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ORGANIZATION: Fundación Maisha

  • 18 people are interested
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Volunteer in one of our 5 programmes in Kenya:

1. Housing:

Through our housing program, we provide comprehensive support to pregnant women in crisis during pregnancy and postpartum.

We offer 24/7 telephone accompaniment, home visits,and a temporary home for those mothers who do n’t have a support network. ​

We provide for the basic needs of the women and newborns through the delivery of supplies, food, and care.

We organize opportunities for our mothers to meet with the local community and the network of Maisha volunteers in Kenya.

2. Health:

Through our health program, we ensure our mothers and their children receive adequate healthcare before, during, and after childbirth.

We offer prenatal check-ups, delivery care, and breastfeeding counseling. We perform a continuous follow-up of mothers and newborns through home visits.

We educate and train local health personnel to improve competencies in the community itself.

3. Sustainability:

Through the sustainability program, we empower mothers with tools that enable them to support their families autonomously and safely.

We pr ovide them with technical skills, saving strategies, and the opportunity to explore income-generating activities. In addition, we encourage personaland professional development by promoting recreational and educational opportunities, allowing them to broaden their horizons and increase their confidence and self-esteem. ​

Finally, we seek to provide them with the knowledge they need to achieve their goals.

4. Sexual Education:

We support children, adolescents, and young people in different stages of development, under a personal perspective of their affectivity and sexuality.

We work in collaboration with the international Teen STAR program, which trains our volunteers to work on issues related to the physical, psychological, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of the person.

We develop decision-making skills based on freedom and responsibility. We train local monitors from Kibera so they can continue replicating the program on an ongoing basis in Kenya.

5. Citizenship Education & Human Rights:

Through this program we seek to empower mothers and youth in the Maisha community by promoting their fundamental rights. Through research, development of educational materials and workshops, in collaboration with local and international experts.

More opportunities with Fundación Maisha

No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.

About Fundación Maisha

Location:

Av. Irarrázaval 2401, of 516, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Región Metropolitana 7750495, CL

Mission Statement

Our mission is to support and offer growth opportunities to pregnant women, mothers, and young people in vulnerable contexts in Kenya. Our Values: RESPECT FOR LIFE: We are committed to respecting the life and dignity of the human person. RESPONSIBILITY: Our commitment to life translates into concrete support for pregnant women, mothers and adolescents who require a support network. COOPERATION: We work collaboratively and value the cultural crossroads between diverse communities. EQUITY: We work for gender equity, offering equal opportunities and guaranteeing non-discrimination.

Description

We are a nonprofit organization that was born in collaboration between Chile and Kenya. We are committed to achieving dignity, accompanying women, mothers, and young people.

Objectives: Accompany children, adolescents and young people in the different stages of their development under a personalistic view of their affectivity and sexuality; guarantee menstrual hygiene supplies to communities in need; offer a temporary home and a safe place for mothers who do not have a support network; ensure that mothers and their children receive health care before, during and after childbirth; follow-up of mothers and newborns; educate and train local health personnel to enhance skills in the community itself; empower mothers through tools that enable them to support their families autonomously and safely.

Programs: Housing; health; sustainability; sexual Education and Affectivity; citizenship Education & Human Rights

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Health & Medicine
Women
Children & Youth, Health & Medicine, Women

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Ngumo West EstateNairobi, Nairobi 0100Kenya

(-1.29207,36.82195)
 

SKILLS

  • General Education
  • Nursing
  • Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
  • Administrative Support
  • Fundraising
  • Social Work

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 23
  • Orientation or Training
  • 3 to 6 months
  • Willingness to help others, liability, self-financing, proactivity, ability to work in a team, respect for life.

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