WHV - FORT JESUS MUSEUM
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About the project
WHV - FORT JESUS MUSEUM
📝 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
MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
Cleaning up the shipwreck in fort Jesus, devising publicity for fort Jesus, holding visitor satisfaction questionnaire for fort Jesus.
Support in teaching English and other subjects in orphanages
Provide practical help such as gardening, driving, and decorating.
Provide Childcare activities such as stimulation, exercise, crafting, playing games and other support or creative activities.
Volunteers will facilitate educational activities with young children in the host community to promote culture. Sensitize the international and local volunteers the local community as well as the concerned authorities around issues related to world Heritage.
🏠 Accommodation on site
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
Volunteers will stay in school dormitories. Accommodations are very simple, there is running water. Beds and Mattresses will be provided. Volunteer to carry; mosquito nets, sleeping bag, a pillow and water purifying tablets. Chess, playing and tents are necessary.
🍲 Food
Meals will be prepared by volunteers.
📍 About the location
Old Town – Mombasa
The Fort, built by the Portuguese in 1593-1596 to the designs of Giovanni Cairati to protect the port of Mombasa, is one of the most outstanding and well preserved examples of 16th Portuguese military fortification and a landmark in the history of this type of construction. The Fort’s layout and form reflected the Renaissance
Ideal that perfect proportions and geometric harmony are to be found in the human body.
🎒 Leisure activities
This will provide opportunities for international volunteers to learn/ enjoy local life and exchange with local people, we have quit a number of tourists attractions and site seeing points e.g. fort Jesus, mama Ngina drive, the old town, Mwaluganje elephant sanctuary, Shimoni caves, the great Mombasa temples, elephant tusks, Ngomongo village, haller park, Nguuini wildlife sanctuary, falconry bird sanctuary, Akamba curving centre, the great Indian ocean swimming beach sand marine wildlife park.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers must be over 18.
Disabled : NO.
🤝 Meeting point
ℹ️ Additional information
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 6th August 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. Introduction to Kenya and mijikenda land, Swahili 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.
EXTRA FEE
300 EUROS which includes project work, housing, all Meals, transport from the airport/transfer and to the project site, and 24 hours on side staff support.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACoH 08/02
07/08/2022 → 27/08/2022
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
Old Town, Mombasa, 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: 21:44 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken