• Mikuluni Primary School is a public school established in 1987 with an enrolment of 540 pupils
• The school is located in a semi-arid region that poses a challenge on children retention due to hunger. This challenge causes absenteeism and high dropout rates.
• The school is located in Vinagoni sub-location, Kauma location, Ganze constituency of Kilifi county
• To retain the children at school, the following activities are carried out:
-We grow different types of crops under smart climate agriculture technology. The income is used to provide meals for the pupils
-The school has wildlife club, agriculture, health and journalism clubs
-Tree planting campaign for environmental conservation
-The school trains students on innovative gardening like container and monumental gardening
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• Mulching existing crops and trees
• Drip irrigation on crops and trees using bottles placed under the base of trees
• Raising seedlings in seedlings packets
• Teaching
• Pest control by spraying the pesticides
• Vegetable harvesting
• Volunteers should be flexible as they may be allocated other duties within the community by the school administration
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• Home stay and the volunteer is entitled to private room but will share other amenities and meals with the host family.
• It is convenient for the volunteer to carry sleeping bag, mat and personal effects.
• KVDA has a memorandum of understanding with the host project regarding the project costs with appropriate procedures, checks and balances.
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• Kenya is replete with a lot of interesting and natural spectacular sites of interest that would capture the imagination of volunteers.
• From the tour to the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve to visits to local community beholding sights, the volunteers have the previledge to make choices that would fundamentally make the difference.
• The project also offers a perfect opportunity for people who enjoy being close to nature and are interested in the spectacular setting that traditional way of living in the heartland of the African culture would enrich your cultural heritage
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MENTORING:
• Mentor for the volunteer from the hosting organisation: KVDA will designate its staff to play the role of mentoring and this is the vital link between the volunteer and the organization. The Mentor has the responsibility to enable the volunteer to efficiently execute their tasks with diligence.
• Function of mentor: advise, educate, be a role model to the volunteers; providing problem solving, collaborative support, positive and non-evaluative feedback and emotional support for volunteers; to provide comfort, exposure, visibility and challenging assignments which directly support the volunteer’s personal and professional development; to provide counselling and friendship to support the volunteer’s self-image and competence and thus to listen, guide, advice, teach and offer professional support to the volunteers
• The mentor will be available for the volunteer as a constant supporting person. However, he/she should not be directly involved in the daily work of the volunteer.
• Mentor’s Experience with international volunteers: More than 3 years’ experience with international volunteers
