Volunteer in Kenya

Orphanage Volunteering in Kenya, Africa Based in the vibrant city of Mombasa, East Africa this project takes you to the Bombolulu slum where urban migrant and disadvantaged communities live next to the up market residences of Nyali. At a children's centre you work alongside volunteer teachers providing education to the most vulnerable children, improving literacy, supporting counseling, environmental and social awareness. Out of school arts and sports programs help combat social pressures that lead to substance abuse and crime. You will also volunteer at an orphanage for HIV / AIDS orphans, helping this local charity care for and educate the children in their care. This project allows you to gain an insight into the challenges faced by communities in East Africa and learn how grass-roots organizations offer real opportunities and care for the children most in need, with minimal resources.
	Dates: 2 to 10 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1190 for 2 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on volunteering with children
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Wildlife and Community Volunteer Expedition to Kenya, East Africa This volunteer expedition combines wildlife conservation and research with community work. Based in the exotic Shimoni Archipelago, on the coastal border between Tanzania and Kenya, East Africa, you will divide your time between the island Wasini, Shimoni village and satellite camps on the borders of national parks. Here you can take part in dolphin, turtle, and seasonal humpback whale research, as well as primate research with Angolan Black and White Colobus monkeys in the coastal forest. Volunteers will have the opportunity to journey in-land to the heart of East Africa’s savannas, working alongside rural communities to develop livelihood alternatives to wildlife poaching and so protect Kenya’s big game.
	Dates: 5 or 10 weeks, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $3150 Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this wildlife and community expedition
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Volunteer on a Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution Project in Kenya Take a Journey to the edge of Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, in the shadow of Kilimanjaro, where Africa's big game meets rural communities, human-wildlife conflict is a daily reality. You will work and live alongside villagers that have given up poaching and charcoal burning to conserve their natural heritage, developing community infrastructure, educating farmers on ways to prevent elephant damage to crops and developing alternative livelihoods including tourism. You will assist in the construction of healthcare, school and tourism facilities, to help eradicate poverty and take bush walks to experience the local scenery, wildlife and history.
	Dates: 1 or 2 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $990 for 1 week Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on Africa community development
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Volunteering with Colobus Monkeys in Kenya Volunteers working on this program will assist important research on one of Kenya's most critical populations of Angolan black and white colobus monkeys. A beautiful Indian Ocean coastline setting is the base for this important project that also focuses on other wildlife including the rare Zanj elephant shrew and butterflies. Living within a traditional Swahili village allows for cultural immersion and the chance to explore all this wonderful area has to offer at the weekends. Such activities include fantastic snorkeling and scuba diving, amazing beaches and safaris.
	Dates: 2 to 10 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1290 for 2 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this wildlife conservation project
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Volunteer on a Dolphin Research Project in Kenya Volunteers will conduct dolphin research from a surface vessel and have the opportunity to snorkel to observe turtles. Full training is provided by GVI's full time research staff allowing volunteers a hands on and invaluable contribution to the preservation of these majestic animals. Volunteers will live and work in the beautiful Shimoni Archipelago, off the coast of the Indian Ocean on the border with Tanzania, a world class location for dolphins as well as other wildlife. Many exciting opportunities exist for weekend side trips as well as joining other GVI projects in the nearby area. Volunteers can choose to combine this project with other GVI programs in the area including our primate research project and teaching English project.
	Dates: 2 week durations only, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: $1390 for 2 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this marine conservation project
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Make a Difference in Conservation, Community and Eco-tourism. Join a team of volunteers on 6 or 10 week placement in Kenya, Tanzania, or South Africa. Experience and become involved in conservation, community, and eco-lodge projects. Teaching orphans, tracking wildlife and helping on safari is just the tip of the iceberg. Approximately 65% of your fee goes towards the projects. Over the last 10 years we are proud to have contributed to sustainable overseas development and changed the lives of many (and that includes the lives of the volunteers!)
	Dates: Departures in Jan, April, July and Sept for 10 or 6 weeks Cost: From £1500 for 6 weeks Contact: The Leap Overseas Ltd., 121 High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1 LZ Email: info@theleap.co.uk Website: www.theleap.co.uk
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Action for Children in Conflict
Volunteer placements working with children in Sierra Leone and other countries in Africa.

Contact: Silverbirch House, Longworth, Oxon. OX13 5EJ, U.K.; 011-44-1865-821380; www.actionchildren.org.

African Impact
Kenya Expedition
Join 18 other intrepid travellers and volunteer with the African Impact team in the refurbishment of a local Maasai village clinic and a new base for the Nomadic Communities Trust Mobile Camel Clinic. After this building project in Samburuland on the banks of a local river, take in the sights of Lake Nakuru’s famous cloud of flamingos, and wildlife population, which is said to rival that of the Maasai Mara. Also venture out on a Camel Safari through the Districts of Laikipia and Samburuland, the vast plateau North West of Mt. Kenya, straddling the equator at the heart of Kenya’s Rift Valley Province.

Contact: impact@africanencounter.org, www.africanimpact.com

Amurtel
Ananda Marg charity based in India that runs children’s homes in Ghana, Kenya, Congo, and South Africa. Women volunteers work 2, 3, or 6 months. Simple vegetarian food and accommodations provided; volunteers contribute $250-$450 for short stays of two to three months and $450-$750 for longer stays.

