Luanda Community Empowerment
NO. OF VOLUNTEERS : 15
START & END DATES
08 - 25 November 2024
ORIENTATION DAY
07 November 2024
SAFARI DATES
04 - 06 November 2024
ACCOMODATION & FOOD
Shared Rooms / Local Food (3 meals)
LOCATION
Ebusakami village, Luanda, Vihiga County
Promoting Community Development
Being a new project, the Luanda Community Empowerment Project is a local development initiative that aims to improve the well-being of the people of Luanda.
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 has to be paid 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 the project in shared rooms and it is important that you have your own sleeping bag and mosquito net. During the workcamp, volunteers will get food from locally available foodstuffs and will share the responsibility of preparing the food. Safe drinking water is available throughout. Alternatively mineral drinking water can also be purchased from the nearby shops.
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 the Rusinga hills, Mafangano Islands, and Tom Mboya Mausoleum. We advise volunteers not to swim in the lake because it is contaminated with parasites.
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 project aims to empower the community to realize their potential through local initiatives like farming, brick making, environment conservation, community banking, childcare, informal education, and health and sanitation programs. The project region has a higher poverty level with the majority of residents engaging in small-scale crop farming and rearing of livestock and chicken at their small farms. Youth unemployment is on the rise with the diminishing opportunities for formal employment. This has led to a high dependency ratio and the inability of the few employed people to save and invest. Cases of drug abuse and insecurity associated with youth unemployment are on the rise.
Uneconomical sub-division of land, Poor land use system and ragged terrain are some of the factors for environmental degradation. Encroachment of wetlands and forest lands by the growing population has led to declining water volumes in existing water sources. Inadequate farming skills and small land sizes have affected agricultural production. Limited credit facilities, idleness among the youth, poor infrastructure, and poor implementation of pro-poor programs and projects are some of the notable challenges facing the community. Girls have higher school enrolment than boys because boys engage in manual jobs like tea picking, herding cattle, motorbike transportation and farm labour.
As a volunteer, you will provide invaluable assistance to the community and in return the warmth and affection of the community will for sure put a smile on your face. You will experience happy moments with the people, gain an understanding of what life is like in western Kenya and make a real difference in the local community, and along the way you will make lots of new friends. Right at the equator line, you will interact with nature, have a nice view of Bunyore hills and valleys characterized by huge granite rocks and caves.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
- Farm work which involves weeding, digging, and planting maize, beans, and vegetables
- Assisting in Fetching water from the river or the tap.
- Engaging in sports activities as well as playing with the children
- Assisting in grazing domestic animals
- Digging farms and as well as harvesting for the old, widows, and the project farm
In this workcamp, volunteers will have a chance to do evening walks, home visits, cultural meetings, and games. During weekends, volunteers can visit the Rusinga Hills, Mafangano Islands, and Tom Mboya Mausoleum., Leisure 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.