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Commenced:
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01/04/2012 |
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Submitted:
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05/08/2012 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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PO Box 2, Muhaka, Kwale, KE |
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Phone:
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+ 254 733 989082 |
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Website:
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www.campsinternational.com |
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Climate zone:
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Wet/Dry Tropical |
The Permaculture Volunteer Programme at Camp Muhaka is part of the organization’s efforts to establish itself as a permaculture demonstration, research and education site on the coastal region of Kenya. Together with the Permaculture Research Institute of Kenya (PRI-Kenya), Camp Muhaka has developed a permaculture design for its 3-acre farm that includes a greywater system, production of fruits, cereals and vegetables as well as cash crops such as chillies and moringa, a woodlot, a nursery and a composting system. The farm is integrated with the new Polytechnic being created for the community that will teach useful skills to local youth in an effort to address issues of unemployment in the area. The farm also aims to be a demonstration site for the local community on sustainable agricultural techniques, as well as offering food processing facilities such as oil presses and food dryers.
Camp Muhaka is one of several camps owned and operated by Camps International’s (CI), unique, community tourism model comprises a network of permanent and mobile volunteer camps, located where poverty levels are high and conservation issues paramount. Situated in the heart of rural communities and biodiversity hotspots in Kenya, Tanzania, Borneo, Cambodia and Ecuador, the camps act as the vehicle for sustainable development.
Mainly situated on community land where CI pays rent, they employ over 150 local people to build, staff and supply them, and each camp acts as a hub from which CI runs over 100 sustainable volunteer projects addressing community development and environmental protection. For more information on Camps International visit: www.campsinternational.com
The Permaculture Volunteer Programme at Camp Muhaka is part of the organization’s efforts to establish itself as a permaculture demonstration, research and education site on the coastal region of Kenya. Together with the Permaculture Research Institute of Kenya (PRI-Kenya), Camp Muhaka has developed a permaculture design for its 3-acre farm that includes a greywater system, production of fruits, cereals and vegetables as well as cash crops such as chillies and moringa, a woodlot, a nursery and a composting system. The farm is integrated with the new Polytechnic being created for the community that will teach useful skills to local youth in an effort to address issues of unemployment in the area. The farm also aims to be a demonstration site for the local community on sustainable agricultural techniques, as well as offering food processing facilities such as oil presses and food dryers.
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