Category: Info
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Safety
AVIF recommends that volunteers apply for membership to AMREF’s Flying Doctor Service which will ensure immediate emergency evacuation to the nearest registered major hospital in the event of an accident. The average “western” travel / medical insurance will provide ample cover beyond this. DO NOT under-estimate malaria! Without prophylactics you WILL catch it and it…
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Contact Us
UK Office: Ms Alison B LowndesEmail: alowndes@avif.org.uk Skype: avif_volunteers_in_KenyaMobile/Cell: +44 777 171 2012
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Trustee Profiles
Alison B Lowndes Having worked in internet-based environments since 2000, forming a virtually-administrated charity was nothing out of the ordinary. In 2002, she established a 65-teacher international summer school in NE China, living there for 9 months with her 2 young children. On returning to the UK in 2003 she spent some time working in…
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About Us
Established in March 2006, AVIF is an independent non-profit UK registered charity. We are registered with the UK government’s Her Majestys Revenue and Customs ref. XR99385 but not with the main Charity Commission due to our small size and low income. We receive no funding from the UK or Kenyan governments and no significant…
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Our Vision
Our Vision is to contribute to a better world that is sensitive to disadvantaged communities in rural Kenya, enabling them to sustain and live a more dignified and fulfilling life, further participating in their countries development. Our Mission is to assist with the sustainable development of rural Kenyan communities via online & onsite volunteering, and…