CIVS/STV-07/1/2025 BADILISHA ECO-VILLAGE Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

Badilisha means “change” in Swahili. Badilisha Eco Village aims to bring change to the lives of people on Rusinga Island, who face challenges such as food insecurity, HIV/AIDS, lack of education among other pressing issues. It also seeks to inspire change in the general paradigms of local population towards a more holistic and responsible way. Badilisha Eco Village promotes permaculture farm design techniques and ethics: Earth care, people care and share of surplus. It is a model farm, or epicenter, for both sustainable agriculture and holistic community development. Badilisha successfully hosted a Permaculture Development Course in March 2011 and aims to become an International Permaculture Centre. There is a primary school also within the project that was established with an overall objective of providing education to the children around the community.

Localisation

Rusinga Island, Homabay County of Kenya

gare la plus proche

We will meet all volunteer joining this project at the Airport and make all the travel to to the workcamp arrangements for them

aéroport le plus proche

NBO

Itinéraire vers le point de RDV

When you are booking your flight, please make sure that your arrival is at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi or Kisumu International Airport There will be an orientation seminar before the start of the camp. It would be good if the volunteers can arrive at least one day before the orientation starts. However, if a volunteer will arrives on another date, we can still organize for a full orientation.

Remarques

CIVS organizes safaris to all the spectacular National Parks and touristic sites in Kenya, with the main attraction being Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Volunteers who wish to go on a safari should apply at least two weeks before arrival to enable us to make proper arrangements. The safari dates are as indicated in the workcamp program and the fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry, accommodation and tour guiding. The cost of a 3 days safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve with Serene East Africa Safaris is 620 USD in a Tour Jeep. The safari will be between 22th - 24th July 2025

Travail

 Permaculture which generally involves farmwork activities  Teaching of mathematics, English and creative arts subject in the school  Home visits during the afternoon and assisting with general cleaning to the old and sick  Weeding, slashing and clearing of bushes  Soil conservation and planting of trees in the school compound  Beach clean-up exercises to improve sanitation and hygiene around the community

Logement & nourriture

Accommodation will be at a host house in shared rooms and it is important that you have your own sleeping bag and mosquito net. During the workcamp, volunteers will get food from locally available foodstuffs and will share the responsibility of preparing the food.

Emplacement & temps libre

In this workcamp, volunteers will have a chance to do evening walks, home visits, cultural meetings and games. During weekends, volunteers can visit the Rusinga hills, Mafangano Islands and Tom Mboya Mausoleum., which are not far from project Leisure activities’ costs are not included in the participation fee.

Objectifs de développement durable