Creating community impact with organic farming and sustainable projects in Mbita, Kenya

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  Description

  It is a youth led young community organization In Mbita, Homabay Kenya. The organization structured as (CEO, Co-directors, Community Volunteers) Joseph Were (CEO), Cynthia and Beryl (Co-directors) of the organization and volunteers in the management.
  
  For the purposes of this host platform, Beryl (organization co-director) will be managing the platform and will welcome volunteers to our organization and organic farms in the rural village. However, when the volunteers get to the organization and community they will be supported by the whole team to maximize volunteer community engagements and learning. We work too with our project beneficiaries, these are girls and youths who have been empowered by the organization and are giving back to the community.
  
  We will not charge any volunteer fee for volunteering with us. However, we appreciate free will donations towards our community empowerment and sustainability projects in the community.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Hospitality/Tourism
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Join Our Youth-Led Organization for an Adventure-Packed and unforgettable experience where you can bask in the cool breeze of Lake Victoria, witness the breathtaking sunset and lake view from the hills tops, and immerse yourself in the local community while interacting with girls,youths and family beneficiaries. Explore Ruma National Park, home to the African roan antelope, and be amazed by its natural beauty. Plus, our volunteers will get a chance to engage in our projects (organic farm, women empowerment, health talk sessions and school feeding program). Get also to learn how we use the power of insects to upcycle organic waste and produce protein to feed chickens, fish, pigs and other animals.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We welcome travelers here even without prior experience to the organic farming or charity tasks. The main aim here is to learn and interact with the community and use tourism as an avenue of creating community impact. As a community organization we need volunteers to support us in manage board of management, student volunteer support and resource mobilization to establish sustainable projects to support sustain our community led change.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Swahili (Kiswahili): Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We will provide rural homestays in our family home Rooms with electricity, clean beddings and water. During the stay we will provide bed rooms with pit latrines and bath rooms outside the rooms, laundry services, cleaning and sanitations will be provided to the volunteers freely.
  
  We will provide free main meals to our volunteers (breakfast, lunch and dinner). These will be locally made African delicacies served by our family in our rural home.

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  What else ...

  Our family and the organization values partnerships and collaborations and most of all welcoming visitors into our midst. We provide local experience and culture exchange to enable our esteemed visitors enjoy our culture "the Luo culture", local African foods and the lakeregion environment. In your stay with us you'll get to freely interact with the family to make you feel like you are home and engage. We'll also engage you in community charity tasks for impact. You going to experience local transportation and hikes, visiting vulnerable families and having stories to enjoy the real African culture.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  5

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Yes we can.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week