Community Liaison

  Kenya

Rural

  Tanzania

Arusha

  Uganda

Jinja

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: ongoing

Description: The primary function of the Community Liaison is to visit the orphans living with guardians at their home, schools and villages. Collect data on their living situations and report this information to the supervisor. The data is not limited to the number of people living in the child's family, type of housing, availability of water, food, clothes etc, and possibly address basic hygiene issues such as use of toilet, proper ways of cleaning and cooking food, boiling water for drinking, preventive ways for diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and typhoid.

Duties include:
- Assisting with identification of need
- Visiting local schools to speak with teachers
- Spending time with orphans and their families
- Gathering information (such as the type of housing, the availability of water, food and clothes and level of sanitation)
- Assisting orphans to correspond with sponsors (writing letters or drawing pictures)
- Distributing needed supplies (books, pencils, food, etc) as required
- Assist local families to address health, sanitation, education, employment issues, etc
- Assist in mediating situations, as required
- Case management
- Administration and management of information in a confidential manner including updating files, collecting photos and providing reports
- Providing recommendations for courses of action including the assignment of sponsors

Highlights: Watoto wa Baraka is a registered non-profit committed to provide education and other programs that are appropriate for the growth and development of the children mainly orphans, street kids, and at risk youth.

Qualifications: Good people skills, caring for the needy, good hygiene, able to withstand long walks, able to keep record.

Cost in US$: USD 90 per week

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 and above

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 6

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Watoto wa Baraka's Mission Statement: Watoto Wa Baraka (WWB) is a registered non-profit organisation providing support for orphans and rural communities in Kenya. Our mission is to give the real hope to as many needy children as possible and to work with small communities to provide the support and education needed to overcome the burden of poverty.

Year Founded: 2005