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02 December 2008
IVD - My Birthday! by Simon Wachira Wamae
Simon Wachira (right) found this man in a shanty in Western Kenya. He had been in the same wheelchair for 22 years. (S. Wamae)
Nairobi, Kenya: On 5 December (my birthday), I intend to send an appeal to my friends to raise funds and enable organizations for the disabled in Kenya to buy the items they need.   Read article
More about: Disabled people
13 December 2007
Kenya's successful fete for IVD 2007 
December 5th was International Volunteers Day and Kenya was not left behind in marking this important day. Several Volunteer Involving Organizations (VIO) came together to demonstrate the spirit of volunteerism and educate the public on various aspects of volunteerism.  Read article
More about: Advocacy
15 August 2007
Volunteers battle to recover mudslide victims 
Joel Lubale, a local resident talking about the rescue efforts at the site of the mudslides. (Photo: Edward Kale/IRIN)
Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya's capacity to deal with disasters has been in the spotlight again after volunteers fought to locate people buried alive when mudslides smashed into their homes during heavy rainfall in the country’s western region.  Read article
From: IRIN News
More about: Environment  Refugees
25 January 2007
14km run marks end of World Social Forum  
Nairobi, Kenya: A 14km run through slums in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, marked the end of the World Social Forum (WSF) on Thursday, after five days of meetings and demonstrations attended by about 46,000 delegates from all over the world.  Read article
From: IRIN News
More about: Culture & sports
01 December 2006
Supporting Kenya's vulnerable children by Fatou Diop
Nairobi, Kenya: In Kenya, government agencies and volunteer organizations are joining hands to support children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.  Aside from holding a ceremony to commemorate IVD, volunteers from various agencies will also visit orphanages and hold a tree-planting session.  Read article
More about: Children  MDG 6
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Related links
CADIF (Kenya) 
A community based organization with the mission to facilitate sustainable Socio-Economic development in pro-poor slum areas of the Great Horns of Africa, Lake Victoria Basin and its catchment area.  Visit site
Volunteers Placement Community Development Africa (VPCDA) - Kenya 
Based in Nairobi , Kenya, this NGO offers volunteer opportunities in community programmes in fields such as HIV /AIDS orphanages and teaching projects.  Visit site
Give Us Wings 
Give Us Wings is a small non-profit organization that works at the grassroots level through community development projects in Kenya and Uganda, offering various volunteer opportunities and volunteer trips to Africa.  Visit site

Related blog entries
05 December 2007, 15:24
Kenya: Strenthening volunteerism 
UNV Kenya along with other Volunteer Involving Organizations (VIOs) have settled on the theme "Strengthening Volunteerism in Kenya" as we mark the IVD 2007.  Read entry

Children learn about the benefits of trees after planting trees around the Gate of Hope orphanage in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya on 5 December 2005. The tree plantation was organized on the occasion of the International Volunteer Day. (Photo: Service for Peace-Kenya)
16 December 2005, 16:13
Volunteers spice up Kenya orphanage with love and trees 
The Service for Peace (SFP)-Kenya Chapter organized the celebrations marking the International Volunteer Day (IVD) on 5 December at the Gate of Hope orphan children’s home.   Read entry
From: IVD 2005 Blog
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