Help at our education centre in Nyamira, Kenya

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  Description

  Our Organisation widely reaches disadvantaged children and families in the community. Our priority is to improve support, love and care through provision of education, health care, clean water, feeding, recreation activities, self-sufficient projects and Biblical resources.
  
  Core Values:
  
  We are based on the following guiding principles:
  
  -We are ambassadors of hope
  -We are guided by God given principles
  -We are responsive to those in need
  -We value education, health and fighting hunger for all as equal opportunity
  -We are partners of development
  
  Objectives:
  
  Developing initiatives such as education support, agriculture, micro-finance, health care, sports and adding value to existing efforts designed to strengthen community
  Increasing awareness of diseases such as HIV/AIDS among the community
  Providing spiritual guidance to children and their families
  Equipping the community with skills necessary to negotiate, support and maintain safe behaviour.

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  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
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Travellers are allowed to take part in community ceremonies and participating in different occasions and awarded certificates on various involvements.

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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

  Short and long-term volunteer services needed : direct service, administrative support, fundraising, and most of our volunteers will serve as teachers, tutors, mentors, doctors, chaplains, builders and coaches. They will organise events, participate in fundraisers, develop new resources, provide logistical support,assist with promotional events and provide leadership and guidance. Their roles will not be limited by vision of the school and organisation.
  Volunteers will also support in feeding , caring ,educating and supporting vulnerable children in Western Kenya. They will also support our Art project, farming, charity work among others.
  The volunteers will offer to the community 5 hours help daily. They will be involved in teaching the community on entrepreneurship, micro-financing, double banking, proposal writing, home based care for the sick, orphans and vulnerable children. They will also be involved in fundraising, video filming and documentation for the projects, cooking among other duties as they may want to engage into them. Volunteers can donate to any of our projects at their own will and interest.

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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

  Accommodation is available at the homestead of the chief executive Director. They will sleep in specious rooms with mosquito nets provided for each bed. Volunteers bathe from a hot shower and Flash latrines are available for volunteers. You enjoy different kinds of foods and you taste the kenyan Food, please let us know if you have any special food request.

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  What else ...

  We are non-smokers, Non-Drug users and Non-Drinkers
  Our volunteers to tell us the skills they have and how long they would like to stay with us in their profiles. Kenya has many tourist attractions that our volunteers will enjoy while with us. They will learn swahili as common language in Kenya, visit tourists attractions, at the beaches at Coast, Maasai, among others during their free time for adventure and recreation.

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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

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  3 hours day, maximum 5 days a week

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