Promoting girls' rights and HIV/AIDS awareness in Rift Valley province

  Kenya

Kisumu

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 3 - June 25

Description: The international volunteer project will be held in Kajiado District for 3 weeks. Volunteers will come together to help out in meeting critical needs of the local communities. The main objective of the volunteer project is Income generation. The international volunteer group will be involved in Handicraft activities, Female Genital Mutilation advocacy, and HIV/AIDS outreach program.

The volunteers will help making and selling bead work, advocating for girl child education, and will organize HIV/AIDS awareness activities. The group will work 5 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon, Monday through Friday. Sometimes, depending on the nature of work, the time can be extended.

Project dates:
June 3 - June 25
September 2 - September 24

The project site, Isinya, is located in the Rift Valley province, about 60 km away from Nairobi. The project in June is based in Olturoto, about 7 km from Isinya Center. Public transport is available. The closest hospital is 7 km away. The September project is based in Isinya town. Public transport is available. The closest hospital is 100 metres away.

Markets, Post Office, Banks (ATMs), Internet and other facilities are located in Athi River and Kitengela, 20-30 minutes drive from the camp sites.

There is an extra fee of 250 Euros for participation in this project, intended to support the local hosting organization.

Highlights: Possibilities visits to an Ostrich Farm, Rangers Resort. The visits will be organized during the weekends. There will be cultural presentations where all the volunteers will have an opportunity to present their countries and cultures. Volunteers will be free to choose presentation methods like story telling, singing, dancing, drama, speeches, etc.

Qualifications: No particular expertise or skills required. Participants should have a positive attitude, be ready to adopt and enjoy simple living conditions, be flexible and patient. However, specialized skills and expertise (marketing, finance and management, children's rights, counseling, website design) will be used accordingly.

Cost in US$: USD 290

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit.

Age Range: 19 and over

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Kenya Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.