GEDE Special School
Kenya
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: jan-aprl,may-sep-nov
Description:
This school was started on 26th of September 2006, it has 8 employed teachers from the government and 11 Aide Teachers, employed by a local sponsor called Kupenda. The number of occupational therapists are 2 employed by Kupenda. The number of children in this school are 115: boys, 67 and girls, 47.
Hearing impaired kids is: 65 deaf
Physically challenged kids: 50 physically handicapped and with cerebral palsy. Activities:
- Teaching in class
- Imparting skills in tailoring
- Drama
- Games and Sports
- Offering exercise to children with cerebral palsy. This is open to anyone who is a professional or intern or general volunteer who has a heart for the kids. It requires you to have tolerance and patience while handling the students. The students are the most friendly people and very entertaining.
Qualifications:
This qualification is especially for the following:
* Teachers
* Social Workers and Occupation Therapists
* or intern students who are majoring in the above qualification groups
Cost in US$: 940 USD 4 weeks
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- academic reinforcement
- childcare/children
- community development
- community health
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- disability issues
- health education
- home visit
- human rights
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- primary education
- volunteering
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Typical Volunteer: someone who is open, friendly and willing to experience and make a difference.
Age Range: 18yrs- 70yrs
This Program is open to
American,
Australian,
Canadian,
European
and Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to Kenya
Independently
or
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
Post-Program Services Include:
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Alumni Network
- Job and Internship Network
Touch Africa International's Mission Statement: To empower orphans and vulnerable children with quality knowledge to enable them contribute positively towards our national development.
To provide shelter, care and education to our children.
Revolves around issues of poverty, particularly the lack of education, economic opportunity and environmental concerns. Our goal is to train people to be effective business entrepreneurs, community leaders and global citizens through organizing of community work camps, internships, volunteer programs, community development projects and educational tours which focus on Four key issues of our work foundation namely
Reducing poverty; Increasing global cooperation; Sustainable development; equality & social justice; Environmental conservation and protection; we believe in giving everyone a chance to contribute to a better society by organizing affordable programs as listed above and we ensure that they are interactive ,enjoyable ,educative and most of all life changing in short meeting real people in the real world to bring a real change in peoples lives.
Year Founded: 2005
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