Author: tyfairclough

Image via Wikipedia Game Drivers Safaris have uploaded their itinerary for you, should you wish to join them. This is the third consecutive year that GDS have offered a Maasai Mara safari to AVIF Volunteers, ran virtually at cost and our way of saying thank you for your efforts during your time in Kenya. Your…

In March 2008 Catherine Scott’s documentary film SUNCOOKERS, about Solar Cookers International’s efforts to spread solar cooking and solar water pasteurization in Kenya, won the alternative energy category at the 2008 EarthVision International Environmental Film Festival in Santa Cruz, California. AVIF have been promoting solar cooking to all hosts since 2006 and this video is…

Over the past few years I’ve watched as, Harrogate especially & the corporate world go expo & conference mad. Going to a meeting isn’t the same as it was 10 years ago. Nowadays you don a suit, book into a hotel and spend the day wading through stalls and networking with similar-industry people. You share…

At the beginning of the year Kenya and the world watched in horror as the violence erupted. Unfortunately there are still victims, especially the children and communities trying to repair their lives. The tourism industry and economy have been damaged and one consequence is a dramatic fall in interest to visit by volunteers. This is…

Please confirm your places ASAP. Please contact GDS safari directly via the website if you wish to book a safari after the Programme ends, from 25 August. Internet access can be found in local towns at Ksh60 (approx $1) an hour but mobile communications are much easier, esp. if you can access the internet too.…