COMMUNTY SERVICE 2008 PROGRAM
2008 ANNUAL SCHEDULE FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
PROGRAM ORGANIZED IN A WORK CAMP ENVIRONMENT.

ORIENTATION	PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROJECT	THEME	ACTIVITIES	NO	MONTH/DATE/CODE
9th January 2007 KVDA/STV/ 01	Eastern	Machakos	Terry Children Orphanage	Orphans Support	Bricking making Construction Guidance &Counseling Teaching and character formation.	20	10th-31st January 2008
7th February 2008 KVDA/STV/02	Central	Kiambu	Kiriri Primary School	Cultural Heritage; Masaai and Kikuyu	Teaching, Physical Education {Animation},	20	8th –29th February 2008
5th March 2008 KVDA/STV/03	Rift Valley	Kajiado	Isinya Primary School.	Girl Child Education & Environmental Conservation	Reproductive Health discussions, Planting trees Cattle grazing Masaai culture talks.	20	6th -27th March 2008.
7th April 2008. KVDA/STV/04-1	North Coast	Kilifi	Mikiringini Primary School	Orphan support & children networking.	Construction of classrooms Creating awareness on Income Generating Activities {IGAs} Character formation.	20	8th –29th April 2008.
7th April 2008. KVDA/STV/04-2	Western	Emuhaya	Mukhombe Primary School	HIV/AIDS-Sensitization & fighting stigma.	Construction Teaching students Fencing HIV/AIDS discussions Awareness, Luhya culture Courtesy visits to rain makers,	30	8th-29th April 2008
8th May 2008 KVDA/STV/05-1	Rift Valley	Transmara	Enemasi Primary School	Peace Building & Conflict management	Animation Construction Brick making Peace Building Games.	20	9th-30th May 2008.
8th May 2008 KVDA/STV/05-2	Rift Valley	West Pokot	Morpus Primary School	Female Genital Mutilation & Girl Child Education	Reproductive Health discussions. Organized Community sensitization discussions Brick making Planting trees	20	9th-30th May 2008.
8th June 2008 KVDA/STV /06-1	Western	Emuhaya	Emukhuya Youth Group.	Youth Empowerment via Income Generating Activities.	Developing Business plan couching. Marketing strategies discussions Brick work Micro-finance.	30	9th –30th June 2008.
9th –30th June 2008 KVDA/STV /06-2	Nyanza	Kuria	Mowankwe Self Help Group.	FGM & Girl Child Education	Girl Child rights discussions Cultural discussions	30	10thJune-1st July 2008.
9th June 2008 KVDA/STV/06-3	Rift Valley	Transmara	Iloowaya Primary School	Girl Child Education.	Brick work Construction Reproductive Health discussions Teaching & Global discussions Animation	20	10thJune-1st July 2008
9th June 2008 KVDA/STV/06-4	Nyanza	Kisumu West	Otiende Thim Self Help Group	Community empowerment on Income Generating Activities	Road construction, Tree Planting Poultry Keeping Culture of the Luo Community, fishing Visits to lake Victoria		10th June-1st July 2008
9th July 2008 KVDA/STV/07-1	North Eastern	Wajir	Wajir Primary School	Environmental Conservation & Health Education	Planting Trees Camel riding Teaching Animation	30	10th-31st July 2008.
9th July 2008 KVDA/STV/ 07-2	Western	Emuhaya	Ebukhaya Secondary School	Japanese-Kiswahili Exchange.	Environmental Concern; Tree nursery preparation, Tree planting, Teaching Adventure	30	10th July-22nd August 2008 {6 weeks} Language camp; Kiswahili & Japanese.
9th July 2008 KVDA/STV/ 07-3	Nyanza	Kuria	Kiburunga Women Group	Women Empowerment	HIV/AIDS discussions Brick work Income Generating Activity discussions Basket weaving.	30	10th –31st July 2008
9th July 2008 KVDA/STV 07-4	Central	Naru moru	Naru moru Youth Group	Youth Empowerment Swahili-French language Exchange.	Information exchange Cultural discussions	30	10th-31st July 2008.
