P.O. Box 2044
GPO
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: 254 20 2733045
Fax: 254 722 407558
Contact: Mr Kunga Ngeca, Programme Director
Website: www vfa.8m.net

Background: Volunteers for Africa is a non governmntal organization, registered and working in East Africa alongside communities, with their groupings, organizations and traditional institutions basically in sustainable natural resoruce manage, social development and promotion of the spirit of voluntarism. It is a local organization that has for three years been working with 15 Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and 7 schools in Eburru VFA's partners in Eburru are the local community based organizations, all assuming the name of Eburru Conservation Committee.

Goals:VFA recognizes the fact that natural resources are important to our development and survival; yet theya re under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion (and other development activities) to cater for the growing population. Therefore VFA aims at helping local communities initiate community based projects aimed at assisting them achieve their development objectives. These include projects on designing ecotourism enterprises, protecting natural resources through community action. VFa works mainly with youth and women groupings around the region. Other VFA programmes are in the area of HIBV/AIDS, sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry, rural schools and institutions information systems, conflict resolution and volunteer initiatives.

Community Empowerment Facility

EBURRU Capacity Building and Community Empowerment

Uganda: Bee keeping, ecoptouris, tree planting and environmental education;
Tanzania: In collaboration with the Sukuma community, VFA has established the Serengeti Ecotourism and Cultural Centre;
Kenya: In collaboration with the Bogoria Foundation Youth Group and Friends of Lake Bogoria, community-based conservation and environmental education programme;

Grass roots communities

Conservation of natural resources