Environmental

EMUKHUYA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Code: 
KVDA/STV/06/B-11
Country: 
Kenya
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Tuesday, 7 June, 2011 to Tuesday, 28 June, 2011
Emukhuya Primary School is located in the Western part of Kenya. The school was founded in 1983 through the community’s initiative. Currently the school has a population of 269 pupils’ i.e. 139 boys and 130. Currently the school has 40 orphans of which 19 are boys and 21 girls. The school captures the motto, “discipline and hard work leads to success”. Drug abuse is a major issue in the western part of Kenya and goes hand in hand with poverty. During the ancient period, most African practices had strict values and structures around alcohol and drug abuse. This was meant only for the elders.

NGO’NZINI PRIMARY SCHOOL

Code: 
KVDA/STV/07/A-11
Country: 
Kenya
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Sunday, 10 July, 2011 to Sunday, 31 July, 2011
Ngo’nzini Primary School Ngo’nzini Primary School was started in the year 1964 by the Mwachinga villagers. The school was built using local materials till the year 2000 when Bornfree Foundation came to build seven permanent classrooms and an office. The school is a government school ran by T.S.C. and P.T.A. Teachers. The school has an active wildlife Club which initiated a wildlife area (Elerock Nature Trail) near the school environment. Children are made conversant with conservation activities day in day out. Other clubs include debate, choir and drama.

SHIRALI PRIMARY SCHOOL

Code: 
KVDA/STV/07D-11
Country: 
Kenya
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Sunday, 10 July, 2011 to Sunday, 31 July, 2011
The school was started by the community in 1957. It has 312 Boys, 334 girls, 16 classes and 11 teachers. It captures the philosophy “Discipline and unity lead to success. The school was started so as to enable students’ access quality education. Environmental conservation entails proper use of resources. It is the practice of protecting the environment due to the pressures in population and technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded.

Heratige Conservation

Code: 
ZMYAZ002-11
Country: 
Zambia
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Tuesday, 5 July, 2011 to Monday, 18 July, 2011
Livingstone is home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world- The Victoria Falls. Through this project; which is run in collaboration with the National Heritige Conservation Commission, volunteers will be maintaining the footpaths around this area. They will also help renovate a community school in a nearby village.

School Construction

Code: 
ZMYAZ003-11
Country: 
Zambia
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Monday, 25 July, 2011 to Sunday, 7 August, 2011
Volunteers will be helping to build a new house for teachers in the famous South Luangwa National Park area of Zambia. The main roles will include: Carrying sand from the stream to the campsite with wheelbarrows and moving bricks to the building site. Volunteers will be working alongside residents from the comminity. There will also be trips to the game reserve.

Greening Mongolia

Code: 
MCE04-11
Country: 
Mongolia
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Sunday, 24 April, 2011 to Saturday, 7 May, 2011
Volunteers will be helping to plant trees in the forests surrounding the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

Green heart-1

Code: 
MCE05-11
Country: 
Mongolia
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Thursday, 19 May, 2011 to Wednesday, 1 June, 2011
Volunteers will be helping to plant trees in the forests surrounding the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

Green hear-2

Code: 
MCE06-11
Country: 
Mongolia
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 to Tuesday, 14 June, 2011
Volunteers will be helping to plant trees in the forests surrounding the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

Waste disposal project

Code: 
NGVWA9-11
Country: 
Nigeria
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Tuesday, 10 May, 2011 to Tuesday, 31 May, 2011
The volunteers main role will be helping in the renovation of the local area. This will include picking up rubbish and planting trees and flowers to make the area more attratcive.

Renovation of heritage site

Code: 
NGVWA19-11
Country: 
Nigeria
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Friday, 5 August, 2011 to Friday, 19 August, 2011
The School was built by an Anglican missionary in 1820. This is located in a unique environment described as “the evil forest” and fondly called by the people “Igbo Olodumare”. Local folklore says that this was where demons and evil spirits paraded themselves in the earliest century. Many of the indigenes benefited from this educational facility at the peak of the hills. The school is now overtaken by thick forest and losing its value as an ancient monument. Volunteers will be helping clear up the surrounding areas and plant trees and flowers in the cleared spaces.

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