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Bright Star Junior School

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Kenya Education Children Education Children Permanent

About the project

Bright Star Junior School

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Volunteer Action for Change Kenya is a non-governmental, non-political and non-sectarian organization founded in April 2013 with the aim of offering equal opportunities to the youth, women and the vulnerable members of the society a chance to be actively involved in the development process through volunteerism. Since its inception VACK has continuously given opportunities to both skilled and unskilled volunteers in community groups within Kenya. VACK offers 1-3 weeks Short Term Projects (Workcamps), 1-12 months Medium and Long Term projects, group placements and VACK Community Centre Projects. Come make a difference by volunteering in Kenya. Vision: A society in which everyone has access to opportunities that are fulfilling and engaging, which contributes to the development of community initiatives and the betterment of the society life. Mission: Giving a change to the youths, women and the vulnerable members of the society a chance to be actively involved in the development process through volunteerism.

💼 What the programme involves

Project Description
Bright Star Junior School offers academic development to children in the poorest areas of Diani, who are unable to join the available schools in the area due to a number of social challenges. Bright Star has been in the forefront of trying to get more children to go to school by convincing their parents, who at times are ignorant on the importance of education, by charging a very low monthly school fee or sometimes no contribution at all. Some of the children join school very late and struggle to catch up with the curriculum. By maintaining high quality education, given by qualified and experienced teachers, the school has been able to achieve very good results, especially when taking the background of the children into account.

Project Activities

• Teaching i.e. Mathematics, English and Social Work.
• Helping with the preparation and serving of meals during the feeding program.
• Engagement in co-curricular activities i.e. Sports, drama and music.
• Renovation works within the school

🏠 Accommodation on site


The volunteers will be accommodated at a house near the project institution where all meals shall be provided. There are toilets, bath shelters and a kitchen at the project available for use by the volunteers.
 

📍 About the location

Sites of Interest
Bright star Junior School is located aproximately 50 minutes from Mombasa City and volunteers can visit the old town, Fort Jesus and the Wasini island aproximately one hours drive by bus for expedition purposes. Other than that the School is just a few kilometres shy away from Diani beach and volunteers can go there to swim and unwind during there free afternoons.

⚠️ Requirements

The volunteers need to: • be over 18 years of age • be open minded and flexible • be able to communicate in English without difficulty. • be highly motivated if applying to work with children or on social projects • be prepared to participate in all aspects of life on the project including the domestic chores such as shopping, cooking and cleaning • be physically fit enough to do the heavy work involved in some projects • be prepared to carry out the work that is expected of them in a responsible manner, with due regard for personal safety and the safety of others Volunteers are STRONGLY advised to take out their own personal insurance for travel, health, luggage and other personal possessions. Neither VACK nor the host projects can be held responsible for volunteers’ personal possessions whilst they are on the project! • Volunteers must bring their own sleeping bags/roll mats unless otherwise indicated. • Volunteers must arrive at the project equipped with the correct work wear. This is particularly important for environmental/renovation and outdoor type projects. • Volunteers must bring with them sufficient funds to cover their free time activities as well as their local transportation costs. Special requirements: There is orientation training for all volunteers before they are placed in their respective projects and an evaluation report that is submitted at the end of every placement.

🤝 Meeting point

Travel arrangements
Volunteers will travel to the project site by train to Mombasa there after take a car to the project site. The journey would take approximately 7 hours to get to the Project.

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📅 Available sessions

VACK/MLTV-03/2022

01/01/2022 → 01/11/2023

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 4
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VACK/MLTV-03/2022AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

02/09/2025 at 00:00 → 03/07/2027 at 00:00

Cancelled
Volunteers registered 0 / 4
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VACK2018MLTV06

08/11/2017 → 31/12/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 4
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VACK/MLTV-03/2022AUTO-EXT

02/11/2023 at 00:00 → 01/09/2025 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 4
♂ 0/2 ♀ 0/2

VACK/MLTV/06

11/03/2016 → 31/03/2017

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

300.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Diani Beach, 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: 21:05 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili