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2012 Team Trip Dates - sign up now!
$2350 plus airfare includes safari time for all East Africa trips!

September 29 - October 13 - Kenya
November 3 – 17 - Tanzania

2013 Team Trip Dates:
April 13 - 27 - Sierra Leone
May 25 - June 8 - Kenya
June 15 - 29 - Uganda
July 6 - 20 - Kenya
July 27 - August 10 - Burundi
August 17 - 31 - Tanzania
October 4 - 23 - Kenya AND Uganda
(Special extended two country team - trip fee $2600)
(note - dates are subject to change)

NOTE - teams will be limited to eight team members each so sign up early!
Application and trip deposit are required to "guarantee" your spot on a team.


Roanne and friend
Kristina and child
Listening girl

KENYA AGCC TEAMtom and friends nov 2008

 

Make an Impact -
Volunteer in Africa!

natalie oct 2009 kenya

Do you want to go to Africa in 2012?
Or in 2013?
Start your trip planning and
fund raising now so you won't get
left behind!


It takes time to make a trip like this happen -
don't shortchange yourself
on planning and
preparation time
!

Village Care sends teams to Africa throughout the year. For information about volunteering or setting up your own team for Africa contact our Volunteer Coordinator at
info at villagecare.com
.
It takes time to plan a great trip like this so get started with your trip planning today. Read the Team Trip Overview, then pick your trip date! The VCI Trip Checklist and Preparation Guide at the bottom of the page will help get you started.

You can also help VCI by
donating to help fund your favorite volunteers trip or to help with project work in Africa..

 
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NOTE: If you are in AFRICA,
please contact your
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You can go to Africa and see villages and orphanages that are participating in the Village Care program for themselves.
Trip fee is $2350 plus your airfare cost. 
We make all the arrangements!

Team Member Activities

Home Visits: Volunteers visit children who are enrolled for assistance in their homes. Spending time in the home gives the volunteer a chance to interact with the children and their families and appreciate their challenging situation.

Assessing Children: Village Care trains team members to work with African volunteers and help families living in remote villages assess orphans in their care. The VCI "Quick Assessment Guide" helps to identify childrens needs and to define a plan to assist the children to thrive, rather than survive. Volunteer team members are helping VCI to make certain each child enrolled in our program is getting proper assistanc, and follow up visits in a timely manner by training community members to use this Guide for periodic check-ups on the children.

Community Discussion: Village Care believes that community discussion is a great forum for change. Team members may work with African volunteers to assist with Open Space discussion sessions, where the community identifies projects they will focus on to improve their overall health and economic well-being, and put in place project
goals and a community-driven plan for how to
achieve those goals.
Additional discussions are held with the youth of partner schools or communities. These discussions provide the youth with a forum for asking questions they may not ask at home, and to discuss subjects that are not typically discussed in a family setting in much of Africa.
Team members are encouraged to share their own life experiences with the youth. Many women's groups also gather for discussionswith female team members as well as the men of the community partnering with male team members for great conversations.

Orphanage Visits: Team members visit orphanages and care homes that are partnered with Village Care. The purpose of these visits is primarily to assist and train administrators in documenting their critical needs children and assessing the others in their care.
Team volunteers may also organize recreational events for the
children, and provide emotional support and love.
Volunteers may implement projects in orphanages, such as cleaning the building, doing laundry, helping with meals, organizing requested tutoring sessions, etc.

And so much more!

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Trip Overview

Dan and friend

Sierra and team
Joan assessing




VCI May Kenya Team Visits Kisumu Project Work
The May 2011 Kenya Team had a fantastic time working with the project groups in Kisumu, Kenya. Among the projects, fish farms were in abundance. As the tilapia population in Lake Victoria dwindles, the demand for fish rises, offering the project
groups great opportunity for generating income.
May 2011 Kenya Pond Visit

Farming projects were also visited (below in
Ol'kalau village) where team members saw first-hand how the community members have toiled to increase their income and provide for their families.
May 2011 Team Kenya

Child assessments were a focus for the team, and below, VCI's Tanner Colton (team leader) trains Village Coodinator Wyson Mmbaya how to assess children. Training is essential for the VCI Kenya
staff as well as locals so the work will continue
long after the team is gone.

May 2011 Assessment Training

Team members work closely with local VCI volunteers throughout their stay in Africa. Below,
Stan Gatchenko works alongside a volunteer in Kenya as they check-in a young man ready for his assessment.

Assessment check in May 2011

Team members Stan Gatchenko and Tanner
Colton scrimmage below with orphans at Salem Orphanage in Kisumu, Kenya. The team visited several homes and had fun with all the kids!

occer Scrimmage At Salem May 2011

For more on teams, see our blog!

Read November 2010 team member Adrianne Roe's thank-you note to
her donors for a personal overview
of her trip.
Letter from Adrianne

Thank you for your interest in
joining a Village Care
Volunteer Team!

july 2009 kenya
june 2008 uganda team
don and sharon
sierra and friend







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