Short Kenyan Volunteer Holiday
7 days from GBP 682 per person
This tour has been designed for the responsible traveller that is keen to take on a rewarding challenge and support our ongoing community programmes, but who maybe short of time or keen to tag onto another experience. Mukurumuji Camp only sleeps 10 people so you can be assured of a very personal experience.
Life 1 has been allows you to reach out to less privileged communities and really makes a difference. You will work alongside local Kenyans on school projects and help improve the lives of the local people with an emphasis on the local school children. The time spent may seem short, but you will be making a valuable contribution to sustainable development in a beautiful setting.
You will spend three days working on classrooms renovations and other amenities which will provide you with opportunities to learn new skills such as bricklaying, plastering and painting as well as experiencing the very important cultural interaction aspect with the local people. The Indian Ocean is only 45 minutes away and we have included an optional trip to the beach also.
Mukurumuji Community Development Programme
The Mukurumuji community programme was launched in November 2005 and is named after the river that runs through our camp (Mukurumuji meaning 'where people meet' in Swahili). Majimboni is the nearest village and is situated on the edge of Shimba Hills National Reserve. Over 60% of the inhabitants in this area are living below the poverty line.
Most of our work is based at Steven Kanja Primary School in the Majimboni area. It is a mixed day school with around 600 pupils and only nine teachers that caters for children between the ages of 6-15 years. Many of the pupils at the school have to walk 20 km every day just to attend classes. Our school development plan is designed to enhance education facilities at the school by building school desks, providing clean water for the children, sourcing instructional materials and encouraging environmental conservation in the area. Our work also involves alleviating human wildlife conflict issues by repairing and maintaining sections of the wildlife fence surrounding Shimba Hills National Reserve to prevent crop raiding by wildlife as well as illegal wildlife poaching and extraction of endangered hardwood timber.
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