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Lifting the Barriers Lifting the Barriers, a community based organisation in Kilifi, was founded in 2009 to support women and girls in KIlifi to shape their destiny. While the focus has been more on enabling girls realize their potential, in 2012, Lifting the Barriers made its approach flexible to accommodate boys when we felt that an inclusive programme would enable LIBA achieve its objectives better of reaching out to more girls and women. Many of the problems faced by women and girls in Kilifi require a thorough understanding of the underlying causes. In order to have a real and sustained change, political support or new legislation is required. Lifting the Barriers campaigns for long-term change in addition to providing shorter-term support as it strives to reach the excluded in the society especially women, girls, persons with disabilities and people living with HIV/AIDS. LIBA would like to achieve the following program objectives in all its projects:
LIBA has 3 programs
Projects under BEST include:
This intervention consists of providing a platform for school children (from a number of primary as well as secondary schools) in Kilifi to interact with students from Pwani University, a higher education institution also based in Kilifi. These students serve as role models and mentors.
LIBA provides scholarships, school uniforms, learning materials among other things to learners in primary and secondary after a careful selection process of needy children. Improvement of the school learning environment is also part of the project.
Projects under BOLD include:
This initiative focuses on tackling the unique gender-based challenges that girl’s face thus pushing them out of school. |
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Volunteer opportunities LIBA is looking for volunteers with a particular interest in community development and working with children, youth and women for:
Volunteers will be at the project Mondays – Fridays. Accommodation in Kilifi: Watergate hotel (1200/1400 shilling single room, 1200 shilling double room), guesthouse Belozi with kitchen facilities (2000 shilling single room, 3000 shilling double room), Distant Relatives ecolodge & backpackers (500 shilling camping, 1000 shilling dormitory, 2000 shilling private room – prices negotiable for long stay), Bofa beach resort (Ksh 2500 for tented rooms and Ksh 3500 for non-tented rooms for 1 – 3 persons), guest rooms in private house (2000 shilling including breakfast) |
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