📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The orphanage started in 1897 by community members in Kenya it is estimated that there are nearly 1,100,000 orphans due to HIV/AIDS. A significantly larger number of children are living in families where one or both parents are HIV positive. Many of them have been abused or neglected by their extended families or are just coming from poor families. Others could be sick, infected with HIV/AIDS or receiving inadequate care in orphanages.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers assist children from a variety of disadvantaged backgrounds including rescued child laborers, abandoned street children, disabled children, children from troubled families, those who have suffered abuse, and orphans. Volunteer tasks may include assisting the organization with fundraising, supervising the children’s play, developing activities and workshops, or supporting families from low-income communities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
At a host family. Please note that you will share the typical living conditions of a Kenyan family. There will be electricity, but no shower and pipe water/taps at the accommodation. Volunteers will be using buckets for bathing. Water will be boiled for drinking purposes and those who prefer can buy bottled water.
📍 About the location
Kitale Town is located in the western part of Kenya, approximately 8 hours drive from Nairobi. Transport to the project will be by public transport. Post Office, Banks (ATMs), Internet and other social facilities are located in Kitale Town .
⚠️ Requirements
18 and over.
English.
🤝 Meeting point
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi
ℹ️ Additional information
900 Euro for six months and 600 Euros for 3 months.
The program will run for a minimum of 1 month and a maximum of 6 months. The program is running throughout the year.