VOLUNTEER WITH US IN MFANGANO ISLAND IN LAKE VICTORIA KENYA.
I’m a resident of Mfangano Island In Lake Victoria Kenya, I’m a young man living with a very well welcoming family.
Mfangano is an Island within Lake Victoria in the western part of Kenya adjacent to Nine sister Islands that is Rusinga, Mbasa, Namuolo, Takawiri, Kibuogi, Remba, Ringiti, Risi and Atego, the main activities within and around the Islands are fishing and farming with very few people of working class.
There are Nine primary schools, Eleven secondary/High schools, six Health facilities and five tourist camps.
Most people living in Mfangano and sister Islands are the Abasuba group from Suba tribe and a few fishermen from the Luo community, Ugandans and Tanzanians.
VOLUNTEERS' TASKS.
Garden work. House work Getting involved into family and or community projects , Social work in the community
ACCOMMODATION.
Guests will get full boarding facilities and stay with host families from the local community, based in a tranquil, rural environment
Each guest will have their own bed, but may share a rooms under one roof if belongs to the same gender or one room if are couples, Different gender stay in different rooms.
Each of the clean and well spread beds, should have a mosquito net.
MEALS
Volunteers will share meals with host family where they will be served with three meals a day that is breakfast, lunch and supper. Breakfast will be served before the day’s work starts at 8am or not later than 9am with tea, local snacks and fruits. Lunch and supper will be served on time too with a variety of local dishes.
Guests will be provided with 3 meals of interest or on request a day by the host family, or receive a pre packed carry lunch if the project is far from the host family residence or be bought if the Hotels are around.
Food will be prepared by the Hosting family as per the normal daily diet timetable.
We prefer preparing meals with the consent of all the people living in the house/family and considering different interests of different house dwellers including guests.
We serve; Chapati, Mandazi, Tea, farm foods like potatoes, beans, green grams, cassava, maize, bananas, Local vegetables. We also serve beef, Milk, Chicken, several species of fish found in Lake Victoria, Irish potatoes, spaghetti, indomie, chips, sossi, Rice, budgie, Ugali and porridge.
LAUNDRIES
During your stay, your linens will be washed twice a week on agreement, and your room will be swept and arranged regularly.
We have a separate bathroom only for our guests' use, but those who like can do swimming in lake Victoria direct as we are only 200 metres from the lake shore.
THE SURROUNDING
With our guests, we enjoy charting, exchanging cultures and sometimes partying or eating out.
I hope all our guests will know more about our cultures and like our Islands the more as they will interact with the locals regularly..
There is free WiFi throughout, that belongs to an NGO, just in a two minutes walking distance, besides that we also have a mobile Wi-Fi to rent out by the day on a first-come, first-served basis. This enables you to get the internet connection everywhere, which solves the inconvenience most foreigners are likely to experience while in Kenya.
There are shops in nearby shopping centres one within a two minute walking distance, another within 30 minutes walking distance opened everyday.
We have Mfangano Island market days on Sundays every week at Sena and goods from different places are sold there.
ATM machines are there in all banks in Mbita which is our sub county headquarters you can withdraw your money any time you are in need of.
WORKING HOURS
Monday to Friday for about 1-2 hours a day.
There is no limit on staying periods at our family Home a volunteer will stay as long as may be convenient to him/her
ARRIVAL AT OUR FAMILY HOME IN KENYA
All Volunteers can arrive any time of the year either as teams, couples or Individuals
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
Guests/Volunteer will be free to use their free time for excursions especially during weekends or selected days other than working days.
They will be free to spend their free time in a local park, bar or a club for nightlife lovers, attend a social function or any other social places where you will meet o
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Poultry farming
Cattle farming
Raising of other farm animals
Forestry
Meat processing
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Green Building
Food justice / sovereignty
Methods or systems
Permaculture
Host type
Nonprofit / Community
Certified organic
1.5
Hectares
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3.7
Acres
