Blessed to Bless Orphaned Group
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About the project
Blessed to Bless Orphaned Group
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Blessed to Bless Orphaned Child Self Help Group was founded in the year 2005 by a pastor who was brought up as an orphan himself and consequently had an interest and a vision of helping and supporting the orphans and vulnerable children within the community. He was assisted with other 15 well-wishers within the community whereby they formed a development group that was registered as a self-help group. The well-wishers began with 7 orphans that were being taught under a tree until 2012 when they received some support from an American well wisher to construct classes for the children. The ophanage is currently hosting 350 children who are aged between 4 to 18 years. Many children have benefited from education in this project since its formation.
💼 What the programme involves
- Skill development through teaching of Creative Arts, Drawings, English and simple Mathematics subjects
- Organization of games and extra-curricular activities for the kids
- Farm work which includes digging, weeding, watering and planting of crops
- Assisting with preparation and serving of meals to support the feeding program
- Guiding and counseling programs to support the children
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated by a host family next to the project site.
There are pit latrines, bath shelters and a kitchen at the project available for use by the volunteers.
🍲 Food
Breakfast and dinner shall be provided by the host family. Lunch will be provided at the orphanage.
📍 About the location
The project is located in Butsotso location, Shiyunzu Sub location, Kakamega County.
🎒 Leisure activities
CIVS Kenya organizes tours and safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya. Volunteers, who wish to participate, should let us know as soon as possible in order to enable us to make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry fees, accommodation and tour guiding. The cost of a 3 days safari to Masai Mara National Reserve is 330 Euro.
⚠️ Requirements
Sleeping bag, sleeping mat and mosquito net are necessary. You can also bring photos of your country, clothes, books, pens, toys etc.
🤝 Meeting point
When you are booking your flight, please make sure that your arrival is at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. A member of the CIVS will pick you up at your arrival.
ℹ️ Additional information
There will be an orientation seminar for new volunteers lasting three days including Nairobi city introduction and project placement.
The project will not be available during the months of April, August and December. However, the volunteers will join alternative projects then resume after the school holidays.
The participation fees are 200€/month (staying of 2 months and longer), or 250€ for 1 month only.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
CIVS/MLTV-03/19
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2019
CIVS/MLTV-03/18
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
CIVS/MLTV-03/18
17/10/2017 → 17/10/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–100 years old
Solidarity donation
250.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Butsotso, 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: 21:27 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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