Immersion Experiences

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Friends of IPM (Spots Available!)

11-11-2008

November 11-21, 2008
Known for its tourism, explore breathtaking Kenya with a truly unique lens. On this 10 day trip, IPM Staff will not only take you on the traditional safari, but you will also get to know numerous IPM Project Partners in the region who work to address the problems of HIV/AIDS and women’s empowerment.

 Sample activities include:

• Visit the Bride Rescue Project and hear personal testimonies from the students, many of whom were forced into marriage as young as 8-12 years old
• Drive across the Great Rift Valley escarpment to the world-renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve
• Travel to Unyolo Village for day-long site visit with Unyolo Village Improvement Project
• Visit Shikokho Secondary School, Shikokho Primary School, and a clinic run by Shikokho women’s group
• Visit Kakamega Forest and Reserve
• Visit DEEDNET, AIDS orphanage with Ms. Rufina Simiyu, Nairobi Provincial Governent and IPM Board Member