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| Kenya Community Development Internship |
Teach English in Kenyan schools, teach adults, environmental education and support community-based sustainable development projects to support a career in international development and education
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Highlights
Developing skills in teaching, personnel management, leadership and expedition logistics.Introduction to TEFL course with experience teaching to both adults and children. Living and working amongst a remote Indian Ocean island community, amongst diverse tropical habitats; being immersed in the traditional Swahili culture of the Kenyan coast. Working under Kenya Wildlife Service and with many other partners to promote sustainable development and help conserve some of East Africa’s most important remaining coastal habitats. Learn swahili language and work alongside Kenyan students and researchers. Become a qualified first aid instructor and gain a recognized BTEC qualification in Tropical Habitat Survey Techniques. Joining Kenya’s only long term cetacean population research project, learning boat-based survey and photo identification skills. Snorkeling Kenya’s finest reefs surveying turtles and other marine life within the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area. Undertaking research in East Africa’s coastal forests, a globally recognized Biodiversity Hotspot, assessing threatened primate populations and learning behavioural research skills. Studying dolphins and colobus monkeys, other endangered or endemic fauna, opportunities to see whale sharks, humpback whales or spinner dolphins depending on the season.
Skills And Qualifications Received
Introduction to TEFL; Environmental Education; Health, safety and environment awareness; Interpersonal skills; Leadership skills; Community relations skills; BTEC qualification in Tropical Habitat Survey Techniques; Boat handling and driving around marine mammals induction; For an extra cost PADI dive courses including Open Water and Advanced Open Water, PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Dive Master certifications; First Aid, CPR & Instructor training; Cetacean identification, biology and survey skills; Turtle identification, biology and survey skills; Primate identification, biology and survey skills; Biodiversity assessment skills.
Location
Located about two and half hours from Mombasa, within the Shimoni archipelago, close to the border with Tanzania, the base is situated on Wasini Island, adjacent to the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area, protecting Kenya’s finest coral reefs. Base is situated in the rural fishing village of Mkwiro, home to a traditional community that boasts a proud history. The island is reached from the mainland village of Shimoni, 14km along the peninsula from the main Mombasa – Tanzania road. Shimoni itself has been designated a Historic Conservation Area. About an hour and half away is the nearest town, Ukunda and neighbouring tourist resort of Diani, famous for its long white sand beaches. In between your expedition and internship is a 2 to 3 week break. Interns are welcome to stay at base camp where food will be provided or are free to explore the surrounding areas, such as the ancient Swahili settlement of Lamu on the north coast, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Tsavo and Amboseli National Parks.
Field Conditions
This base is set on the cliffs overlooking the Wasini channel, and next to the village of Mkwiro, with stunning views along the channel towards the Tanzanian coast. Accommodation is in shared dormitories with bunk beds, sleeping up to 8, in a locally built house with a separate communal ‘banda’ (traditional thatch hut) for cooking and dinning. There is no fresh water on the island and we rely on storing rainwater during the wet season, which is reserved for drinking and cooking. Washing is by bucket showers with daily collections of sea water – or bathing directly in the sea! Electricity is limited, from solar panels with generator back up, and is reserved for expedition needs. During the coastal forest research you will be at our satellite base in Shimoni, in shared tents, where running water and mains electricity is available.
What's Included
Airport pick-up and transfer to base; all food and accommodation, training materials and science equipment; an ‘Introduction to TEFL’ (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course; BTEC qualification in Tropical Habitat Survey Techniques comprehensive training necessary for research techniques; an ‘Emergency First Aid’ course; 24-hour in-country support and a 24-hour emergency phone line.
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