Workcamp Details

Description: Kanana Hill Academy was founded in January 2019. It is located in Kanana village, Pongwe Kikoneni location, Lunga Lunga constituency in Kwale county. The school is registered with the Ministry of education The school is located on Mombasa-Dar es Salaam highway and it is about 80 Kms from Mombasa town just after the Ukunda major tourist town. The acreage of the school is about 4.2 hectares. The school is a mixed private school with a population of 150 pupils and 12 teachers. Aims and objectives:

1. To provide good learning opportunities to young learners
2. To provide learning opportunities to the less privileged in society
3. To provide friendly environment to the learners
4. To shape and produce future leaders with vision
5. To be the leading institution in academic excellence

Type of Work: • Digging classrooms foundation • Carrying water and sand to the construction site • Mixing sand, cement and water for renovation work • Laying of concrete blocks • Clearing the bushes in the school garden • Home visits to experience challenges of development at the grassroots

Study Theme: Gender based violence within the society is multi-pronged, the female gender at the receiving end of menfolk malevolence; perpetuated by cultural impunity. Gender based violence within the society is multi-pronged and it either involves wife battering or husband battering and these cases are legion in some communities in Kenya and there is an urgent need to combat the malady.

Accommodation: • Volunteers will stay in a homestead within the community with 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 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: What to carry? 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 DONATION AND GIFTS: These are usually symbolic gestures to enhance the solidarity of volunteers and the hosting community. Kindly contact KVDA for details in case you are willing to support a worthy cause

Approximate Location: The school is located on Mombasa-Dar es Salaam highway and it is about 80 Kms from Mombasa town just after the Ukunda major tourist town.

Notes: Gender based violence within the society is multi-pronged and it either involves wife battering or husband battering and these cases are legion in some communities in Kenya and there is an urgent need to combat the malady. Primary causes: -Law enforcing bodies frustrating women who report cases of being beaten by their husbands -Alcohol and drug abuse by the husband Main Objective: To reduce the cases of domestic violence

-Failure of men to provide basic needs at home/ unemployment of husbands which leads to frustration -Men think they are superior in homes than women/women considered as property Secondary causes: -Infidelity in marriage that causes them not to respect each other -Polygamy; boys who grow up from violent homes too can be violent in their homes -Dowry and bride price paid