9th July 2008 KVDA/STV/ 07-5	Eastern	Machakos	Kyang’ombe community	Food Security	Farming activities Irrigation	30	10th – 31st July 2008.
9th July 2008. KVDA/STV/ 07-6	Nyanza	Bondo	Sanne Landing Children Home	Impact of HIV/AIDS; Orphans support.	Guidance & Counseling Nutrition program Farming Small group community discussions.	30	10th-31st July 2008.
6th August 2008. KVDA/STV/ 08-1	Coast	Kwale	Kwale Primary School.	Girl Child Education.	Organized sessions with girl child Construction Clean up exercise Adventure to Kwale forest, caves and shrines.	30	10th-31st July 2008.
6th August 2008. KVDA/STV/ 08-2	Eastern	Tharaka	Kabuabua primary school.	F.G.M & Girl child Education	-Construction -Brick making -Organized classes/sessions on Girl Child Education and impact of FMG.	30.	7th-28th August 2008
6th August 2008. KVDA/STV/ 08-3	Eastern	Kibwezi	Ndiwa Women & Children Empowerment Village.	Women & children Empowerment.	Construction of orphanage Brick work Data collection for sponsorship program Micro-finance discussions/activities {basket weaving, poultry farming} Farm work Health issues.	40	7th-28th August 2008.
6th August 2008. KVDA/STV/08-4	Coast	Mombasa	Daughters of Destiny children Center.	Orphan support via income generating activities & children Home networking	-Brick making -Construction -Teaching -Nutrition and baseline survey. -Income generating activities	30	7th-28th August 2008.
6th August 2008. KVDA/STV/ 08-5	Coast.	Taita-Taveta	Mbulia Community Health Dispensary.	HIV/AIDS and Community Health.	-Brick making -Stone carrying -Health care screening -Diagnosis and treatment -HIV/AIDS discussions with small groups of youth -Focus on Voluntary testing & counseling.	30	7th-28th August 2008.
4th September 2008 KVDA/STV/09-1	Western	Bumala	Didacus Children Home	Children Welfare	Construction Tree planting Teaching	30	5th-26th September 2008
4th September 2008. KVDA/STV/09-2	Nyanza	Rachuonyo	Kajiei Beach Tree nursery	Environmental Conservation & HIV/AIDS	Tree nursery preparation Tree planting Discussion on fighting social stigma Healthcare screening	30.	5th –26th September 2008
4th September 2008 KVDA/STV/ 09-3	Coast	Taita-Taveta	Jora Women Group	Women Empowerment & Gender parity.{Spanish-Kiswahili Exchange}	-Construction of Poultry farm -Micro-finance discussions. -Stone carrying -Options on income generating activities research and data collection -Home visits -Mountain climbing {Kasigau Hills]	30.	5tth September- 18th October 2008 {6 weeks} Language camp-Spanish-Kiswahili 2008.
6th October 2008 KVDA/STV/ 10-1	Nyanza	Suba	Kamgere Primary School	HIV/AIDS. Fighting Social stigma	Small youth groups discussions on HIV/AIDS Construction Planting trees Sensitizing community on knowledge about HIV/AIDS status	20	7th-28th October 2008.
6th October 2008. KVDA/STV/10-2	Eastern	Kitui	Kwa-Mutonga Primary School	Environmental Conservation	Tree nursery preparation Tree planting Community sensitization on Environment good practices.	20.	7th –28th October 2008
3rd November 2008 KVDA/STV/11-1	Eastern	Machakos	Kiseveni Women Group.	Safe Drinking Water	Brick making Discussions on good health practices.	20.	4th –25th November 2008
3rd November 2008 KVDA/STV/ 11-2	Nyanza	Kuria	Kebaroti Catholic Church	FGM & Girl Child Education	Brick making construction	20	4th-25th November 2008
26th November 2008 KVDA/STV/12-1	Rift Valley	Turkana	Kakuma Refugee Camp.	Peaceful Co-Existence.	-Shelter Construction -Food distribution -Reproductive Health &Sanitation -Youth work activities. -Basic Health Education & awareness-Turkana community	30.	27th November –18th December 2008

