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Magodo Children's Home

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Kenya Education Children Social work Education Children +1 Permanent

About the project

Magodo Children's Home

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Magodo Children's Home was started in the year 1990 and registered as a community-based organization. The project’s main objective is to facilitate the provision of basic needs to vulnerable children and to further their education by supporting them spiritually, emotionally and psychologically to the best of our ability.It serves around 500 vulnerable poor children and orphans living with their relatives in the nearby slums. It further supports 80  vulnerable  orphans and destitute  children  of  Magodo  Children's  Home and serves  the  community  at  large. The home provides basic needs such as shelter, food, clothing, medical care, rehabilitation and education. The complex Centre offers primary school education which starts from class 1 to 8, non-formal  education; i.e. vocational training, technical training, HIV/AIDS campaigns, feeding  programs,  medical,  clothing, sports, rehabilitation and  counseling  at  the  Center and  through house-to- house outreach  programs, seminars,  workshops  etc.

💼 What the programme involves

 Taking care of the younger children as well as playing with them  Assisting in preparation and serving of meals  Feeding the young children  Assisting in teaching English, Mathematics and Social Studies  Ensuring general cleanliness of the compound

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will be hosted by a host family in Buruburu estate, which is about 30 minutes drive to the project. The host family will provide breakfast and dinner.

📍 About the location

This project will not be available during the months of April, August and December. However, the volunteer will join alternative projects then resume after the school holidays.

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📅 Available sessions

CIVS/MLTV-18/17

01/01/2017 → 31/12/2017

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

CIVS/MLTV-17/19

01/01/2019 → 31/12/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

CIVS/MLTV-01/14

01/01/2014 → 31/03/2015

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 20
♂ 0/10 ♀ 2/10

CIVS-MLTV01

01/01/2013 → 31/03/2014

Closed
Volunteers registered 10 / 20
♂ 0/10 ♀ 10/8

CIVS/MLTV-18/18

09/02/2018 → 08/02/2019

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

CIVS/MLTV-18/17

01/05/2017 → 31/03/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 2/5

CIVS/MLTV-18/17

21/03/2017 → 31/12/2017

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

CIVS/MLTV-18/18

01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

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

Rabai Rd, 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: 21:18 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Swahili