St.Joseph's Nyamosense Special Unit School
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About the project
St.Joseph's Nyamosense Special Unit School
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Project background
• The School is still at the initial stages started in 2012 under Nyamosense Primary School and Nyamosense Catholic Church. The management is in the process of registering the institution with the Ministry of Social Services in Kubwaha. The inhabitants are Kuria speaking people residing in the South West of Kenya.
• Their economic mainstay is farming, where farmers grow tobacco, maize, beans, sweet potatoes and other horticultural crops for sale.
• Cattle and goat trade also take place but the volume of trade has gone very low owing to the incessant cases of cattle rustling between the Kuria people and the Maasai and Kipsigis of the neighboring Trans Mara district. The area has low levels of literacy especially among people aged from 35 years and above.
Project activities
• The idea was prompted by the growing need to sensitive members of the local community on the plight of Children with disabilities, who continue to suffer neglect and denial as the society remains conservative and unwilling to attend to children with disabilities
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteer tasks
• Teaching pupils at the special Unit School
• Care and support of orphans
• Help children with sanitation issues such as: brushing teeth, showering, and establishing and maintaining personal hygiene
• Organize games, drawing lessons, singing sessions, dancing, and other creative, educational and extracurricular activities
• Brick making together with local community
• Open forums for discussion on children rights
• Study lessons on retrogressive cultural practices like Female Genital Mutilation
• Submit project report to KVDA
🏠 Accommodation on site
Home stay and the volunteer is entitled to private room but will share other amenities and meals with the host family. It is convenient for the volunteer to carry sleeping bag, mat and personal effects.
Water is available at the hosting house from springs and it is important to preserve water at all times due to its scarcity and cooperation with the hosts will be highly appreciated.
There are no washing machines in the institution and the volunteer will be guided on how to wash clothes.
🍲 Food
• KVDA will provide foodstuffs and volunteers will cook their own meals in turns.
• Water is available from springs and it is recommended that drinking water should be boiled or medicated. Mineral water available at supermarkets is recommended.
• There is electricity connection at the project and volunteers can charge their electric appliances.
• However, the Government policy to install ICT in primary schools has seen connectivity to the national power grid for most educational institutions in Kenya and this makes it easy for volunteers to use electric appliances while at the project.
• Furthermore, we invite you to bring typical food, spices, drinks, games and music from your country (for an intercultural evening) – and a lot of motivation!
📍 About the location
🎒 Leisure activities
Kenya is replete with a lot of interesting and natural spectacular sites of interest that would capture the imagination of volunteers. From the tour to the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve to visits to local community beholding sights, the volunteers have the previledge to make choices that would fundamentally make the difference. The project also offers a perfect opportunity for people who enjoy being close to nature and are interested in the spectacular setting that traditional way of living in the heartland of the African culture would enrich your cultural heritage.
⚠️ Requirements
What to carry is outlined in the detailed info sheet and includes, sleeping bag and mat, toiletries, torch, flashlight, sandals, mosquito net, national flag from your country, among others
🤝 Meeting point
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi is the port of arrival and KVDA will designate a driver for the airport pick up. We strongly advice volunteers against getting taxis on their own without reference to KVDA due to the obvious risks.
• Volunteers will be driven to the Nairobi South YMCA Hostel located 15 Kilometers away from the airport where they will be accommodated ahead of their placement to the project.
• The residence is situated in the serene environment with amble space for recreation and spectacular setting as the inauguration of volunteering to make a difference in the world.
ℹ️ Additional information
Financial contribution
• The project participation fee is Euro 250 per month paid upfront on arrival to the cover costs stipulated the entire duration of the project.
• Monthly payment of participation fees is not allowed for conventional purposes.
• Volunteers accepted on MLTV project for one month will pay Euros 300.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
KVDA/MLTV/2022/02
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
KVDA/MLTV/2022/02AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 → 30/12/2024
KVDA/MLTV/2025/02AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
01/01/2026 at 00:00 → 10/02/2027 at 00:00
KVDA/MLTV/2017/02
02/01/2017 → 31/12/2017
KVDA/MLTV/2018/02
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
KVDA/MLTV/2020/02
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2020
KVDA/MLTV/2022/02AUTO-EXT
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
KVDA/MLTV/2025/02AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
21/11/2024 at 00:00 → 31/12/2025 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
300.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
RC6C+5MP, Suba Kuria, 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: 21:56 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken