JOSANA DAY CARE SCHOOL
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About the project
JOSANA DAY CARE SCHOOL
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our partner is a community development organization fighting poverty through various Volunteering and Community Development programs in Kenya. It is a non-profit and non-governmental organization established in 2013 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, strengthen multicultural understanding and increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs. Their mission is to build the spirit of volunteerism which provide integral sustainable and human development and encouraging partnership in caring of environment by inspiring voluntarism and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising the future generations.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers assist with projects that aim to encourage youth from disadvantaged communities to further their education and personal development. In addition to promoting the importance of education, individuals may be also be encouraged to undertake vocational training where they are able to gain key job skills. Volunteers may create social workshops or run specific skills-based workshops such as language classes, computing, sports, drama or music.
Extra activities: helping the children with their homework, washing the kids, their clothes, helping in office work, Jiggers programme mostly field work and visiting school and children affected, cooking, and giving food to small kids.
Teaching English (1-2 hours a day) to children, Organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extracurricular activities, Taking kids on Playgrounds, Helping kids to do homework, monitor academic progress, and make sure kids complete their homework, Sanitation (helping kids in brushing teeth, shower, and personal hygiene),Child care services for orphans who cannot go to school, Help kids to dress up and reach school safely, Help with administration, running errands etc, Help in other activities or programs designed for kids.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated with the host family. Tap water, electricity is available and Wi-Fi.
🍲 Food
The volunteers will be preparing their food by the help of the family.
📍 About the location
The school was started as a community school in a rental premises in the year 1999 as a simple baby care. Over the years the school population has been increasing due to relentless efforts of the teachers, management and community at large.
It offers the 844 educational system as it is provided by the Ministry of Education science and Technology MoEST with class eight pupils sitting the Kenya Certificate of primary education KCPE at the end of the primary cycle.
This school has consistently produced best pupils as is evidenced by the performance in the Kenya national exams.
It is also committed to ensuring that all students are well-rounded through co-curriculum activities.
🎒 Leisure activities
Visit Nairobi National park, Impala Park, City Tour, KICC Roof Top for the Sun set and city view. Giraffe Center, Masaai Mara for Game Drive.
⚠️ Requirements
Participants should have a positive attitude, be ready to adopt and enjoy simple living conditions, be flexible and patient motivated to learn about conservation, to work with children and adults and ability to speak English.
Volunteers must be at least 18
🤝 Meeting point
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 4th January 2022 at our partner’s offices and you will be picked up from accommodation and taken to the orientation which will be conducted by our partner’s staff in Nairobi and cover everything you need to know about your project placement. Introduction to Kenya, and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Kenya, introduction to your project and placement. The orientation will also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing.
ℹ️ Additional information
Each volunteer pays 300€ for three weeks.
The fee covers the following:
• all meals
• transport to the project site
• airport pickup and airport transfer.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACoH 01/1
05/01/2022 → 25/01/2022
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
Dandora, 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: 21:27 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken