Virembe Community Nursing Home
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About the project
Virembe Community Nursing Home
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Virembe Community Nursing home opened its doors for clients in 2012 by team of volunteers from Denmark as a community hospital dedicated to achieving excellence in: patient care; education of health professionals; health research and HIV treatment, care and support. As a progressive health care provider, we offer very high quality health services both in-patient and out-patient 24 hrs. Daily with our objectives being provision of affordable, high quality, medical and customer care services to all the members of the community.
💼 What the programme involves
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Volunteer will be working and engage in different target groups within the communities explaining to the community how T.B is a social problem; it is not just for those who are ill. Volunteer will be working with local medical doctors and support the health delivery system and will be attending to TB patients HIV/AIDs, giving drugs and recording, booking patients.
Volunteer also will be engaged on jiggers program to school and community, supporting OVCS, helping in the ward. Attending to pregnant mother clinic/family planning, giving children injections and weighing and Laboratory services.
Volunteers will have an opportunity to work directly with the rural community and HIV/Aids patients to raise awareness of counseling and testing services, availability of ART and opportunistic infection while prioritizing prevention education especially among those who have benefited from ART and sex workers. The volunteer will also assist the AIDS patients through home based care and nutritional counseling. It will also assist educating/ training in model farms to increase food sustainability, Assist doctors, Nurses and medical staffs, Assist doctors Examine and treat the patients, Treat minor injuries, Volunteers can also participate in hospital programs like record keeping, Educate patients on the importance of sanitation, nutrition, etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
Volunteers will stay in their hostels. Accommodations are very simple, there is running water and meals will be prepared by volunteers. Volunteer should carry their sleeping bag, mosquito net and towel and other personal effects.
🍲 Food
during your stay on this project food will be provided by your host family, volunteer will be provided with three meals a day Break fast Lunch and Dinner, food will be prepared by host by the help of volunteers most of foods are locally made and fresh produced
📍 About the location
This project is located in Kakamega virembe market
🎒 Leisure activities
LEISURE ACTIVITY
Most of our free time will be spent sharing Luhya culture with local community members and the other volunteers on the project. There will be an opportunity to visit the Lake Victoria for a boat ride, hippo search, and bird watching and visit Dunga hill camp for sunset. Visit Rusinga Island in south Nyanza Kisumu, Kakamega forest for sunrise sunset and nature walk.
⚠️ Requirements
you'll need to meet certain requirements, including age, health, and attitude. You'll also need a passport and visa to enter the
1,Age: You must be at least 18 years old, or the age required by your program
2,Language: You should be able to speak at least basic English, or the language required by your program.
3,Passport: You'll need a valid passport to enter Kenya
4,Visa: You'll need a Single Entry Visa or tourist visa to volunteer in Kenya
5,Travel insurance: You'll need to have travel and health insurance
6,Background check: You may need to provide a criminal background check report
7,vaccinations: You may need to get certain vaccinations before entering Kenya
8,Training: You may need to participate in training provided by your organization
9,You should also be open-minded, flexible, and patient, and willing to step outside your comfort zone
10,Above 18 years of age (If you are below 18 years you need written consent from a guardian)
11,A positive attitude towards independent progress of others.
12,A willingness to adapt to local conditions.
🤝 Meeting point
Arrival terminal-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
ORIENTATION
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 1st September 2025 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 for your volunteering program about your project placement. Introduction to Kenya and Nairobi city, language 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.
ℹ️ Additional information
Additional requirements
1,Some programs may have additional requirements, such as a registration fee or program fee
2,Medical volunteers may need to provide college enrollment documents
3,Volunteers working with children may need to provide a criminal background check report.
Participation fee: 350 Euros per person (3 weeks) The project fee or extra fee includes Airport Pick up, Airport Transfer, Food 3 meals a day Breakfast Dinner Lunch, Accommodation and Host, Transport From Nairobi to the Project And Back to Nairobi after the project, City Tour, Orientation, 2 days host in Nairobi on the arrival and end of the project and 24 hours Agape Centre Of Hope Office Support and project monitoring.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACoH 09/ 01
02/09/2025 at 00:00 → 22/09/2025 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
400.00 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: 21:13 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken