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Sarah's Volunteer Placement in Africa

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I am undertaking a volunteer placement in January 2014, with street children in Africa and am looking for support!

Since I booked the placement a month ago, I have been and will continue to, try various ways of fundraising to raise money to cover the costs of doing the placement.

I am hoping to reach a few more people, and raise a few more pounds by creating this page.



The project I am going to be working with is based in two centres in Mombasa, Kenya.
Here is a little bit of information about the project:

The Mikindani branch is a "˜drop in' centre for children (aged 5-17) who are "˜fresh' from the dangerous streets of Mombasa. Unfortunately, the children rescued have had no shelter, are hungry, and many are addicted to glue sniffing as a way of masking hunger pains. Here they are treated, guided and counselled to help them settle down.

After a given period of time, children who have been assessed by the social workers and are seen to have settled down, they are either re-united with their families at their request (that is if their homes have been located) or transferred to the Kikambala branch to allow more time for family tracing.

The children transferred to Kikambala branch are given formal education as well as continuous guidance and counselling as a major part of their rehabilitation program, as the social workers continue to trace their background and families.

The part I will play will be in the form of teaching, one to one support, organisation of the centre, arranging outdoor activities/sports, playing with the children, reading bedtime stories, helping at meal times and much more.

Along with the other volunteers, and staff at the centre, I will be part of a project that makes a real difference to street children, giving them reason and purpose to stay off the streets

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Sarah Grier
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