WILDLIFE & RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND MONITORING IN MAASAI MARA
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About the project
WILDLIFE & RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND MONITORING IN MAASAI MARA
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
GVDA is a leading International non-profit making organization established in Kenya in 1997 to build partnership by empowering young leaders to advance community development and strengthen multicultural understanding, increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs;
GVDA seeks to improve international and cross-cultural understanding by providing opportunities for international volunteers to live alongside, learn from and share skills with Kenya communities.
GVDA programmes combines, short group, mid , internship long term International volunteer positions, community immersion, cross-cultural learning, ecotourism, community tourism, adventure and community services of people of all ages.
💼 What the programme involves
• Animal conservation
- Regular ground patrols and safari walk.
- Identifying animal species found within the area
- Identify and name indigenous plants and uses.
- Monitoring wildlife movement
• Cultural
- Experience Maasai way of life
- Control cattle grazing, milking and caring for cattle
- Maintain of Manyatta houses
• School teaching programme
- Teaching English
- Teaching Arts, Designs & Drawings
- Teaching music
- Playing football with girls and boys and playing other games with the children
- Planting of trees
• Gardening and land scarping
• Outreach programme in the local community.
• Extra activities learning life skills bead work, cooking using fire wood, etc.
• Ensure upkeep of the conservancy
• Work with other stake holders in ensuring up keep of the conservancy.
• Extra activities Bird watching for interested volunteers.
Photo taking on our scenic landscape that include wild animals, Siria/Oloololo escarpment, beautiful mega rocks hanging on escarpment, very beautiful bushes and forest and our pride the Mara river that borders us with other conservancy.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer will be hosted in the respective bomas where they live. There will be a solar lamp no electricity. Borehole water for cleaning and washing clothes. Drinking water will be provided.
📍 About the location
Maasai Mara National game reserve.
🎒 Leisure activities
Game drive to Maasai Mara national park can be arranged separately with the host and volunteer. Saturday and Sunday are compulsory free days on Sunday any interested volunteer can go to church with the host family.
🤝 Meeting point
Orientation meeting will take place in Nairobi before proceeding to the project.
ℹ️ Additional information
300 Euros per month or 900 Euros per 3 months
You will be met by our representative at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi from where you are transferred to the accommodations in Nairobi itself. Volunteers who will be already in Kenya or arriving overland would need to give us their contact details so that the pickup can be arranged from a specific location.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
GVDAMLTV07
01/01/2022 at 00:00 → 31/12/2022 at 00:00
GVDAMLTV07AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2024 at 00:00
GVDAMLTV07AUTO-EXT
01/01/2023 at 00:00 → 31/12/2023 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
Maasai Mara National Reserve, 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: 22:08 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken