Westland Primary School
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About the project
Westland Primary School
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our partner is a community development organization fighting poverty through various Volunteering and Community Development programs in Kenya. It is a non-profit and non-governmental 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, strengthen multicultural understanding and increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs. Their mission is 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.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will support the teachers and share culture and other activities in the classrooms in the morning. There will also be opportunity for sports and play with the children. In the afternoon volunteers will work with, Teaching English, Assisting teaching in daily classes, Providing general care and assistance in looking after the children, this will involve playing games, teaching English as basic life skills. Feeding the children playing with the children, Games and sport.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in school dormitories or school hostel. Accommodations are very simple, there is running water. Beds and Mattresses will be provided.
🍲 Food
Meals will be prepared by volunteers.
📍 About the location
The school is located in Westland’s constituency in Parklands. The school is part of the Nairobi in the Nairobi province of Kenya
It is a Mixed Boarding Only school. The school is sponsored by The Central Government. The School Institution Type is classified as – Ordinary. This Primary School in Kenya has an enrollment of 1160 with a student teacher ratio of 27 and this means there is 37.4 pupils per classroom in 31 classrooms. There are a total of 28 Government of Kenya Teachers at this school.
🎒 Leisure activities
Most of the 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, attend church, play soccer and participate in other community activities, climb Mount Elgon, caves, etc.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers must be at least 18.
🤝 Meeting point
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 9th October, 2022 at our partner’s offices and you will be picked up from accommodation and taken to the orientation will be conducted by our partner’s staff in Nairobi and cover everything you need to know about your project placement. Introduction to Kenya and, customs, 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 and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing.
ℹ️ Additional information
Each volunteer pays 300€
The fee covers the following:
• project work
• housing
• all meals
• transport from the airport and to the project site
• 24 hours on site staff support.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACoH 011/01
10/10/2022 → 30/11/2022
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
Westlands, Nairobi, 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: 21:00 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken