CIVS/STV-02/2024 HAPPY ME HAPPY YOU CHILDREN PROJECT Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

‘Happy Me Happy You’ is a non-profit organization that was established in 2017 to empower children women, youth and men from vulnerable and poverty-stricken backgrounds to realize a sustainable community focussing on key areas of Education, Water, Health and Sanitation and Agriculture to improve their livelihood. The organization is strongly focused on offering Early Childhood Development and Education to vulnerable children. It also runs a feeding program for needy children affected by hunger. The project is working towards beginning to be involved in the following activities:  Training small-scale farmers on modern/best farming practices to maximize their productivity, realize potential market and increase sales  Training the community stakeholders on new technology trends through ICT to help them research, get informed and  Training the community on financial management and leadership skills to enable them plan and budget well for their finances.  They engage the community in table banking - a system that enables members of a community to access unsecured loans, from money pooled by other members of the community, and allows community members to invest in each other’s businesses and enterprises where members can apply for short- or long-term loans at low-interest rates.

Localisation

Banja, Hamisi Vihiga County

Remarques

CIVS Kenya organizes tours and safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya. Volunteers, who wish to participate, should let us know as soon as possible in order to enable us to make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry fees, accommodation and tour guiding. The cost of a 3 days safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve is 400 Euros in a Tour Van and 470 Euros in a Tour Jeep. The safari dates is between 21st and 23rd February 2024

Travail

 Assisting with teaching of various subjects such as Creative Arts, English, Basic Mathematics in the nursery school  Assisting the children with their homework  General cleaning and maintenance of the project area and its surrounding: bush clearing, litters collection, making a disposal point, sweeping, landscaping, construction repairs and brick making.  Planning and engaging the kids in extra-curricular activities like sports and games  Engaging in health education and mentorship programs to the youth within the community alongside project staff  Farm work which includes farming, digging, planting of various crops, weeding and tree planting exercise for environmental conservation

Logement & nourriture

Accommodation will be at a shared house closer to the project in this workcamp and it is important that you have your own sleeping mat, mosquito net and a sleeping bag. This area is sometimes muddy therefore it's important to have working boots. 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 nature walks, home visits, cultural meetings, and games. During weekends, volunteers can visit Lake Victoria, Kisumu Museum, the Crying Stone, the equator line, and a general tour in Kisumu city. Volunteers will also have the opportunity for an early morning visit to Kakamega Rainforest, hike on the forest hill and witness a sunrise from the forest hill. Leisure activities’ costs are not included in the participation fee.

Objectifs de développement durable