The recent ethnic violence has seriously impacted on the social, emotional, physical and financial well being of individuals and families. This has resulted in significant social and economic costs to families and communities with women and children being the most affected.There is a need for widespread sensitization on conflict prevention and management and the promotion of peace and healing and above all serious and sustainable mitigation efforts and structures to prevent such violence that threatened to tear the country apart.
At the same time, affected families and households do not have the capacity to assure their future well being without assistance and will live in fear of ethnic violence for many years to come. Although the government is working on the implementation of the political accord, there is no mechanism to guarantee peace among conflicting neighbors, now and in the future. There exists volunteer opportunities to support community members rebuild their lives and to reduce the causes of conflict and promote peace, healing and reconciliation.
Action Africa is working with partners involved in the reconstruction efforts to accommodate volunteers in the programme. There exists volunteer opportunities for teaching English and Maths in the camps, counseling services for the traumatized women and children as well as general social work in the camps.
Register to volunteer in the Reconstruction Programme June to December 2008
| PHASE ONE: LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION |
Action Africa Volunteer programme offers a one week of language and cultural orientation programme. This will give you a first hand understanding of the culture, politics and the Kenyan communities before visiting the rural areas or the urban slums where our projects are located .However, you can choose to take the Orientation or go directly into a volunteer project. If you decide to participate in the language and cultural immersion, your program begins with a welcome to Kenya dinner with cultural entertainment from some of the community youth and children’s groups we work with. During the dinner, volunteers meet the heads or community projects where they would be working .We then take three days of language classes, cultural immersion, and travel experiences in Nairobi. The language and cultural lessons are done in the morning and while the afternoon will be spent with traveling to Nairobi National Park, Bomas of Kenya cultural extravaganza or visiting museums or cultural centers. After, the three days, volunteers will be take another three days on a safari to selected sites outside Nairobi, the Capital City. (Nairobi is the modern capital city of Kenya aka the "Green City in the Sun." ) During the one week immersion, the volunteers are allocated a (one on one) personal guide who will help you interpret language and situations about Kenya. By the end of the immersion programme, the volunteer becomes an ‘authority’ in African Cultural issues.
The highlights of the immersion programme are as follows:
A Kenyan traditional dance > |
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| PHASE TWO: WORK IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS |
KENYA VOLUNTEER WORK PROJECTS AND LOCATIONS
Action Africa Kenya volunteer program presently supports local orphanages, HIV/AIDS Projects, local schools, and NGOs working for different development issues. Volunteer projects in Kenya are located in Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Kiambu, Machakos, Kitui, Kajiado and Nairobi. Volunteers can work in any of these volunteer projects in Kenya while sharing their love and skills with the local kids, women's groups, youth groups and community. Volunteers can help in any of these volunteer projects in Kenya:
• Volunteer in Kenya-Community Health Project (Mombasa, Kiambu Kajiado, Nakuru Nairobi) |
This year we have organized a special four week summer programme in Kenya that will combine both volunteer and safari experience. Volunteers are however free to participate in the 12 week programme from 2nd June to 30th August or can participate in the monthly programmes as follows:
2nd June to 30th June 2008
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3rd July to 31st July 2008
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4th August – 30th August
Action Africa has organized an exciting Summer Youth Volunteer programme that will be extremely rewarding to the participants.Click hereto Register for the 2008 Summer Youth programme
| KENYA VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: ARRANGEMENT OF ROOM/FOOD/SUPERVISION |
Action Africa arranges room, food, and supervision for volunteer from the start to the end of program. During first week of language and cultural program, volunteers stay in a hostel in Nairobi. The hostel is located in the heart of the city giving volunteers easy access to all parts of the city. During the volunteering period, volunteers stay with a host family. However, volunteers joining the orphanage project will stay in the orphanage compound as these are residential projects and your help will be needed both morning and evening. We arrange a separate room for volunteers in the home stay and in the orphanage. Personal preferences also highly welcome as we would like you to be comfortable as a volunteer.
KENYA VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FEE
Action Africa is proud to offer you value for the money services in appreciation of the important role volunteers play in development programmes all over the world. For this reason, we work very hard and smart to keep costs down especially for you the volunteer where it counts the most as the value we give the community supersedes everything. We remain devoted to maintaining both the quality of the program and the safety of all volunteers involved.
Here is a brief summary of the program fee and services Volunteers offers:
Action Africa Volunteer application fee: US $300. The application fee covers program advertising and promotion, office expenses (rent, utilities, and staff salaries)
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Kenya cultural language program and Safari experience and fee: US$ 350 for one week
Language fee covers Language and cultural training, food and accommodation for 7 days, training materials (books, papers), cost of local sight seeing/tourist sites, cost of recreational activities, Insurance
Additional costs for volunteers.
Transportation cost to Mombasa or Ksumu ($60-round trip), International flights, visa extension, and personal expenses on water/hard drinks/entertainment ($1-3 per day), laundry, telephone, immunization costs.
KENYA VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FREE TIME
There are free times for volunteers during the one week language and culture program, weekends, and volunteering period. Action Africa does not offer any program for volunteers in free time. It is the time of self discovery and learning. However, our staff and partner host organization will give your free advice, travel tips, and helps to book your travel. Action Africa will often facilitate a touring programme in your free time so you can explore the amazing wildlife, fascinating landscape, a colorful culture and custom, great safaris, gorgeous beaches, and astonishing tours of the historic castles. Or you can simply hike in the village or ride bicycles. Our project staff and personal guide will discuss with you the best options available for you in your free time.