Ole Nkuya Primary School
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About the project
Ole Nkuya Primary School
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
ACoH is a community development organization fighting poverty through various Volunteering and Community Development programs in Kenya.is a nonprofit and nongovernmental 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 and strengthen multicultural understanding increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs.
OUR UNIVERSAL MISSION
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.
OUR UNIVERSAL VISION
Envision a community living a life of dignity and hope through voluntarism
ACoH envisions a world where which volunteers services by people of all nations is common strategy in meeting pressing challenges in education, health, environment, agriculture and more. We seek foster an international and innovation culture of races, ethnicities and religious beliefs together in a common purpose.
OUR OVERALL OBJECTIVES
To provide and organize voluntary service activities in cooperation with local communities as well as other local national and international organizations as means of fostering greater confidence between people of different social cultural and religious background by working learning and living together.
💼 What the programme involves
Ole Nkuya Primary School was founded in 1994, and is a mixed primary school. The boys and girls who attend Ole Nkuya are between 6 and 15 years old. The school currently has 210 pupils and 13 teachers. It is a government school.
The work involves teaching, counseling, and education support, recreation activities (games, drawing, arts and music).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated in school dormitories, living in groups of two or more
With local community members, giving volunteers ample opportunity to live as part of the local community.
🍲 Food
Food will be provided by the association.
📍 About the location
The school is situated on the outskirts of 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 honor of the Maasai people ( the ancestral inhabitants of the area and their description of the area when looked at from afar, “Mara, which is (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
🎒 Leisure activities
Most of our free time will be spent sharing culture and friendship with local community members and the other volunteers on the project. There will be an opportunity to visit a local market, play soccer and participate in other community activities.
⚠️ Requirements
🤝 Meeting point
Day 1: Arrival and pick up from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, Kenya and transfer to host family home or hostel.
Day 2: Morning: registration and start of orientation. About 4 hours lecture at the home of your host. Topics covered during orientation lecture will include East African culture, history, customs, politics, geography, and necessary health precautions, and various other topics, such as the diversity of Kenyan life. Afternoon is free for exploring rural Kenyan life and getting to know your host family.
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 17th October 2022 at ACoH offices and you will be picked up from accommodation and taken to the orientation will be conducted by ACoH Staff in Nairobi and cover everything you need to know about your project placement.
ℹ️ Additional information
310 EUROS which 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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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACoH 011/02
18/01/2022 → 09/02/2022
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
310.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Maasai Mara National Reserve, 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: 21:15 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken