The Catholic Brothers of St. Charles Lwanga founded St. Charles Lwanga Secondary School & Child Support Centre in 1970. The Brothers main mission was to address the needs of Orphans and vulnerable Children in Kenya through providing them with basic needs such as offering quality education, accommodation, shelter and health care. The school also helps the vulnerable and street children get access to quality education and become reliable members of the society. It also provides psychosocial support to the students and their parents as well as enabling the students to realize their talents through games, sports and music.

The school has a population of 360 students and 24 teaching staff. It has eight streams of about 45 students per class. The school draws its strength from the spiritual formation of students, parents and guardians, which supports the students to perform very highly due to the strong discipline levels. The school is located in a serene environment that is conducive for learning. It has produced very high-ranking individuals in the society that include; doctors, politicians, businesspersons, Administrative security officers and other prominent persons in the country.

Possible activities of the volunteers:

• Assisting in teaching of various subjects such as Mathematics, Sciences, Languages and Computer lessons ;

• Helping to organize debates and symposiums ;

• Helping to teach life skills ;

• Organizing extra-curricular activities such as sports, games and music ;

• Provision of guiding and counseling services to the students.

The volunteers will get basic meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).

Kenyan food is very diversified, here are several typical dishes from Kenya :

- Ugali: cornmeal added to boiling water to have a cornmeal paste, then served with vegetables or saucy stew.

- Irio: mashed green peas and potatoes with kernels of corn, often served with nyama choma meat.

- Nyama choma: roasted meat served in almost every dished, often goat or beef, but chicken or fish can be used.

- Wali wa nazi: coconut rice served with fish or chicken curry and some vegetables.

The project takes place in Mukumu, in the Kakamega County. In the town, you can find markets, bars and restaurants. It is a rather small town about 40 km from Kisumu, the third biggest city of the country (about 400,000 inhabitants), which is a 1-hour drive. On the other side, Kakamega is 10 km away.

The volunteers can go to Kisumu city and see Lake Victoria or taking nature walk at Kakamega Rainforest. Safaris are possible in the area of the project.

Places of interest in Kisumu:

- Kisumu Museum
- Kenya Wildlife Impala Park
- St. Theresa Of The Child Jesus Catholic Cathedral
- Many churches