VSO Assignment Details

Location:
Mombasa, Kenya
Duration:
1 year
Job Title:
IT/Marketing Specialist
Organisation:
Bombolulu Workshops and Cultural Centre

Background:
I'm off to Kenya for the next year to work as an IT specialist in Bombolulu Workshops and Cultural Centre (BWCC) in Mombasa. The Bombolulu workshop is a project for the physically disabled that was established in 1969. BWCC has 4 workshops – jewelry, wood carving, tailoring and leather.

My position is part of the Disability and Secure livelihoods objective of VSO Kenya’s current country strategic plan working to strengthen the Disability organisations addressing income generating activities, which provide economic opportunities and employment opportunities to the poor, especially the persons with disabilities.