KVDA does not provide insurance and volunteers should obtain travel insurance INSURANCE: cover. It is a good idea to get medicine you are used to from your home country and seek advice from your personal doctor. WHAT DOES THE PARTICIPATION FEES COVER? Project preparation cycle, return transfers from the airport and the project, KVDA administration, orientation, certificate of participation, project coordination, facilitation, evaluation and monitoring WHAT IS NOT COVERED? Excursion activities, local travel while in the community, personal effects, needs and wants. EDUCATIONAL TOURS KVDA offers educational tours to spectacular sites including the renowned Maasai Mara Game reserve at separate fees. Please contact us for specific tour information. ACCOMMODATION Volunteers will stay in a house provided by the host community with very basic living conditions. Volunteers have an obligation to climb down the level of the people with the aim of exposure to development challenges. KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook their own meals in turns. Water is available from springs and it is recommended that drinking water should be boiled or medicated. Mineral water available at supermarkets is also recommended. There is no electricity connection in the majority of homesteads in rural Kenya but electric appliances can be charged at the nearest market center. English is the language of the work camp. There will be a possibility of LANGUAGE: learning Kiswahili and other international and local languages as cultural diversity is a major component in international service EMERGENCY CONTACTS: Below are the emergency contacts for Kenya Voluntary Development Association: 0721 650 357 Executive Director: 0722 710 663 Regional Coordinator: Will be sent to the volunteer sending organization PROJECT DETAILED INFO SHEET: as soon as the application is accepted by KVDA Should be done via e-mail at least one month before the CONFIRMATION DEADLINE: start of the project.
INSURANCE: KVDA does not provide insurance and volunteers should obtain travel insurance cover. It is a good idea to get medicine you are used to from your home country and seek advice from your personal doctor. WHAT DOES THE PARTICIPATION FEES COVER? Project preparation cycle, return transfers from the airport and the project, KVDA administration, orientation, certificate of participation, project coordination, facilitation, evaluation and monitoring WHAT IS NOT COVERED? Excursion activities, local travel while in the community, personal effects, needs and wants. EDUCATIONAL TOURS KVDA offers educational tours to spectacular sites including the renowned Maasai Mara Game reserve at separate fees. Please contact us for specific tour information. ACCOMMODATION Volunteers will stay in a house provided by the host community with very basic living conditions. Volunteers have an obligation to climb down the level of the people with the aim of exposure to development challenges. KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook their own meals in turns. Water is available from springs and it is recommended that drinking water should be boiled or medicated. Mineral water available at supermarkets is also recommended. There is no electricity connection in the majority of homesteads in rural Kenya but electric appliances can be charged at the nearest market center. LANGUAGE: English is the language of the work camp. There will be a possibility of learning Kiswahili and other international and local languages as cultural diversity is a major component in international service EMERGENCY CONTACTS: Below are the emergency contacts for Kenya Voluntary Development Association: Executive Director: 0721 650 357 Regional Coordinator: 0722 710 663 PROJECT DETAILED INFO SHEET: Will be sent to the volunteer sending organization as soon as the application is accepted by KVDA CONFIRMATION DEADLINE: Should be done via e-mail at least one month before the start of the project.