Acbohi- Volunteership

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Volunteership in Rachuonyo North District-

Kenya and Possible Impact.By: Mr. Millan Ochieng Otieno Programme Manager ACBOHI

AWACH SARE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION

FOR HEALTH INITIATIVES

P. O. BOX 156 KENDU BAY

Tel: 0726879354 OR 0714655611 or 0721920056

Email: [email protected] [email protected].

Website: www.awachsare.net78.net
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Discussion objectives:

About ACBOHI and Rachuonyo District

Kenya

Discuss the Challenges faced by thecommunity.

Discuss the significant contribution by

volunteers/volunteer-ship.

Banking on networking and

partnerships.


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Our Belief

"Volunteers do not

necessarily have the time;they just have the heart.

~Elizabeth Andrew


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Our Organizational Rule

We observe the A.C.H.I.E.V.E. factorsto deliver outstanding peak results.

These are our Critical Characteristics:

Attitude

Competence

Highest Reputation

Innovation

Empathic Relationships

Vision

Enabling Systems


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About Us Awach Sare Community Based Organisation for Health

Initiatives (ACBOHI) is a youthled initiative formed by young

people of Rachuonyo North District in 2008, and was registered

in 2010. ACBOHI project started as health rehabilitation CBO.

The CBO has been known for peer education as strategy for

BCC but has since then increased its development initiatives tocover youth empowerment initiatives, food security,

environmental rehabilitation, other HIV/AIDS interventions like

care, water and sanitation, gender equity, and disaster

mitigation. It provides beneficiaries with an outlet for their

enthusiasm for positive life and for therapeutic activities and

other opportunities despite adversity of life. Currently the CBO

partners with CREPP to implement a food security project in the

region by promoting improved cassava species. ACBOHI is a

non-partisan, non-religious organization run on voluntary basis

with a trained management on issues of governance, project

management and comprehensive HIV prevention and care.


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Rachuonyo North District

District within Homabay County

Split District From The larger

Rachuonyo District into North and South

Homabay county is found in the former

Nyanza province in Kenya - Africa

These changes are as a result of new

constitutional dispensation


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Situational analysis.

Economically the area relies heavily on piecemealagriculture, nocturnal fishing in small scale as the

catchment is found along the shore, small and micro

businesses.

The region regularly face drought, unreliable and

unpredictable rainfall with most parts of the area

being sandy soil resulting to inadequate harvests by

farmers.

HIV/AIDS pandemic has set a humanitarian and

developmental crisis of unprecedented proportions inthe project area

Poverty in unmatched proportions interwoven with

illiteracy due to inaccessible unaffordable and poor

learning infrastructures


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Challenges we face HIV/AIDS pandemic and its impact

Retrogressive cultural burden/practices that

burdens the women- food production, ,

movers of household economy etc Poverty

Ovc support (care and education)

Illiteracy and drop outs due to poverty

Food insecurity

Unreliable/ unpredictable rainfall


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Our PeopleAn Exciting cultural society, believed to

be orderly, hospitable and welcoming.

One cultural belief is that my visitor is

important than my self- I can offer mychair and bed and would rather stand or

sleep on the coach.

They speak Luo, and a few who canspeak Swahili and English

They are nilotes. And are a fishing

community.


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Volunteer support needed

In you r hope to vo lunteer with us we hope to achieve the fol lowing:

Knowledge transfer

Networking and future partnerships

Sustainability through adopt a project option

Leisure and fulfillment of visiting Kenya

Helping hand is always welcome

Profiling of the organization as a learning destination

Impact felt through sustainable programs initiated by passionate

individuals

Our community believes a visitor than their own (the prophet at home?Right)

Capacity building of the community and the organization

Linkage to donors and well wishers

Opening to let the world understand our culture the beauty and the

challenges Acbohi and surrounding faces.


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Strategic Objective for

volunteership team TO INCREASE HIV/AIDS

INTERVENTIONS UPTAKE AMONG

THE GENERAL POPULATION OFKARACHUONYO NORTH LOCATION

Health club visits in schools

Community trainings Institutional visit/experience/appraisal-

Govt health centre


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TO SUPPORT EDUCATION ANDPOVERTY ERADICATION

INTERVENTIONS IN KARACHUONYO

NORTH LOCATION Leadership

Self reliance

Structural support- proposals Behavior change communication/Lifeskills

Adopt a child (ovc) for mentorship/support

Community survey

Strategic Object


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Strategic object TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATION,

NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS

TO ENHANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND

EFFICIENCY IN THEINTERVENTIONS

Developing community strategic plan

Fundraising and resource mobilization Develop linkages


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Assumptions

That you will make it to kenya

That the objects are achievable

That you will adopt faster

That your sponsoring organisation will

support your basic requirements and

give you support needed

That it will be fun


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Tourism and fun You will visit: The Huma Hills

Huma Hot springs

Simbi Nyaima Crater lake

River Awach Kibuon Delta

Lake Victoria Beaches

President Barack Obama ansestral

Home in Rachuonyo

Ruma national park/ Kisumu museum


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Photo gallary

Nairobicapital


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Gallery

Registration

certificate


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Services

Health andsustainable

development

HIV/AIDSAwareness

Reproductivehealth

Foo d securityand Agriculture

Educationsupport to

OVCs

Environmentaland energy

conservation

SkillDevelopment &

Innovations

Provision ofclean water

Povertyeradication

programmes


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Nature

Lake Simbi Nyaima


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Gallery

Ovcs fetching water and going to school


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Gallery

Uniform initiative by ACBOHI


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UNIFORM INITIATIVE

Kanyadhiang primary


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Ovc Uniform project

Nyangajo primary


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Healthy Weight

Gender and development training at

Awach Handicraft ( hand loom)


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BCC

Peer education at the youth centre


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Our Organogram

Board

Trustees

Finance &Administration

Health, Education& Training

Youth & ChildrenEmpowerment

Food security andenvironmentalconservation

HIV/AIDS, SocialSupport

Project

Coordinator


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Food for thought

What is your opinion?

Do you want in?

A friend in need is a friend in deed.

Right?

We want to be heard in a different way

and helped in your own way

What is your contribution to humanity in

this life?


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PRACTICES

Creative approach towards sustainable dry land

farming

Collaboration with related Ministries

Involving schools in tree planting and HIV/AIDS

educational activities

Increased youth and women involvement in

reproductive health and maternal care interventions

Improving the nutritional status of HIV/AIDS affected

individuals by promoting the consumption of

indigenous food products with high nutritious levels

Facilitating access to clean and safe drinking water

for the rural household

P f l / it


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Process of rural /community

change adopted

Capacity building

Strengthening partnerships and

collaborations

Facilitating sharing of best practices, skillsand innovation

Promoting exchange programme learning

Sourcing of information and innovations Information dissemination

Behaviour/attitude change


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Contact us

Contact us on:

Awach-Sare Community-Based Organization for

Health Initiative (ACBOHI)

P.O. Box 189-40301

Kendu-Bay

KENYA

Mob. No: +254-726-879354 or +254-726020598Email: [email protected]

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