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Cultural Bridge Volunteer: Promoting Unity in Kakuma

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ORGANIZATION: Peace for Development Refugees Initiative

  • 1 person is interested

Kakuma Refugee Camp is home to over 15 different nationalities, each with its own unique culture and traditions. We’re looking for a volunteer to join us in this vibrant community and help explore the beauty of diversity! By volunteering, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with people from different backgrounds, learn from their experiences, and help promote understanding and unity among different cultures.

Program description

  1. Cultural Exchange - Help organize and join in discussions or workshops where people from different cultures share their traditions and stories.
    2. Community Work - Work with local leaders to bring different cultural groups together and promote understanding.
    3. Event Planning - Help plan and run cultural events that celebrate the different traditions in the camp.
    4. Storytelling - Listen to and record personal stories from refugees to share their experiences and cultures with others.
    These activities will help volunteers connect with the community, learn about different cultures, and make a positive impact.

The volunteer will be having 2 shifts:

- Morning shift from 9:00 to 11:30 am and afternoon shift from 2:00 to 4:30 pm.

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About Peace for Development Refugees Initiative

Location:

Kakuma refugee camp, Kakuma 1, Zone 4, Block 5, Kakuma, West Turkana 100803, KE

Mission Statement

To build peaceful communities by creating an inclusive space for elders, women, youths and children even though diversity of cultures and believes in order to be united and participate in all peace activity for the establishment of effective and durable peace for the development.

Description

The fact that peace is a prominent factor for all development, we believe that durable peace can be significantly advanced through education, sport & art, also by improving the life conditions of vulnerable individuals as our slogan says: "No peace no bread".

CAUSE AREAS

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WHEN

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WHERE

Kakuma refugee campKakuma 1, Zone 4, Block 5Kakuma, West Turkana 100-803Kenya

(3.70907,34.86248)
 

SKILLS

  • Cross-cultural Communication

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