BASECAMP MAASAI MARA: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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About the project
BASECAMP MAASAI MARA: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
GVDA is a leading International non-profit making organization established in Kenya in 1997 to build partnership by empowering young leaders 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;
GVDA seeks to improve international and cross-cultural understanding by providing opportunities for international volunteers to live alongside, learn from and share skills with Kenya communities.
GVDA programmes combines, short group, mid , internship long term International volunteer positions, community immersion, cross-cultural learning, ecotourism, community tourism, adventure and community services of people of all ages.
Talek primary school is a public level mixed primary school offering 8-4-4 education systems and located at Maasai Mara national park, Narok County. Boarding and day school, owned by a religious organization. It has a total number of 3000 pupils.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers’ activities include environmental monitoring (e.g. wildlife); ecological
restoration such as re-vegetation and weed removal, and educating the community
about the natural environment. Activities are determined during the weekly team
meetings. Other activities will include preparation of bed seeds/Nursery tree planting
and transferring to designated areas, managing the plants like spacing and watering.
VOLUNTEER SKILLS
Volunteers who have the passion for environmental activities are welcomed in this
project. Volunteers are expected to come with ideas to share with the project team in a
constructive manner. Volunteers should have good skills of dealing with community, as
well as be open-minded and flexible.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer will be hosted in the school hostels; electricity and tap water available
🤝 Meeting point
Orientation meeting will take place in Nairobi before proceeding to the project.
You will be met by our representative at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi from where you are transferred to the accommodations in Nairobi itself. Volunteers who will be already in Kenya or arriving overland would need to give us their contact details so that the pickup can be arranged from a specific location.
ℹ️ Additional information
200 Euros per month or 600 Euros per 3 months
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
GVDAMLTV03AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
02/01/2026 at 00:00 → 02/01/2027 at 00:00
GVDAMLTV03
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 31/12/2024 at 00:00
GVDAMLTV03AUTO-EXT
01/01/2025 at 00:00 → 01/01/2026 at 00:00
GVDAMLTV03AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
03/01/2027 at 00:00 → 03/01/2028 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
200.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Maasai Mara National Reserve, 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: 21:26 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken