Happy Me Happy You Children Project
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS : 20
START & END DATES
03 - 20 February 2024
ORIENTATION DAY
02 February 2024
SAFARI DATES
30 Jan - 01 Feb 2024
ACCOMODATION & FOOD
Volunteer's House / Local Food (3 meals)
LOCATION
Hamisi, Vihiga County of Kenya
Supporting Orphans And Vulnerable Children
‘Happy Me Happy You’ is a non-profit organization that was established in 2017 to empower children women, youth and men from vulnerable and poverty-stricken backgrounds to realize a sustainable community focussing on key areas of Education, Water, Health and Sanitation and Agriculture to improve their livelihood.
The organization is strongly focused on offering Early Childhood Development and Education to vulnerable children. It also runs a feeding program for needy children affected by hunger.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Immerse yourself in community life
- Live and work with a group of international and local volunteers
- Joins forces toward a collective goal
- 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
General Information
300 Euros
Volunteers participating in a workcamp will be required to pay the fee upfront on arrival in full. The workcamp fee includes the following:
- Airport pick up upon arrival & Airport drop off after the workcamp
- Up to 3 nights’ accommodation in Nairobi
- Introduction to Kenyan life through a Nairobi City Center Tour before the workcamp
- Workcamp Orientation at the CIVS office in Nairobi or the workcamp site
- Food (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Workcamp facilitation and mentoring of volunteers by an experienced workcamp leader
- Certificate of participation for the volunteer
- All administrative costs
The following costs are NOT included:
- Flight ticket & Visa costs
- Local travelling: from the office to the project
- Cost of drinks like soda, beer, mineral water etc.
- Cost of sightseeing
- Direct donations to the project
All volunteers taking part in this project will be picked up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. CIVS will arrange accommodation before and after the workcamp in a host family in the Buruburu area of Nairobi.
There will be a one-day orientation for all participants the day before the workcamp starts.
Accommodation will be at a shared house closer to the project in this workcamp and it is important that you have your own sleeping mat, mosquito net and a sleeping bag. This area is sometimes muddy therefore it’s important to have working boots. During the workcamp, volunteers will get food from locally available foodstuffs and will share the responsibility of preparing the food.
Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, and mosquito net are necessary. You can also bring photos of your country, clothes, books, pens, toys etc
During weekends, volunteers can visit Lake Victoria, Kisumu Museum, the equator line, and a general tour in Kisumu city. Volunteers will also have the opportunity for early morning visits to Kakamega Rain forest, hike on the forest hill and witness a sunrise from the forest hill.
Leisure activities’ cost are not included in the participation fee.
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. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry fees, accommodation and tour guiding.
The cost of a 3-days safari to Masai Mara National Reserve is 400 Euros by Tour van and 480 Euros by a Landcruiser jeep.
It includes: –
Day 1: Nairobi – Maasai Mara: game viewing drive in the evening
Day 2: Maasai Mara game viewing drive in the morning and the evening
Day 3: Maasai Mara game viewing drive in the early morning
Project Profile
The organization is strongly focused on offering Early Childhood Development and Education to vulnerable children. It also runs a feeding program for needy children affected by hunger.
The project is working towards beginning to be involved in the following activities:
- Training small-scale farmers on modern/best farming practices to maximize their productivity, realize potential market and increase sales
- Training the community stakeholders on new technology trends through ICT to help them research, get informed and
- Training the community on financial management and leadership skills to enable them plan and budget well for their finances.
- They engage the community in table banking – a system that enables members of a community to access unsecured loans, from money pooled by other members of the community, and allows community members to invest in each other’s businesses and enterprises where members can apply for short- or long-term loans at low-interest rates.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
The volunteer will be an integral part of community life:
- Assisting with teaching of various subjects such as Creative Arts, English, and Basic Mathematics in the nursery school.
- Assisting the children with their homework.
- General cleaning and maintenance of the project area and its surroundings: bush clearing, litter collection, making a disposal point, sweeping, landscaping, construction repairs, and brick making.
- Planning and engaging the kids in extra-curricular activities like sports and games.
- Engaging in health education and mentorship programs for the youth within the community alongside project staff.
In this workcamp, volunteers will have a chance to do evening nature walks, home visits, cultural meetings, and games. During weekends, volunteers can visit Lake Victoria, Kisumu Museum, the Crying Stone, the equator line, and a general tour in Kisumu city. Volunteers will also have the opportunity for an early morning visit to Kakamega Rainforest, hike on the forest hill and witness a sunrise from the forest hill. Leasure activities’ costs are not included in the participation fee.
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
EMAIL US YOUR REQUEST
WE WILL SEND YOU THE INFO SHEET & 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.
REACH US
- +254 (20) 780909
- +254 722 210968
- info@civskenya.com
OUR LOCATION
- Mumias Road, Buruburu Business Center, Rubis Station Building P.O. Box 824 00515 Buruburu, Nairobi, Kenya.