Our partner is a community development organization fighting poverty through various Volunteering and Community Development programs in Kenya. It is a non-profit and non-governmental organization established in 2013 in Kenya to promote peace, global citizenship and community development and cultural exchange through international volunteering programs by empowering young people to advance community development, strengthen multicultural understanding and increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs.

Their mission is to build the spirit of volunteerism which provide integral sustainable and human development and encouraging partnership in caring of environment by inspiring voluntarism and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising the future generations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Volunteer will be working and engage different target groups within the communities explaining to the community how T.B is a social problem, it is not just for those who are ill. Volunteer will be working with local medical doctors and support the health delivery system and will be attending to TB patients HIV/AIDs, giving drugs and recording, booking patients. Attending to pregnant mother clinic/family planning, giving children injections and weighing and Laboratory services.
Social Bench and VCT, Re-ception and Recording Room, Community bench and enrollment Room, Women’s & Children's Health, Mother and Child Care, Patient Support Centre (PSC HIV), Gender based violence recovery Centre, Group therapy and Adherence Room.
Also, Assist doctors, Nurses and medical staffs, Assist doctors Examine and treat the patients, Treat minor injuries, Volunteers can also participate in hospital programs like record keeping, Educate patients on the importance of sanitation, nutrition, etc.

At a host family. Please note that you will share the typical living conditions of a Kenyan family. There will be electricity, but no shower and pipe water/taps at the accommodation. Volunteers will be using buckets for bathing. Water will be boiled for drinking purposes and those who prefer can buy bottled water.

During your stay on this project food will be provided by your host family, volunteers will be provided with three meals a day (break fast, lunch and dinner), food will be prepared by the host with the help of volunteers. Most foods are locally made and fresh produced.

Volunteers are needed in Jaramogi Oginga Odinga teaching and referral hospital, located in Kisumu City, Nyanza Province. Volunteers will be involved in most areas of the hospital, which involves work-ing in different departments such as Pharmacy, Laboratory, Pediatric, General, HIV/AIDS, and Morgue.

Volunteers must be over 18.
Doctors, nurses, paramedics, pre-med students and medical students are required for this project. Participants should have a positive attitude, be ready to adopt and enjoy simple living conditions, and be flexible and patient.

Orientation meeting :

Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, Kenya and transfer to host family home or hostel.
Day 2: Morning: registration and start of orientation. About 4 hours lecture at the home of your host. Topics covered during orientation lecture will include East African culture, history, customs, politics, geography, and necessary health precautions, and various other topics, such as the diversity of Kenyan life. Afternoon is free for exploring rural Kenyan life and getting to know your host family.
Duration of the project : The program will run for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 6 months. The program is running throughout the year.
Participation fee: 300 Euros per month.