Esikoma Community Health Project

About Esikoma Community Health Project

Healthcare Program

Esikoma Community Health Project was established by the Esikoma Community Health Self-Help Group, which has been in existence since 2016. The project has constructed a community hospital which will be opened on 25th November 2022 to begin offering health services to local community. The hospital comprises of doctor’s consultation rooms, Maternity wing, a pharmacy, patients waiting bay and temporary wards. More facilities are still under construction.

HIGHLIGHTS

Discover the health care system in Kenya
Exchange of practice
Free time on the weekend to discover Kenya
CIVS organizes tours and safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya
Affordable fees which include airport pick up, accommodation, meals, orientation and 24/7 support

KEY INFORMATION

HEALTHCARE WORK

Health, Community based, Counseling

DURATION

1 to 6 Months Available year-round

LOCATION

Esikoma Village, Close to Murumba Shopping Center, Bumala in Busia County of Kenya

PARTICIPATION FEE

350 euros per month

ACCOMODATION & FOOD

Host family / Local Food (3 meals)

TOURS AND SAFARI

CIVS organizes tours and safaris

Project Profile

The Self-Help Group is comprised of volunteers operating within Busia County, with the mission of spearheading the implementation of community health, environmental projects and development programs. The group focuses on Health and community development and other health-related issues. The group received training on HIV/AIDS prevention, VCT Counseling, Community mobilization, and home-based caregiving and education from the German foundation for world population.

During this period, the trainees realized that there was a big health problem in their community. Apart from HIV/AIDS as the main problem, there were more health issues such as an increasing number of orphans/ vulnerable children, and jigger menace as a result of parents’ death from HIV/AIDS. Most orphans were infected by jiggers, this was as a result of parental and guardian poor care. In general, such children lack basic needs such as health care, shelter, education, and clothing among others.

Having realized all these problems within the community, the Community Health Volunteers decided to establish a group and named it as Esikoma Community Health Volunteers (ECHV). The group is engaging in activities like providing medical services, Jiggers eradication program, creating tree nurseries and planting trees, Health Education in local schools and Distribution of sanitary pads to schools. The profit generated from selling of the trees is channeled to the hospital project.

General Information

Participation Fee

CIVS solely depends on volunteer contributions to support its activities.

The fee has to be paid upfront on arrival in full.

350 Euros

It covers the following services:

Aiport transfers (Arrival and Departure)
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:

Visa costs and ticket flight
Local travelling: from the office to the project
Direct donations to the project
Cost of sightseeing
Cost of drinks like soda, beer, mineral water etc.

Orientation Day

All volunteers taking part in this project will be picked up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi.

There will be an orientation seminar for new volunteers lasting three days including Nairobi city introduction.

Accomodation & Meals

The volunteer will live at a host family house, 10 minute’s walk to the project site. Volunteers will have their own rooms. Water is fetched from a nearby well, there is electricity at the project though not reliable sometimes. The host family will provide breakfast and dinner while lunch will be provided at the project.

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

Sites of Interest

During weekends, volunteers can visit lots of sites of interest in Nairobi and around :

Giraffe orphanage
Elephant orphanage
Nairobi National Museum,
Nairobi National Park
Lake Naivasha
Hell’s gate
Rift valley viewpoint

Tours & Safari

CIVS Kenya organizes 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.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

The volunteer will be an integral part of community life:

Assisting the medical and non-medical staff in the community hospital
Co-coordinating and taking care of the patients
Taking patient samples, pulses, and temperature information
Offering voluntary, counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS
Assisting in Preparing and updating of records in the hospital
Providing advice and emotional support to patients
Participating in community visits for HIV patients
Engaging in other income generation activities like brick making and tree planting

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

EMAIL US YOUR REQUEST

WE WILL SEND YOU THE INFOSHEET & REQUIREMENTS

PROJECT PLACEMENT BEGINS

AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL

Any Question?

CIVS will respond to any question.

ABOUT US

The Center for International Voluntary Service (CIVS Kenya) is a Community Development Organization working with local marginalized communities in Kenya to support them in their development and fight the poverty through volunteering and community development programs.