: Kimintet Pri. School Education and Culture Program
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About the project
: Kimintet Pri. School Education and Culture Program
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
KVSO is a non-profit and a community-based organization established in 2016 in Kenya to promote peace, global citizenship and community development and cultural exchange through international volunteering programs by empowering young people to advance community development and strengthen multicultural understanding increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs.
We have partnerships with various organizations within Kenya and abroad to enhance our work and encourage cultural exchange and corporation.
💼 What the programme involves
Kimintet Boarding Primary School was founded in 1984, and is a mixed primary school. The boys and girls who attend Kimintet are between 6 and 16 years old. The school currently has 370 pupils and 18 teachers. The school has its own land with a title deed. It is a government school.
The school is situated along Maasai Mara Game reserve. The Mara is a large reserve in Narok County, Kenya contagious with the Serengeti National Park in Mara Region, Tanzania. It is named in honour of the Maasai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area and their description of the area when looked at from afar, “Mara, which is Maa (Maasai language) for “spotted”, an apt description for the circles of trees, scrubs, savanna and cloud shadows that mark the area.
It is globally famous for its exceptional population of lions, leopards and cheetah, and the annual migration of zebra, Thomson’s gazelle and wildebeest to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, known as the Great migration.
MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
Teach, play, organize games, repair and build classrooms and live the Maasai life. Teaching English, sport and games, Intercultural exchange and Planting trees
Volunteers will facilitate educational activities with young children in the host community to promote culture. Twice a week, volunteers will be planting trees in local schools, community centres; planting is always done as a team effort together with school children or other community members.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in school dormitories. Accommodations are very simple, there is running water, and meals will be prepared by volunteers. Beds and Mattresses will be provided. Volunteers are asked to carry; mosquito nets, sleeping bag, a pillow and water purifying tablets. Chess, playing and tents are also necessary.
🍲 Food
Meals are prepared collaboratively using fresh produce from the daycare’s model farm. Volunteers are encouraged to bring mosquito nets, sleeping bags, water purifying tablets, and personal items to ensure comfort. give special info about meals
📍 About the location
The project takes place at Kimintet Boarding Primary School, founded in 1984, a mixed government primary school with 370 pupils aged 6–16 and 18 teachers. The school is located near the world-renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve, in Narok County, Kenya, which borders Serengeti National Park. The area is globally known for its rich wildlife, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebras.
Main volunteer activities include teaching English, organizing sports and games, supporting intercultural exchange, planting trees, and assisting with classroom construction or repairs. Volunteers also engage in educational and cultural activities with children while experiencing Maasai local life. Tree planting is conducted twice a week in collaboration with pupils and community members to promote environmental conservation and teamwork.
🎒 Leisure activities
This project will provide opportunities for international volunteers to learn/ enjoy local life and exchange with local people, making a while experience life through the eyes of the locals and exploring the great seven wonders of Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. Volunteers will enjoy the beautiful savannah. Numerous plains games including antelopes, wild beasts, zebras, Maasai giraffes can be seen as well as scavengers like hyena and vulture. Volunteers will have the chance to take a guided safari on a weekend trip to go deeper into the Maasai Mara reserve to spot lions, gazelles and water buffalo.
⚠️ Requirements
✔ Working shoes adapted to work on site
✔ Mobile phone
✔ Sleeping bag
✔ Mosquito net (can be bought in Kenya for around 3-5€)
✔ Flash light/torch ✔ Warm clothing and light clothing
✔ Camera
✔ Pocket money for any personal expenses
✔ Tablets for water purification
✔ Personal effects (i.e. Soap, Toiletries)
✔ First Aid basic kit & any personal medicine
🤝 Meeting point
Pick up will be organized from the airport by KVSO staff. You will find us easily after luggage pick up and visa control. Kindly keep the emergency number in your contact in case you need anything.
ℹ️ Additional information
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 1st April 2026 at KVSO offices and volunteers will be picked up from the accommodation precincts and taken to the orientation place which will be conducted by KVSO staff in Nairobi and cover everything you need to know about the project placement with an introduction to the project, an introduction to Kenya and Maasai land, Maasai customs, language training (Kiswahili and Kimaasai), routes and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Kenya. The orientation will also give them a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
kiminet primary school education and culture program
01/04/2026 at 08:30 → 01/04/2027 at 17:30
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
380.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
6th floor, International Building, 00100 Mama Ngina St, Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Kenyan Shilling (KES / KSh)
Exchange rate
1 KES = 0.006892 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
East Africa Time
Local time: 21:20 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken