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YOUTH PROGRAMS

Which overseas volunteer program is best for me?
Volunteering creates possibilities beyond our imaginations join hundreds of other passionate inspirational youth individuals who have taken a leap of faith and pursued their dreams. The world of youth offers some programs e.g. the overseas action program or the overseas service projects designed for and by the youth. In keeping with its mission to empower and educate youth and to take leadership roles KVCDP has developed a leadership program ,which provides the youths first with knowledge of successful youth young adults leaders in the past and present as role models for their own leadership styles that they need to develop that leadership style
Some of these tasks involve:
Serving as camp counselors for our KVCDP summer camps
Co teach a lead-A-way workshop for Ages 15-18 and 18-30 under the supervision of a trained facilitator.



PROJECTS
The projects we offer can be under taken on either long term or short term goals and focus on traditional education, environmental education and community development. There are numerous projects for volunteers at KVCDP both in rural and urban areas. Urban based volunteers have the option to travel to rural areas on weekends to promote cultural exchange and live with local people. W e also has tailor made internship programs to suite the volunteers interests and skills.
Long Term Program
Education
KVCDP have a variety of projects that educate both children and adults in various capacities .Access to education changes life of Kenya children. It allows them to break the vicious cycle of poverty they would otherwise be destined for. Through education they can gain valuable skills that can further also in development of the community and themselves.
Helping disadvantaged children
Local and international volunteers are needed to provide orphaned and street children with basic education . This will be done through educational games and activities created by volunteers. Some centres work with children who are forced at young age to earn a living by collecting rubbish, begging, prostitution, drugs, polishing shoes. Recycling transporters or curriers of goods and others like activities
KVCDP wish to improve their level of education and their access to knowledge in the hope that these students can have a better live and be integrated into the community. Some centres are their only hope that they have for better life.
LONG TERM VOLUNTEER TEACHER
Volunteer English teacher: Some KVCDP partner projects require an all month commitment. Volunteers must be native English speakers, have a good command in oral and spoken English, be flexible, mature and have a genuine interest in teaching and cross cultural experience. This project provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as a volunteer teacher. Volunteers teach in public high schools in a variety of subjects areas e.g. science, computing, geography, physical science and English.
VOLUNTEER ENGLISH TEACHER AND ASSISTANT
Volunteers can choose to teach English to children either of kindergarten, primary or secondary age at the community based centre. Volunteers will work at language training centre s as phonetic teacher and assistants.
VOLUNT EERS FOR OFFICE AND PROJECT COORDINATORS
The volunteer coordinates under the supervision of the senior manager, programs and voluntary relations will assist with the creation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
KVCDP has many field based positions working with community groups in low income urban neighborhood and in rural areas in which hands on approach to helping families meet their basic needs in areas such as education is emphasized. It's also an opportunity to become involved in community activities including helping to establish small small businesses e.g. Poultry keeping, rearing rabbits, small scale agricultural, tailoring etc
Volunteer s must be out going and willing to learn some of the local languages quickly. They must also have e strong interpersonal and organizational skills. The placement requires some experience in entrepreneurship small business, sewing or tailoring, primary health care, agriculture animal husbandry very helpful but an eagerness to help local communities is the only requirement.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTPROGRAM ASSISTANT
Volunteers work with a mentor or supervisor in an office based position in education, health, food relief, refugee's human rights, and women/youth issues and environment. This entry position which offers the volunteer an opportunity to gain basic skills and general knowledge of development.
CONSERVATION
A wide range of environmental projects are available to support this goal and they include:
Forestation and angroforestry methods into farms, sustainable collection of native forest seeds from community seed sources as well as other products produced by local farms. Assisting scientists and students with current conservation research projects and maintenance work .These are also opportunities to initiate your own project.
RESEARCHER
KVCDP be a social science or natural science research assistant, opportunities exists with many NGOs research institutions or with professors at local universities, computer skills and strong writing ability are essential statistics and or other relevant degree is helpful.
INETRNSHIPS
The internship and volunteer program is designed for foreign students who wish to put their theoretical knowledge in into practice or for people who would like to volunteer in the wide variety of projects in Kenya ranging from 1 month to two years .internship areas include social sciences socialwork,development ,economy,management,marketing,education,political sciences human resources, international resources ,journalism, and more volunteers may work in fields such as project writing ,graphic design, translation and project management and many more.
Volunteers also have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects such as reaforestation, organic farming or in native plant rescue. The only requirements are a willingness to work hard and learn about the special nature and environment in Kenya.
KVCDP -VOLUNTRAVEL/VOLUNTOURISM/VOLUNTEER
Kenya voluntary &development project hosts a range of programmes for different age groups .We try to ensure that quality and general contents are similar , no matter where the activities takes place.KVCDP also Endeavour's to keep participation fees as low as possible. There are various opportunities at local village to national level for individuals to learn by experience to live amicably with others irrespective of cultural backgrounds.
THE KVCDP PROGRAMME
KVCDP is a program that helps connect kvcdp ideas, principles and methods with local communities. It helps kvcdp's vision be spread through more people and groups. It brings new ideas and perspectives to the organization. Each project is a separate kvcdp experience that relates to local needs and interests and involves a different target group's kvcdp in a program that consists of projects with educational content developed by local chapters with worldwide touch
The projects empower individuals to be agents of change, reach out and involve as many people as possible. Participants can include both kvcdp members and non members. It does not have to be a work camp setting as with many other organizational programmes, but can be designed according to the needs and abilities of the kvcdp chapter .In this way the project can focus on different themes or issue s relevant to our participants, daily lives while having a unique kvcdp style experience "Get Involved"

VOLUNTEER & INTERNSHIPS POSITIONS
Program assistant: the directors of KVCDP are seeking a volunteer or intern to be a program assistant for wagusu community centre. The program includes a presentation, team activities an out door tour, teaching students about life skills counseling and many more.
The program assistant will work with the program facilitator to set up / clean up ,work with students during team activities , hand out materials ,help with tailoring classroom management direct teachers and other staffs conduct administrative tasks counting heads ,receiving a,b,c recording figures ,stock taking ,drawing budgets correspondences etc. and other tasks as needed (required)
This is a green opportunity for retirees, stay at home moms or any one wishing to develop his talents and expertise.
For more information contact
Kenya Voluntary & Community Development Project
Tel:254 20 2726011/2723012
Fax:254 20 2726011
Cell +254722655321
Email: volunteer@kvcdp.org
info@kvcdp.org
Web: www.kvcdp.org