For the next two weeks: Volunteers will be engaged in the construction of a water tank that will be used as a water storage facility. Other activities will deal with setting up Primary School Ecoclubs in 3 different schools with the children. These 2 weeks work will bring together people from 3 different communities to work with international volunteers. Working morale will be brought by singing entertainment from the women.
Objectives & impacts: community access Water

Other Activities:
Educational awareness exchange on water use through dancing, drama, games to be organized by the volunteers
Volunteer team building game,
Community Visit,
Research on community water access
Community Visit: North / South and South / South cultural exchange Education
research on community access Water .(questionnaires)

Open thing to do:
Tsavo National Park,
Sagalla  Hill/ Taita Hills forests
Coastal Beach

Current status in the project and in the area:

1. The community have not water
2. Looking for sponsorship
3. Primary school working on Eco club

Objectives of the project:
To show the community that they are responsible development, poverty Redaction and they can use what they have to improve the living standards i.e. “Sustainable independent Development.”

Project description and Brief background :
Mwateti water project a community insisted project situated on the foots of Mbololo hills in Voi division, Taita district in the Republic of Kenya. The project is situated in one of marginalized areas often described as semi-arid zone. These area has bit hit by water shortage problem, thus making women to walk for 10 to 15 kilometers to search for water. The community has come up with a long time approach. These area has been also affected with Human-Wildlife conflicts, making life expectancy quite low. as a example, children report to school late in the morning and leave early in the afternoon because of elephants thus very few hours are utilized in learning at the school. This project is a women empowerment one which will open doors to other development projects in the area such as small farming activities.

Impact & sustainability of the project

• 30,000 people will benefit
• poverty reduction  
• easy access to water
• eco-income generative activities  of Eco farming
• Sustainable independent Development project.

Accommodation and Food:
Volunteers will be accommodated in one of the school compounds within 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