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2019 Women’s Empowerment Mission

What: Women’s Empowerment Mission
Where: Kenya
When: March 3 – March 17, 2019

Purpose

This trip will focus on building relationships with widows, creating economic development through micro-enterprise groups. We will take medical supplies, shoes, and personal hygiene items for 28 girls at New Scent Rescue Center near the Tala Market that were previous victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking. We will visit an orphanage near the Mombasa coast, spend a day relaxing at a resort hotel before returning to Nairobi to shop at the Maasai market, visiting Beacon of Hope and other ministries started and sustained by women leaders. Optional activities include David Shadrach Elephant Orphanage, visiting Kazuri Bead Factory, Karen Blixen Museum, and the Giraffe Center. The trip will include a 3 day-2 night excursion/safari at Maasai Mara.

Cost

$4,500.00

  • Deposit of $500.00 due by October 1
  • $2,000.00 due by November 15
  • Balance of $2,000.00 due by December 20th

All trips include airfare, transportation, lodging, and meals.  You are responsible only for beverages, tips when appropriate, and incidentals such as souvenirs.  We pay for all entrances fees to any attractions.

Itinerary

  • March 3 – Depart from USA with connecting flight in Amsterdam, Holland
  • March 4 – Arrive in Nairobi; 9:50 PM on KLM KL565 travel to AIU Kijiji
  • March 5 – Breakfast at Kijiji 9:00 AM Tour of campus 10:00 AM; chapel; 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM classes on Islam, then travel to Karen to exchange money; lunch at Kijiji; afternoon tour of Karen Blixen Museum, Kazuri Bead Factory; shopping at the Hub, dinner at 7:00 PM at Hub lodging at AIU-KIJIJI
  • March 6 – Breakfast at Kijiji 8:00 AM; Women in ISLAM courses on 8:30-10:00 AM chapel; 1:00 PM lunch at Kijiji; visit handicap children’s school in Dagoretti; giraffe park, afternoon, evening dinner with student family lodging at AIU-KIJIJI
  • March 7 – Breakfast at Kijiji; depart for Machakos to visit widows group lunch, spend evening with widows group families
  • March 8 – Breakfast with families-meet with widows group-lunch-depart in the afternoon for Tala check into local hotel-dinner at New Scent
  • March 9 – Breakfast at Hotel return to Nairobi to catch SGR train to Mombasa-Check into Voyager Resort
  • March 10 – Breakfast at Voyager-Travel to Makobe Children’s Home-Attend Makobe AIC church.  Return to Voyager Hotel relax in the afternoon.  Dinner at Voyager Resort
  • March 11 – Breakfast at Voyager-Check out of Voyager at 10:00 to Fly from Diani airport to Wilson airport-check into PAC University guest house-Dinner at PAC University
  • March 12- Breakfast at PAC University, tour Kiambui and Margaret Maina women’s empowerment project, dinner at PAC University, lodging at PAC University
  • March 13–Breakfast at PAC University – optional visit to ASPCA lunch; fly to Masaai Mara evening game drive; dinner at Mara Serena Resort
  • March 14 –Morning game drive; breakfast; relax at resort, pool, and optional massage; lunch at resort; evening game drive; dinner at resort-
  • March 15 –Morning game drive; breakfast; check-out; lunch at resort; fly to Nairobi; Check into Nairobi Hilton
  • March 16 –Breakfast at Nairobi Hilton, Last minute shopping at Masai Market, Lunch downtown, dinner before departure to NBO airport for 8:40 PM departure
  • March 17 – arriving Washington Dulles (IAD) 2:40 pm Connecting flight to Nashville arriving at 11:07 pm

Application

Please complete the following form for this trip. To complete your submission, please mail your $500.00 deposit to the address below.

Visions of Hope for Africa
235 Canyon View Lane
PO Box 169
Cabins, WV 26855

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235 Canyon View Lane
PO Box 169
Cabins, WV 26855

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