MID/LONG TERM
PROGRAMMES 2005-2006
Project 2:08 Ndiwa Women, Children Empowerment Group&Educational
Project.
Name &location
of the project
Project situated along the Kibwezi-Kitui
road. Aprox 20km off the Nairobi -Mombasa highway
.It is a. 3 hours Journey from Nairobi city. It is
in Eastern Province, Makueni District, and Kibwezi
Division. Kisayani Market. The project is 2 kilometres
west of the Kisayani Market..
Project Description
It is a women and children empowerment
centre consisting of 98 members both young and old
women.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Enhancement of capacity building within the group
through the following activities:
Food Security Programme
Collective child-care initiative.
Empowerment thro’ info sharing
Educational enhancement thro orphan support
Income Generating Activities through action-oriented
creation and information sharing.
Rehabilitation of orphans esp. with HIV/AIDS &
other special needy cases
Water harvesting
Community health scheme, work esp. on women/children
related issues (HIV/AIDS)
Technological enhancement skills esp. to the talented
but uneducated single mothers and school dropouts
SKILLS REQUIRED
Social work skills
Recreative skills more especially creative learning.
Environmental and Agricultural skills
Medical skills
Child care
Gender expertise.
Duration
0-3 Months, 0-6 months for mid term volunteers
and over 6 months for long term volunteers.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
Kisayani is characterized with
semi arid kind of climatic with the area receiving
rains after every two years less than 1000mm per
year.. Near River YUU that is generally polluted
by the sisal factory that deposits its effluent
in the river has a different kind of weather pattern
as rains follows the meander of the river.
Generally the area is hot and dry during the day
with cold chill nights at times especially during
the cold months of June and July.
Temperatures ranges from 26 to 30 degrees centigrade.
The vegetation is dry with scattered shrubs and
short thorny tree
Basic Facts
The area in a branch of University of Nairobi department
of ranching management in collaboration with Israel
Government. There is Horticulture farming which is
taking place. Fruits are in plenty. Despite the fact
that is a semi arid area.
Shopping possibilities are in Kibwezi town where
one can have variety do shopping.
Piped water at a central place
No electricity
Accommodation-Private stay
Internet services are available but to distant town
{Mtitu Adei and Makindu}
Telephone services are available in Kibwezi town
a 20 minutes drive
Banking services are also available
Nearest bus connection within the market {Kisayani}
Health facilities -Private hospitals and clinics
are within the town. The government hospital {Kibwezi
rural health center} I.
Major hospitals are in Makindu- sud- district hospital,
-{40 minutes drive-Voi district hospital 1 hours drive}.
Incase of special emergency Nairobi is the next Hospital
Number
of Volunteers Required
A maximum of three {3} volunteers at any
given time. Volunteers must start serving in the
project at the given time either on the beginning
or middle of the month.
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