Kenya Voluntary Development Association (KVDA) is an indigenous, non-political and membership organization which is

non-sectarian and non-profit making started in 1962 as a work camp organization registered under the Societies’ Act. In 1993,

KVDA was registered as a Non-Governmental organization by the establishment of the NGOs Coordination Act.
 
Its main purpose is to promote peace, understanding, justice, development, and information exchange among Kenyans and

within the international community. KVDA also seeks to promote inter-cultural education, international peace, inter-human

understanding and solidarity as well as sustainable community development through voluntary service; the phrase

“Development against Dependence” captures KVDA’s philosophy
KVDA works in partnership with local communities to champion their own development without imposition of values. Local

people everywhere are the masters of their own destiny and efforts must be made by all to harness this great potential.

Volunteers have specific roles to play in very difficult circumstances dictated by deprivation and impoverishment and they

must guard against attempts to imagine that they can offer magic solutions to the myriad of development challenges

encountered at the grassroots.
The voluntary service project offers the volunteer the unique opportunity to be part of the transformative process to stimulate

the local community to reinforce their work ethic. Volunteers are not experts but people driven by the selfless desire to

strengthen solidarity among the needy communities and ensure their active participation in the development process.

Vision: Envisages KVDA as an organization with a large membership working towards the improvement of quality of life of the

community
Mission:  KVDA aims to Mobilizing all-purpose resources to support community development initiatives
Strategic objectives

ABOUT US

GVDA is a nonprofit and non governmental organization established in 1997 in Kenya to promote peace, global citizenship and

community development and cultural exchange through international volunteering programs by empowering young people to a

dvance community development and strengthen multicultural understanding increase cooperation between Kenyan

communities and people living in developed world through a range of developmentprograms.

OUR UNIVERSAL MISSION

To build the spirit of volunteerism which provide integral sustainable and human development and encouraging partnership in

caring of environment by inspiring voluntarism and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without

compromising the future generations.

OUR UNIVERSAL VISION

GVDA envisions a world where which volunteers services by people of all nations is common strategy in meeting pressing

challenges in education, health, environment, agriculture and more. We seek foster an international and innovation culture of

races, ethnicities and religious beliefs together in a common purpose.

OUR OVERALL OBJECTIVES

To provide and organize voluntary service activities in cooperation with local communities as well  as other  local national and

international organizations as means of fostering greater confidence between people of different social cultural and religious

background by working learning and living together.
Volunteering with GVDA will warm your heart year around by exposing you to inspiring locals, new friends, and stories of

forgiveness and resilience GVDA offers programs in different stunning locations in Kenya each with its own distinct tale and

personality. You will make a real impact by participating in volunteer projects that address the location’s unique, real – time

needs. And along the way, you will meet incredible people, do unbelievable things, and positively affect the lives f others.

ABOUT US

CIVS Kenya is a community development agency operating especially in the marginalized and poverty-stricken rural

areas of Kenya. We pursue an integrated socio-economic and cultural development approach in the fight against

poverty and social exclusion of Kenyan communities under the maxim “development by people”. We believe that people

should retain the responsibility for their own development while CIVS supports, guides and mentors their efforts with

innovative and customized high quality services. CIVS achieves this aims through its two program areas: International

Voluntary Service (IVS) and Community Development.
The INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE is designed for people who want the chance to make a real difference

in the fight against poverty, fostering development by the people as well as developing harmonious relations among

people of different backgrounds and cultures. We organize short term, medium and long term and weltwärts project

attachments throughout the year both in cities and rural areas for volunteers to offer their services as they learn, gain

exposure and experience.
Our COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT activities focus on the areas of Food Security, Water & Sanitation, Vulnerable

Children & HIV/AIDS, Good Governance and Emergency Relief in order to mitigate the effects of hunger, environmental

degradation, diseases and mismanagement of public resources.