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22 Jan 2023
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WELCOME to our farm in homa bay kenya, we are situated in a beautiful village next to Lake Victoria,at a place called God kado village, working with youths and women,
My name is Aloys ogalo,am married to one wife with 4kids, leaving, in homa bay rangwe District. Our group started 2017 registered by ministry of gender and social service awarded certificate of participation, in an effort to bring organized to our community , thus bringing them together in the process of uniting our people and nation. Therefore I do my best for the community and my people by empowering women,children support,old age and youths.
We believe in the power of the community and nature: our project is looking for volunteers that would like to be part of it. Our main focus at this time is on sustainable infrastructure, food program, agriculture and empowering our community through making a good examples and sharing a sustainability skills. Our current projects are:
1. Empowering women.
2. Empowering youths and children.
3. Food program for children.
4. Sports and games.
5.poultry program.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteers will have time to interact with the children ,women youths ,will learn our culture,way of leaving ,how to rear poultry will be awarded certificate of participation after completing the stay .
Help
We believe in the power of the community and nature: our project is looking for volunteers that would like to be part of it. Our main focus at this time is on sustainable infrastructure, food program, agriculture and empowering our community through making a good examples and sharing a sustainability skills. Our current projects are:
1. Empowering women.
2. Empowering youths and children.
3. Food program for children.
4. Sports and games.
5.poultry program.
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Elderly Companionship
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Language practice
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
To learn other languages,also will teach volunteers our local languages called luo.
Accommodation
Host family will provide visitors with accommodation,volunteers will stay together with the host family, host house is three partition house ,with two bedroom, one private room for visitors, one room for the host family and sitting room,if the volunteers are more than 2 or not feeling to sleep together we will allow them to sleep in sitting room it is well space and bed will be provided,the room is more privacy.
The house is well constructed,cemented floor.
Volunteers will be well feed and eat together with the host family,
There will be breakfast,taking normal tea and farm produce like potatoes, yarns,casava,banana,bread and bans will also be taken during breakfast in the morning,
There will be lunch taken at 12:40 pm after morning farm work,then volunteers will have time to rest,and work,touring in the village,evening time the volunteers will play with kids if he/she wants and after that there will be evening tea,then dinner.
No payment for food but if volunteers wish to buy food you are free to do that.
You will have time to walk in our near market in the guidance of the host family will company you.
We boil water for drinking but if he or she would wish to buy water,you are free to do that.
We will provide visitors with sleeping kits like ,two bed sheets,blanket ,mosquito net,mattress is in good condition, we allow visitors also to carry there sleeping kits if he or she would like to carry.
We have a toilet two rooms,one bathroom, and toilet.
We have agas,and stove and ordinary local stove for cooking ,
In local cooking method we use ordinary fire wood cut from coppice trees and also we use charcoal for cooking.
Feel free you will learn how to cook locally together with the host family.
How to make local foods such as chapatti, ugali,fermented porridge and many more.
What else ...
The volunteers will have time to get involved with the community,share together as they will exchange and will be learning our local language called a luo language, teaching them how to cook locally using local methods, taking them to the black smith sector to learn how to make ordinary local tools,playing with the children football ,visiting old age and women who are artisan makers,visit ruma national park,hots spring,Luanda magere ,Simbi nyaima,interact with fishermen.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We allow visitor to come we have large space who interested to sleep in there own tent space available
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
