Roddy’s Eco Cover Environmental Project
Breakdown:
- Accommodation and food: 0.00 Euro
- Transportation: 0.00 Euro
- Activities: 0.00 Euro
- Hosting organisation support: 300 Euro
Description: Roddy’s Eco-Cover is a community-based organization founded in 2011 to champion environmental awareness with forestry as key concern • The project was established by members of the local community with the aim of empowerment for the less fortunate members in the quest to tackle development challenges at the grassroots. • Its major focus is on environmental concern to mitigate the effects of climate change and foster inter-cultural education among the local community • The project is located at Ebuyangu village in Emuhaya constituency in Vihiga country that is situated in Western Kenya • It is situated 430 Kilometers away from Nairobi city and its located in an area that is famed for cultural diversity due to the high population density • The volunteers will be hosted in a homestead
Type of Work: • Manual work and intercultural activities • Agro forestry that will include tree planting • Preparation of tree nurseries and weeding • Land scaping and tending to bamboo trees in the natural habitat • Cleanup activities • Naming of trees • Home visits • Inter-cultural learning coupled with home visits for exposure to development challenges. • Possibility to visit the historic sites like Hippo point on Lake Victoria in Kisumu City, renowned Kakamega Rain Forest and the Equator point at Maseno University; among other spectacular sites of interest in the region. However, this will be done most probably during the weekends.
Study Theme: Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development
Accommodation: • Volunteers will stay in a homestead within the community with very basic living conditions. • Volunteers have an obligation to climb down the level of the people with the aim of exposure to development challenges. • There is electricity in this homestead • KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook their own meals in turns. Water is available from springs and it is recommended that drinking water should be boiled or medicated. Mineral water available at supermarkets is also recommended. • There is electricity connection at the project
Language: English is the language of the work camp. There will be a possibility of learning Kiswahili and other international and local languages as cultural diversity is a major component in international service
Requirements: This is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch/flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others.
Approximate Location: Roddy's Eco Cover Environmental Program is located at Ebuyangu junction on the Kisumu-Busia highway in Vihiga County
Notes: Challenges Facing Youth in Kenya: Below are some risk factors that affect entrepreneurship development in particular: Rites of Passage: The absence of rites of passage means that youth are no longer well prepared for adulthood by the traditional means of providing youth with mentors who give them advice to equip them for adulthood; Education: Suitability of education/vocational training for the labor market. There is limited access to secondary schools and alternative forms of education are lacking. There is also a need for life skills training in the education curriculum. At present, students are trained just to pass exams; Inequality/regional disparity: There is inequality in many fields, and often this has a regional aspect. Youth in certain geographical regions are marginalized.