Application:
·Should be received at least one month in advance through KVDA partner organization

Arrival in the Country:
·Before the orientation date. Volunteers will be met at the Airport subject to provision of full flight details and guided to suitable accommodation.

Accommodation and meals at the project:
·KVDA provides locally available foodstuffs and the volunteers prepare their own meals in turns. However, volunteers are encouraged to showcase their food culture during the culture night for every nationality represented at the project and welcome them to carry exotic foodstuffs for the occasion to enhance cultural diversity.·Volunteers Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms or a house provided by the host Community.

Insurance, health and Visa:
·This shall be arranged by the volunteers prior to their travel to Kenya and volunteers should open up on health issues to enable KVDA to effectively serve them.

What to Bring:
·Plate, mug, spoon, fork, bedding, mosquito net and repellants and personal effects

Educational Tour for KVDA volunteers:
·KVDA organizes special educational tours to destinations of interest at an extra cost of US $ 360 for a three-day package inclusive of meals, accommodation and guide
·The Educational tour is optional and motivated to offer a unique opportunity for volunteers, spectacular than what conventional tourism offers.
· Educational tours may be undertaken before and after the project as posted on KVDA website
· 25% of educational tour proceeds are ploughed back to support local communities hosting the volunteers who participated at the tours.

Kiswahili Training Program (KTP) for volunteers
· Kiswahili Training Program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preferences and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in Kenya.
· 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere mostly along the coast of Kenya where the Kiswahili language was nurtured through historical processes and has firm foothold.
· An additional fee of US $ 250= is charged for the Swahili program that could be undertaken either before or after the project.

Work Camp Activity Cost

ACTIVITY	DURATION	DATES	DETAILS	COSTS
Airport Transfer	On Arrival	Arrival Day	Two-way transfer on entry to Kenya and exit after the project after officially signing out at KVDA secretariat. On entry, volunteer will be taken to YMCA South Hostels	40 US Dollars
Camp Registration	Arrival to Kenya	Upon arrival in Kenya	Caters for Camp preparation, subsistence and administrative costs.	200 US Dollars
Orientation	On Arrival	One day before the project	-Info pack about Kenya and projects -Volunteers’ expectations -Team building, cooperation, confidence games & problem solving games. -Visits to the Slums in Nairobi	20 US Dollars
Transport	Depending on project locality	A day after the orientation	Fare to and from work camp site i.e. STV/7-5 Wajir Primary School, STV 7 Kakuma Refugees Camp and STV 08/04-Daughters of Destiny Work Camp Projects travel fares are US $ 50 due to the long distance to these projects from Nairobi.	20 US Dollars

OUTDOOR EDUCATION CULTIVATES FULL HUMANITY A Large proportion of present day education is still completely detached from the problems of the modern world. Experience so far gained, teaches us that a person with a good education may be an excellent University Lecturer, doctor, businessman, mother or father and at the same time be a bad citizen, unable to form a sound judgment on public affairs.
Present education ignores a person’s great function in life, one’s duty as a member of the community neither knowing nor caring about the lives of fellow citizens.
One’s education should make one feel at home with the community, sharing in its tradition, its present actions and its aspirations and responsibility for the future.
One’s daily work will acquire a new significance once one becomes aware that it may be done for the service of one’s nation and through the nation, for humanity at large.

VOLUNTARY SERVICE THE BRIDGE OF HUMAN TRUST.
Voluntary Organizations exist in many countries, helping towards the development of various aspects of Community life. Our voluntary Work Projects mean a great deal more than just a group of people building or repairing something. They provide an opportunity for volunteers to give something other than money or skilled service. They provide a means by which people can express a concern for others in a very tangible way through their investment of time and physical energy. They enable you to live in a community which needs you and your help, to learn and understand their life and aspirations of one another, to become aware of human needs and of the necessity for working together in search of practical solutions to the country’s educational, social and cultural problems. You only appreciate and respect one another’s different cultural background once you have understood why others behave and live as they do.
This Voluntary Service gives you the opportunity to work to attain local and world peace in a very personal way, by demonstrating a commitment to the society of humankind.
It is the bridge of human trust and understanding. The denominator of international concern. APPEAL TO RESCUE HUMAN LIFE ·Take time off from work stress and refresh your self by offering useful service to a deserving human cause.
·Take time off from the domination of technological culture, now dehumanizing the human race it should serve and recharge your human values anew.
·Join KVDA to offer service to the community before delivering profits to the needy individuals in the country
·Join KVDA for self-fulfillment through service since service to the noble human cause is service to God.
·Help find new ways to transmit technological process from the master to servant.
· There is a hierarchy of human needs that are satisfied only when lower needs have been satisfied. Just like when one gets thirsty one does not seek food. CONFIRMATION DEADLINE All confirmations must be done a month before the project commences. We request for the full names, copy of passport/identity card, 2-passport sized photos with your application and Volunteers’ Application form (VEF)
Detailed info sheets for the Projects indicated above will be sent by KVDA to partner organization for onward transmission to respective volunteer applicants at least one month in advance.
For more information, please contact: -
The Director,
Kenya Voluntary Development Association
P.O. Box 48902 – 00100
Nairobi Kenya
Telephone: +254 -20 -2225379
Fax: +254 -20- 246284
Physical address: Kampus Towers, University Way, First floor, Unit Five, Nairobi-Kenya.
Website: www.kvdakenya.org,
Email: info@kvdakenya.org, kvdakenya@yahoo.com,