Global education
Global Education is about fighting the root causes of poverty by:
increasing understanding of global issues and the consequences of our daily actions
challenging attitudes and behaviours that perpetuate global poverty
inspiring others to take positive action against poverty.
VSO Jitolee recognises that serving volunteers, returned volunteers and partner organisations can all play a key role in Global Education by sharing their first-hand experiences. Global Education can take many forms; from writing a blog to share experiences with friends and family back home to implementing large-scale advocacy and public awareness campaigns.
Our Global Education objectives
Increase intercultural exposure through linking different communities, volunteers and partners
Increase volunteers’ and partners’ understanding of wider development education issues and trends
Increase awareness and understanding of specific development issues amongst populations in Kenya and Uganda.
Our priorities for 2010
For 2010, VSO Jitolee’s Global Education Committee comprised of serving volunteers, returned volunteers and VSO staff, has identified key projects and priorities which include:
Protecting children against commercial sexual exploitation through responsible tourism (Coast Region)
Peace building, social justice and equity (Nairobi Region)
Water, sanitation and waste management (Western Region)
Food security (Eastern Region).
How you can get involved
Serving volunteers
Join the Global Education Committee. Please contact your Regional VSO Committee representative to see if there are any vacancies on the committee in your region.
Participate in the Global Education workshops and activities in your region. You will receive invitations from your Global Education Committee or VSOC representatives:
Enter the 'Piga Climate Picha' competition to raise awareness of the effects of climate change on your home and placement communities in Kenya and Uganda. Click here for details
Returned volunteers
Returned volunteers who have served successfully to the end of the term are eligible for grants of up to Ksh 180,000 to implement Global Education projects in Kenya and Uganda. If you are interested in applying simply, contact Kennedy Akolo at kennedy.akolo@vsoint.org to request a grant application.
VSO Jitolee partner organisations
Participate in the Global Education workshops and activities in your region. You will receive invitations through the volunteer in your placement.
National Global Education team
Tali Alexander and Rachael Tuckley from Nairobi Region
Kirsteen Powell (Vice Chairperson), Sachin Sharma, Juliet Tumuheirwe and Rao Venkateswara Damarla from Eastern Region.
Colm Halley from Coast Region
Rachel Bannerman, Stephen Misunga, Sandra Villegas and Diana Guacena from Western Region
Michael Wambwere (Chairperson, Kenya), Robinah Mbidde (Uganda) and Pius Ombaka (Kenya) as Returned Volunteers.
Kennedy Akolo, Douglas Rasugu and Eric Nyamwaro as VSO Jitolee technical advisors.
Learn more about VSO Jitolee's Global Education initiatives and upcoming activities by reading our Global Education Blog.
