In early December 2019, World Council of Credit Unions will return to Kenya in service work and to share the holiday spirit with the Busia orphanage in Kenya. We continue to spread the message of Busia — the orphanage that credit unions built. We will be traveling December 1-6.
Daily Schedule Service Trip to Busia Orphanage – Busia, Kenya December 1-6, 2019
Sunday, Dec. 1 – Arrive in Nairobi, check-in to airport hotel and meet as a group that evening for meal/briefing.
Monday, Dec. 2 – Fly to Kisumu, Kenya, with overland transportation to Busia – check into Busia hotel/dinner All flights are between Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport (NBO) and Kisumu (KIS) Airport. Accomodation at the Quill Hotel in Busia.
Tuesday & Wednesday, Dec. 3 & 4: Project work at Busia, Lunch provided, Dinner at the Quill
Thursday, December 5 – Project work at Busia; Holiday lunch/dinner and celebration with the children, teachers and Santa.
Friday December 6 – Depart Busia (visit orphanage) for Kisumu-Nairobi and flights back home by midday. Arrive in Nairobi and dinner that evening at airport hotel.
The registration cost for this Engagement Trip is $1120. Registration includes all land transportation, meals, construction/project materials and a Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions donation. In addition, participants are responsible for their own airfare, hotel accommodations, Visa costs and inoculations for travel. World Council will provide a Visa invitation letter for this trip and will host a pre-trip webinar of items to “know before you go.”
For more information about this World Council Field Engagement trip, contact Greg Neumann at +1 608-395-2048 or gneumann@woccu.org.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development platform for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions’ financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 89,026 credit unions in 117 countries serve 260 million people. Learn more about World Council’s impact around the world at www.woccu.org.
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