Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "aids awareness" project in Kenya

Lake Victora Region, 9 hours drive from Nairobi

9th July 2011

HIV/AIDS awareness and Orphan support

English

The Luo speaking tribe occupies the expansive Lake Victoria and the majority of them are fishermen. The father to the current President of the United States of America was an African from the Luo speaking tribe. Millions of the Luos live along Lake Victoria. Poverty levels are extremely high in this area due to population exacerbated by the proximity of the community to Kenya-Uganda highway.

Nyatege Primary School is a community initiative which was started in 2009 in Kisumu County. It has 150 students (60 male and 90 female), 3 teachers and each classroom has 2 streams each. The school currently has 3 permanent classes, 2 semi permanent classes, and the student’s capacity is higher than what the teachers can handle. This has led to overcrowding in classes and others study under trees.
HIV/AIDS due to prostitution at the lake, wife inheritance and polygamy.

HIV/AIDS AWARENESS & ORPHANS SUPPORT
HIV/Aids is a major epidemic in Kisumu. This is as a result of wife inheritance, polygamy and sex at the shores of lake Victoria in exchange of fish Majority of the young generation are not going to school due to the fact that of poverty levels are high and have unprotected sex as a social activity.

Volunteers will work for six hours daily from Mondays to Fridays. Volunteers will be involved in making bricks for construction of classrooms and they will be involved in conserving the soil through planting of trees, will also teach children lessons in classes as well as extra curriculum activities, as well as go for home visits in the local community.

Volunteers will be accommodated in classrooms at the school with two separate rooms for male and female. This will be in a workcamp set up where there are no beds and they will sleep on the floor on their mats and sleeping bags to experience complexities of development challenges in rural Kenya.
Volunteers with special needs like those who are physically challenged should alert KVDA on application so that efforts are made to accommodate them appropriately.

Volunteers participating in this project will be required to pay Euros 300 for a package of three weeks and this will include Airport Pick Up and drop off after the work camp, one day full board accommodation during the orientation day, fares to the project and back, food, facilitation, certificate of participation and will cater for Administrative costs as well.

KISWAHILI TRAINING PROGRAM {optional}:Kiswahili training program is tailor-made to suit volunteers’ preference and open to individuals keen to have basic knowledge in Kiswahili that is widely spoken in East Africa and nowadays taught in prestigious Universities in the world. The 10-day program is organized in a serene atmosphere in order to quench for thirst among volunteers. Those willing to participate in the program should inform KVDA at least two weeks before arrival.
Charges - Euros 200 all inclusive.

KVDA Organizes educational tours to spectacular sites of Interest and the fees charged is all inclusive of meals, accommodation and tour guiding. This will be held before or after the work camp and those who wish to participate should make the application at least two weeks before arrival to enable KVDA put its act together. 10% of the income from the Educational Tours is used to support community projects.
Due to an increase in the park fees by Kenya Wild Life Service, the following are the charges with effect from 1st January 2011.

3 days tour to Masaai Mara National Park – 350 Euros
4th day tour to Lake Nakuru an extra 150 Euros
Nairobi National park (One Day) - 150 Euros
Bomas of Kenya - 100 Euros