- Project:
Star Rays Education Center is a community based Organization (CBO), an upcoming Rural Resource Information Centre. The CBO was registered by the Ministry of Culture and Social services as a Community Based Organization (CBO) in 2002 while the school is registered by the Ministry of Education as Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre and a Primary school.
Though the School is non-profit making organization, but beneficiaries contribute to the management of different activities. At this initial stage we partner up with different organizations to set up income generating activities for the centre programs.
- Motto:
Education is a lifetime gift.
- Vision:
Change our living standards through education.
- Mission:
Facilitate sustainable delivery of conditional Education, Health and Development until we become self-reliant.
- Objectives/Activities:
Early Childhood Development (ECD); Primary School Education; Care and Support Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and HIV/AIDS families; Community information (library) Services; Small business incubation; Community Empowerment trainings in various fields; Agency services – linkage between self-help groups and different organizations and companies for better and easier services; Information and communication Technology ICT promotions and services; Civic Education; Volunteerism.
- Project activities:
Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Monday to Friday. The manual work will consist on tree planting, painting, teaching, home visits, general cleaning at Kongoni Hospital, School visits with motivational talks to students and exposure to challenges of development.
What to carry?
This is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch/flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others.
- Donations and gifts:
These are usually symbolic gestures to enhance the solidarity of volunteers and the hosting community. Kindly contact KVDA for details in case you are willing to support a worthy cause in the community either by offering a donation or long-term intervention on the project.
Poverty is a broad term that describes many circumstances where people lack resources such as money, housing, food, clothing, jobs, and suffer physically, socially, and emotionally from this material deprivation. Absolute poverty describes a standard of living where a person is unable to afford even a basic diet. International definitions of poverty rely on the classification of the poverty level, which is a level of income below which a person cannot afford to buy all the resources required to live. Poverty eradication encompasses the will and strategies to stop all people from living in poverty. The focus being on education, training and gender sensitivity.
Inter cultural exchange is aimed at enabling people to put global awareness and intercultural learning into practice. This is enhanced through creating awareness through learning themes on global issues. In so doing it will strengthen participants' skills in working in community-based service organizations.
- Orientation:
Will be done on 5th April 2014 at KVDA Residence in Nairobi and the team will leave for the project on the morning of 6th April 2014
- Airport pick-up services:
This will be done subject to provision of full flight details. The port of entry to Kenya is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Volunteers may stay at KVDA Residence in Nairobi at a fee.
- Participation fees:
The project participation fees that is all-inclusive for the three weeks work camp is Euro 300. The participation fee covers project preparation cycle, return transfers from the airport and the project, KVDA administration, orientation, certificate of participation, project coordination, facilitation, evaluation and monitoring. It does not cover excursion activities, local travel while in the community, personal effects, needs and wants.
- Insurance:
KVDA does not provide insurance and volunteers should obtain travel insurance cover. It is a good idea to get medicine you are used to from your home country and seek advice from your personal doctor.
- Educational tours:
KVDA offers educational tours to spectacular sites of interest at separate fees. Please contact us for specific tour information.
- Accommodation:
Volunteers will be hosted in the house of the project founder Director with basic living conditions. Beds will be available and volunteers should carry their own bedding. KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook meals in turns. Water is available from springs and it is recommended that drinking water should be boiled or medicated. Mineral water available at supermarkets is recommended.
- Language:
English is the language of the work camp. There will be a possibility of learning Kiswahili or other international and local languages as cultural diversity is a major component in international service.
- Project detailed info sheet:
Will be sent to the volunteer sending organization as soon as the application is accepted by KVDA
- Confirmation deadline:
Should be done via e-mail at least one month before the start of the project.