelihood options. Hereby, ACoH focuses its support efforts on street and most vulnerable children. Founded by philanthropists, it sets out to ‘Restore Human Dignity’ in the urban areas. Volunteers helped to establish this organization by actively working to improve the quality of lifeby developing support mechanisms, which can ensure the provision of social guidance to communities. ACoH is running a variety of programs and has a well-experienced implementation team with at least 18 volunteers. It is successfully achieving its aims and objectives with the support of different philanthropists.

MISSION

ACoH seeks to ensure the safety and well-being of abused and less fortunate children within the local community.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Protection and Rehabilitation Orphanage Program: e.g. street work; outreach; helping in the centre

Health, Hygiene and Sanitation Program:e.g. Help with public HIV/AIDS education in institutions using theatre for development, drama and video shows on reproductive health, life skills, HIV/AIDS awareness etc.; home visits

Child Rights Policy and Advocacy Campaign: e.g. help with community education, case management

OVC Education Program: helping within the non-formal education program for children, who are out of school or in difficult circumstances; interviews; home visits

Child Counseling and Memory Book Development Program: psychosocial support for the vulnerable children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS in communities and schools

Capacity Building, Gender development & Sensitization program: support the ACoH in educational sessions for children, women and men

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Kakamega County, Mumias Sub County, Western Kenya.


The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner is provided by the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-20/14: TUMAINI FUND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Tumaini Fund for Economic Development International (TFEDI) is a project that aims at providing financial and technical advice to people in order to reduce poverty and thus create income for the needy. TFEDI started in February 2005. The project offers workshops and trainings for the community to improve business management skills and enhance development at a micro enterprise level. The organization has been able to generate Ksh 1,200,000 - what equals about 10,900 Euro - through receiving funds from their members.

MISSION

TFEDI aims to support the local community through church development projects, entrepreneurship education and training, business advocacy and the provision of micro credits to start up small businesses.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

entering the organizational information data and expanding the Microsoft Access database implementation of reports as profit and losses and the improvement the administration

processes by organizing a proper filing system working activities outside the office as visiting small-scale business members all around

Nairobi and suburbs

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in the East of Nairobi, about 5km from Buruburu in an estate called Kariobangi


The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner is provided by the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-21/14: ROOF WATER PROJECTPROJECT BACKGROUND

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.

MISSION

The organization commits itself “to create awareness, advocacy, transparency, economical empowerment and accountability through capacity building”.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

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.

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Kampi ya Moto, in the Rift Valley Region of Kenya.


The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner is provided in the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-22/14: SLUM CODE GROUPPROJECT BACKGROUND

The Slumcode Group is a youth focused, non-profit organization that develops strategies for community driven development. Digital literacy and information access forms the basis of our existence. Fundamental principles that we aim to realize in the lives of our target communities are education, entrepreneurship and leadership. Our success is firmly rooted in partnerships we acquire to leverage on opportunities, programs and projects to increase capacity of budding entrepreneurs at low income communities. We hope to mobilize strategic partnerships to ensure sustained growth of projects. We were founded in the year 2006 by 14 young people and registered by the Ministry of Gender and Children Affairs.

MISSION

Slum Code Group focuses on education, leadership and entrepreneurship and aims at building opportunities for the needy in society through access to information and linkages. On practical terms, we offer a youth friendly resource centre.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Elementary child care Project management, Guidance and counseling Motivational speaking, journalism and media activities Teaching international languages Training and mentoring youth Maintaining web and online presence etc.

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located inHuruma Estate, Nairobi East region.






CIVS/MLTV-23/14: NETWORK OF YOUTHSPROJECT BACKGROUND

The Network of Youths In Action (NOYA) is a an initiative founded in October 2010 by a group of young people with a desire to create change in the diverse challenges faced by the young people. These challenges include; high prevalence of diseases like HIV and STIs, increased crime rates due to poverty, unemployment, growing of militia groups violence, drugs and substance abuse and social isolation. NOYA works at addressing these challenges through innovative initiatives to ensure that the youth are contributing to the realization of a safe, healthy and developmental progressive society. NOYA works through partnerships and collaboration with youth institutions including; secondary schools, colleges and universities,prisons, rehabilitation centers children homes and hospitals. NOYA cooperates also with youth groups and musical artists, who have come together to mobilize and empower young people to shun away from risky encounters and take positive responses in creating change. NOYA also brings together skills and expertise of local and international young people through volunteerism and an internship program.

MISSION

NOYA reaches out to young people in promoting behavior change and equipping them with skills to avoid risky behaviours and take charge of their lives through peer education and counseling.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Sensitize mobilize and encourage the youths by empowering them through capacity building

Empower the youths by offering them life skills training Support NOYA in Community outreach, Debates, Trainings, Edutainment, Advocacy,

Walks and Clean ups To promote and enhance access to practical and up to date HIV&AIDS information to

members and other stake holders Work with street children and/or sex workers

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Mbagathi, Eastern region of Nairobi.






CIVS/MLTV-24/14: KHALABA COMBINED DEVELOPMENT GROUP

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The founder Pastor Josephat Sawa, who is the chairperson of Khalaba Combined Development Group, started a nursery school in the year 2006 and recruited 16 children for the first time. Seven pupils qualified to join primary school. In the year 2011, Standard Two Class started with 15 pupils, 38 pupils in class 1 and 30 remained in the Nursery. However, in 2012 the group failed to continue with primary education due to the small portion of land that could not accommodate the number of pupils. Consequently, the Ministry of Education stopped the KCDG to continue with primary education level. Nursery school continues to date with a total 30 children.

MISSION

KCDG encourages everybody in the community to support each other, both emotionally and spiritually, in order to live peacefully and in harmony. KCDG offers prayers for people and helps those in need, supports orphans, widows and less destitute within the community.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Outreach; helping in the centre Assisting in teaching/after school activities Helping with homework Offering emotional support to the orphans Help in the kitchen, ensuring the feeding of the orphans

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Kakamega County, Mumias Sub County, Western Kenya.


The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided by the host family.




CIVS/MLTV-25/14: NYALUNYA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Nyalunya Community Development Group is a community-based organization, which was formed in the year 2006 and officially registered in 2008 with the Kenya Government under the Ministry of Gender, Children, Sports and Social Services. Nyalunya, situated in Nyando district, is about 380 km from Nairobi. It was initiated by a group of persons who came up with the idea of bringing together the community members with the aim of improving their welfare and living standards of the local community. The group has a kindergarten school, which hosts 20 children, who are either orphans or from poor family background. The project thus aims at empowering children with the basic knowledge to enable them to join public schools from class one. The group is also involved in farming in order to raise fund to sustain the project. This farm also acts as a farmer field school where local farmers can learn the modern way of farming and try to grow new projects that are not popularly being grown in the area.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Assisting in teaching/after school activities Helping with homework

PROJECT LOCATION

The project is located in Nyakach region Nyanza Province of Kenya


The volunteer will stay in a host family near the project site. Breakfast and dinner will be provided by the host family.




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