Mumias Kids Orphanage
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About the project
Mumias Kids Orphanage
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Mumias Kids Centre is situated in Western part of Kenya, funded by Swiss Friends of Gospel Centre Church. It is registered as an NGO since 2010.
We currently have 25 Kids from ages 3months to 13 years, both girls and boys. They visit the local primary Schools. Our Kids are total Orphans
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will be teaching, take kids to school, clean kid’s hostels or rooms, wash the kids, cook and feed them, play with kids also farming, 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
Volunteers will be living in the orphanage or host family; there is toilet tap water. Electricity is available.
🎒 Leisure activities
There will be an opportunity to visit the town any time at your free time, play soccer and participate in other community activities. They will be an opportunity to visit the vast and most beautiful Kakamega forest
with different species of birds and collobus monkeys. Sunset and sunrise sighting. Visit Kisumu city in Lake Victoria for boat ride, hippo search and Dunga hill camp.
🤝 Meeting point
ARRIVAL TERMINAL
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 30th June 2022 at KVSO offices and you will be picked up from accommodation and taken to the orientation center which will be conducted by KVSO staff at Nairobi and will cover everything you need to know about your project placement. Introduction to Kenya and Luhya land, Luhya customs, 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
380 € which includes project work, housing, all Meals, transport from the airport pick up/return and to the project site, and 24 hours on side staff support.
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📅 Available sessions
KVSO 07/03
01/07/2023 at 00:00 → 26/07/2023 at 00:00
KVSO 07/03
01/07/2022 → 26/07/2022
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
380.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kakamega, 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)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken