Esikoma Community Health Project was established by the Esikoma Community Health Self
Help Group, which has been in existence since 2016. The project has constructed a community
hospital which is now offering health services to local community since November 2022. The
hospital comprises of doctor’s consultation rooms, pharmacy, patients waiting bay and
temporary wards. More facilities are still under construction.
The Self Help Group is comprised of volunteers operating within Busia County, with the mission
of spearheading implementation of community health, environmental projects and
development programs. The group focuses on Health and community development and other
health related issues. The group received training on HIV/AIDS prevention, VCT Counseling,
Community mobilization, and home based care giving and education from the German
foundation for world population.
During the period, the trainees realized that there was a big health problem in their
community. Apart from HIV/AIDS as the main problem, there were more health issues such as
an increase number of orphans/ vulnerable children, and jiggers menace as a result of parents’
death from HIV/AIDS. Most orphans were infected by jiggers, this was as a result of parental
and guardian poor care. In general such children lack basic needs such as health care, shelter,
education, and clothing among others.
Having realized all these problems within the community, the Community Health Volunteers
decided to establish a group and named it as Esikoma Community Health Volunteers (ECHV).
The group is engaging in activities like providing medical services, Jiggers eradication program,
creating tree nurseries and planting trees, Health Education in local schools and Distribution of
sanitary pads to schools. The profit generated from selling of the trees is channeled to the
hospital project.
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Assisting the local people to make bricks as a form of income generation
Jiggers’ eradication and treatment in local schools and in the homes
Preparation of tree nurseries and planting new trees
Home visits to community members and exchange programmes in local schools
Distribution of sanitary towels to needy children in schools
Volunteers with medical qualifications can assist in the dispensary
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Accommodation will be at a host family in shared rooms and it is important that you have your own sleeping bag and mosquito net. During the workcamp, volunteers will get food from locally available foodstuffs and will share the responsibility of preparing the food.
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In this workcamp, volunteers will have a chance to do evening walks, home visits, cultural meetings and games. During weekends, volunteers can visit the Lake Victoria, and the equator line. Volunteers will also have the opportunity for early morning visit to Kakamega Rainforest, hike on the forest hill and witness a sunrise from the forest hill. Leisure activities’ costs are not included in the participation fee.
Notlar
CIVS Kenya organizes tours and safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya. Volunteers, who wish to participate, should let us know as soon as possible in order to enable us to make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry fees, accommodation and tour guiding. The cost of a 3 days safari to Maasai Mara National Reserve is 400 Euros in a Tour Van and 470 Euros in a Tour Jeep. The safari dates is between 27th and 29th August 2024