For the next two weeks: Construction of Food storage facilities (collecting water & sand, building). Volunteers wil work under a professional cosntructor's supervision. The weaving programme will be done with women group and they will also teach volunteers. Volunteers will also engage themselves in activities with the children (games). These activities will bring together people from 3 different communities.
Objectives & impacts: community economically empowered,

Other Activities:
Agriculture awareness campaign through dancing, drama, games to be organized by the volunteers
Sports & team building games
Community Visit & cultural exchange
Food security research. (Community questionnaires )

Open things to do:
Visiting Ol’ Donyo Sabuk National Park, Nairobi National Park, the Kommarock Shrine and Antigravity region

Current status in the project and in the area:

1. Fruit grafting programme
2. Looking for farming development sponsorship
3. Womem Eco-agricultural empowerment

Objectives of the project:
To make the community aware that its people are responsible of their own development and they can use what they have to improve the living standards i.e. “Sustainable independent Development.”

Brief background Maxfacta youth group Camp host:
Maximizing Facts on HIV and AIDS Youth Group is a committed AIDS Support Organization established to make a difference in the health and lives of young people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Maxfacta is composed of 40 members, both young men & women. This group has developed a children home. That’s why they have started this food farming programme. Some food products and profit made from the sale of food products will support this youth group programme of child empowerment. Volunteering in this programme will give hope of life to these children staying in this Maxfacta run children's home. Experience with Volunteers: the community has a great experience of hosted more than 30 Volunteers before

Impact & sustainability of the project

• Sustainable independent Development project.
• 3,000 people will benefit
• poverty reduction  
• the importance Food security will be felt within the neighbourhood
• easy access to Food
• eco-income generative activities

Accommodation and Food:
Volunteers will be accommodated in one of the school compounds within Kangudo community. Volunteers will organized themselves by doing their own cooking and preparing their own activities.

Role of Malaika Ecotourism
Malaika Ecotourism coordinates the project by reaching out the volunteers, facilitating orientations, organizing transportations, funding the projects, organizing accommodations, food and other excursions. These are all aimed at easing and improving environmental conservation through local initiatives as one of our aims is the fulfilment of our responsible travel.

Role of volunteers:
The major role of volunteers is to venture and contribute to the local efforts in solidarity with the local people and institution in order to benefit the ecosystem and enrich themselves with new experiences.

More Volunteer Information:
Programme fee for 3 weeks: Euro € 300 (Administration and work Camp)

Optional Eco Safari
3 days Maasai Mara Eco Safari @ US$ 320

Download: Volunteer Application form