Mobile Art School in Kenya (MASK)

ARTISTS4AID TERMS AND CONDITIONS

To apply to Artists4Aid you must submit a completed Application Form to MASK no less than 12 weeks before the date you wish to depart.

Your acceptance on the programme will be based on your eligibility and the positive assessment of your written application, interview and two references.

Your application is accepted on the understanding that you realise the challenges involved in this kind of volunteering including inconvenience, discomfort and possibly illness.  It is a fundamental condition of joining this programme that you are willing to acknowledge and accept these potential challenges. MASK members and employees and their dependants are not eligible for participation in the programme.

Medical

Volunteers are required to complete a medical questionnaire.

Police Report

At your interview, you must complete a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check form.  The result of your CRB check must be back before you travel. The CRB includes checking whether you are suitable to work with children.  You will be asked to pay £30 for to CRB service.

Accommodation

Volunteers accept that they will stay in which will be in accordance with local standards.  This is likely to be significantly more basic than in the UK.

Passport

It is your responsibility to ensure that you have a UK passport with at lest six months validity beyond the date of your return flight.

Insurance

You will be responsible for your own travel insurance.  MASK will give you contact details of the insurance companies its members used in the past while travelling to Kenya.

Volunteers Conduct

By joining this programme you agree:

·          To abide by this Terms and Conditions and all MASK's Code of Conduct, Child Protection Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policy.

·          To act in a responsible and courteous manner at all times

·          To observe the local laws and customs of Kenya and its ethnic groups

·          To adhere to the in-country co-operator's regulations with reference to acceptable behaviour, timekeeping and dress code.

·          Not to act in any manner likely to bring the Artists4Aid programme and MASK into disrepute.  MASK will operate continues assessment of conduct.  MASK reserve the right to withdraw you from the programme at any time and may be implemented immediately without any appeal.  Any transgression may result in you being dealt with by local authorities.

Declaration

Right and Liabilities

1.       Copyright. Any images, photographs and video taken of me while on programme belong to MASK and I waive any rights to them.  Copyright of all art works produced by the children or local adults during and under the instruction by the volunteer artist belong to the MASK.

2.       I will not hold MASK, its members, trustees, officers, partners, affiliates, agents or employees liable for any loss, damage, personal injury, delay or expense suffered or incurred by me for any reason.

3.       MASK, its members, trustees, officers, partners, affiliates, agents or employees may without liability or expense to themselves, take whatever actions they deem appropriate with regard to my health and safety and may place me in a hospital or health-related facility for medical services and treatment or, if no hospital or health-related facility is readily available, may place me in the hands of a local medical doctor or health provider for treatment or service.

Other matters

4.       Indemnity: I indemnify, without limitation, MASK, its members, trustees, officers, partners, affiliates, agents or employees, against any loss or damage suffered by any of them or any claims made against any of them as a result of any breach or negligence by me during my participation on the programme.

5.   Complaints. If I want to complain about any service provided by MASK, its partners, affiliates or agents, I will first inform the supplier of the service in order to give the supplier the chance to rectify the problem.  I will put my complaint in writing to the supplier and at the same time inform MASK by email or in writing.  MASK will do its best to rectify the problem.  No complaint will be considered if the above procedure is not followed.