Kimintet Primary School
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About the project
Kimintet Primary School
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
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 15 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.
💼 What the programme involves
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.
🎒 Leisure activities
Truly unique life changing experience called “out of this world”. You won’t be the same person afterwards This 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. Take a guided safari on a weekend trip deeper into the Maasai Mara to spot lions, gazelles and water buffalo.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteer to carry; mosquito nets, sleeping bag, a pillow and water purifying tablets. Chess, playing and tents are necessary.
🤝 Meeting point
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
ℹ️ Additional information
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 1st April 2018 at KVSO offices and you 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 your project placement. Introduction to Kenya and Maasai land, Maasai customs, language training (Kiswahili and Kimaasai), routes 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.
Participation fees includes project work, housing, all Meals, transport from the airport and to the project site, and 24 hours on side staff support.
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KimintetPrimarySchool
01/04/2018 → 26/04/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 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
Narok, 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: 21:39 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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