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Tsunza Environmental Conservation and Marine Life Touch Project

Location: Kenya: Mombasa, Rural

Program Duration: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 1-2 years

Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Dates: January to December

Touch Africa International

http://www.helptouchafrica.com

South C, Mugoya Estate House Number 151 P.O. Box 26958-00100 Nairobi, 254 Kenya

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Phone: +254723441764

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Description

Volunteers are encouraged to come with an open mind and should be ready to work and intergrate with the community. Tsunza island is a very needy community where the local people depend mainly on fishing of prawns that they sell to the neighbouring city, Mombasa, across the shore. The community have no electricity so the volunteer should be able to adapt fully to the enviromental.

Highlights

The community touch group was founded by Mr. Juma Mwashanga who is a community resource personnel and has a broad knowledge on matters of environmental conservation. It was founded in 2008 and is still running up to date.

This is a community project which is situated in the heart of an island north of Mombasa. The community project was established by the local youth of that area, where they felt the need to conserve the environment by coming up with a research on the importance of the mangrove ecosystem and ways in which it is conserved.

The project has a maximum personnel of around 20 youth who are dedicated on environmental issues and the areas of concern of the community. They train them on how to conserve the mangrove and also come up with substitute programs where the community can be able to benefit from the mangrove.

Qualifications

All volunteers are welcome. The program is open to all interested to do environmental conservation work and also to learn the challenges that the community faces. Volunteers who have done environmental conservation issues are highly advantaged because they will be able to compare notes, share ideas and skills.

Minimum Education

High School

Languages
  • English
  • Swahili

Cost in US$:

2 weeks = 700, 4 weeks = 900, and 150 usd per extra week added.

Cost Include Description:

The cost covers all the incountry expenditure as stated above.

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • Community Development
  • Conservation
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Reforestation
  • Research
  • Marine Conservation
  • Solar & Hydro Projects
  • Tree Planting
  • Volunteering
  • Wildlife Surveying
  • Youth Development
Typical Volunteer
A volunteer who comes with less expectation and with an open mind, ready to learn and work with the community and also integrate with the local culture
Age Range
18 years to 70 years
This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African, Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Home-stays

Participants Travel to Kenya

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Resume
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
1 month
Touch Africa International's Mission Statement

* To empower orphans and vulnerable children with quality knowledge to enable them to contribute positively towards our national development. * To provide shelter, care and education to our children. * Revolves around issues of poverty, particularly the lack of education, economic opportunity and environmental concerns. Our goal is to train people to be effective business entrepreneurs, community leaders and global citizens through organizing of community work camps, internships, volunteer programs, community development projects and educational tours which focus on Four key issues of our work foundation namely: * Reducing poverty * Increasing global cooperation * Sustainable development * Equality & social justice * Environmental conservation and protection. We believe in giving everyone a chance to contribute to a better society by organizing affordable programs as listed above and we ensure that they are interactive, enjoyable, educational and most of all life changing. In short meeting real people in the real world to bring a real change in people's lives.

Year Founded

2005

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