Ecovolunteering in Kenya

ECOVOLUNTEERING IN SUBUKIA – ENVIRONMENTAL AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Come and participate in activities in Subukia to contribute to the protection of the environment, farm animals, and wildlife, and by helping disadvantaged children.

Main missions of the ecovolunteers on the farm:

• Making harnesses for donkeys and raising public awareness about the risks of injuries and infections linked to improper harnessing.
• Helping disadvantaged children and raising awareness about environmental protection in schools and on-site at the farm.
• Waste collection in the village of Subukia and its surrounding areas.
• Observing the behavior and census of Guereza colobus monkeys and diademed monkeys.
• Census and identification of birds, and if possible river otters, duikers, leopard tortoises, tree hyraxes, etc.
• Inspecting farm animals (cows, sheep, horses, donkeys, dogs, geese, ducks), assisting with care and distribution of Food, health monitoring.
• Inventory and identification of trees, plants, and flowers with medicinal properties.
• Maintenance and gardening work (maintenance of fences, thatched roofs, vegetable gardens, animal enclosures, etc.)
• Visit to the village of Subukia, walks and treks in the valley, stopping at a local home to discover the Kenyan way of life in a rural area.
• Activities with horses: grooming, hand-held walks, zooanthropological approach (study of the pure relationship with the animal).
• Walks with donkeys.
• Introduction to Swahili, conservation education, courses on animal behavior, the different Kenyan ethnic groups, local cuisine.
• Excursions to Nyahururu (Thompson Falls, hippos, Saint Martin's Mission), Mary's Village (Catholic mission and basilica), Igana Viewpoint, and the Berea tea and coffee farm.