Contact: info@amurtel.org; www.amurtel.org/Africa

AVIF (Kenya)
AVIF is an online charity, working on a shoestring, devoted to aiding street children and their communities in Kenya. It recently joined the Global Neighbor Network. AVIF’s corresponding charity in Nairobi is the Kenya Programmes of Disabled Persons. Summer Program for self-funding volunteers to work with disabled children, especially girls, and other vulnerable groups. Four-week placements in 5 venues in Kenya.

Contact: volunteer@avif.org.uk. www.avif.org.uk.

Experiential Learning International
Volunteer in Kenya: Humanitarian Aid
ELI places volunteers in Nakuru, Kenya, at the very edge of one of the country's greatest wildlife refuges. Work in an orphanage, a health facility, or the National Park itself. This beautiful and friendly region of Kenya will be an unforgettable experience.

Contact: info@eliabroad.org, www.eliabroad.org

Global Citizens Network/Harrambee
Sends teams of paying volunteers for 1 to 3 weeks to rural Kenya and Tanzania (among other countries worldwide). $1,250-$2,050 plus airfare.

Contact: www.globalcitizens.org

International Humanity Foundation
Help Children in Kenya
The International Humanity Foundation is looking for volunteers for our orphanage in Nakuru, Kenya. We need English teachers for our orphanage that houses 150 local children. Our other programs in Kenya include a free education program, medical clinic and famine feed program. Only USD $50 a week to stay at the center.

Contact: volunteering@ihfonline.org, www.ihfonline.org

International Volunteer HQ
IVHQ Volunteer in Kenya from $520
International Volunteer HQ’s partner NGO in Kenya requires volunteers NOW! IVHQ has a wide range of extremely affordable volunteering opportunities available in teaching, orphanage work, HIV/Aids work and medical placements in both urban and rural Kenya.
IVHQ Volunteer in Kenya-Maasai Village from $490
International Volunteer HQ’s partner NGO in Kenya – Maasai Village requires volunteers NOW! IVHQ has partnered with a Maasai community development organization in rural Kenya to assist Maasai villages as they assimilate into the modern Africa way of living while still preserving the traditional Maasai culture and unique way of life. This extremely popular placement has very affodable volunteer projects available in the fields of teaching, medical placement, HIV/Aids education and Maasai community development.

Contact: volunteer@volunteerhq.org, www.volunteerhq.org.

Inspire Kenya
Custom Volunteer Breaks to Kenya
Teaching, orphanages, journalism and conservation. Diverse choices that can be combined with beach stays and safaris at prices that will surprise you. Real place, real people, real travel.

Website: www.inspirekenya.com

Kenyan Voluntary Development Assn. (KVDA)
21-day workcamps held year-round, with volunteers from different nationalities placed at community projects with a specific developmental theme. Also a Medium- and Long-Term Volunteer (MLTV) Program: 3-12 months. $200 fee for 3 weeks plus $60 for local transport and orientation; varying fees for MLT volunteers.

Contact: P.O. Box 48902-00100, Nairobi, Kenya; tel./fax. 011-254-20-225379; info@kvdakenya.org, www.kvdakenya.org. Street address: Kampus Towers, 1st Fl., Ste. 5, University Way, Nairobi, Kenya.

Kids Worldwide
Accessible Volunteering in Africa
Volunteer in orphanages and kindergartens in Ghana and Cameroon. Program costs are paid to the director of the project which will cover all food and accommodation.

Contact: kidsworldwide@kakapu.net, www.kidsworldwide.org

Madventurer
Paying volunteers participate in expeditions and community work in Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Togo.

Contact: www.madventurer.com

Mondo Challenge
Volunteer in Kenya
Volunteer teaching in Kenya in the Maasai Mara region.

Contact: info@mondochallenge.org, www.mondochallenge.org

Naserian Ventures
Volunteer teaching in Nairobi, Kenya
Help needed to teach conversational English to children, mathematics, science, religious studies, geography, agriculture, home science, as well as coaching for extracurricular activities such as football, volleyball, netball, and badminton.

Contact: naserianventures@mail.com, www.naserianventures.7p.com

Real Africa Excursions Ltd.
Volunteer Vacations in Kenya
Volunteer work visits and vacations, missions trips, school-college or youth exchange visits, cultural and community excursions, to Uganda and Kenya, for groups and individuals. Have you ever wished to go to Africa have fun and also make a difference in the lives of the people you meet? Explore Africa while assisting those who are less fortunate? Come to Africa with us and make this an unforgettable experience.

Contact: info@real-africa.co.uk, www.real-africa.co.uk

Joyworld, Sukuma Wiki
Volunteer for a Kenyan Orphanage
A Dutch foundation, which established and presently runs an orphanage, Joyworld, in Mombassa, Kenya. Eleven children who used to live on the streets now have a home there. Thanks to Joyworld these children are able to eat and go to school, and have hope for the future. For more information over Sukuma Wiki and Joyworld please visit our website.

Contact: metmei@zonnet.nl, sail.to/joyworld.

Tembeza Kenya
Conservation, Teaching and Volunteer Work Experience in Kenya
Tembeza Kenya is an organisation which specialises in bringing people from all over the world to Kenya, and facilitating voluntary work placements for them in various sectors in desperate need of help. From wildlife conservation to teaching, and from community-based work to medicine, Tembeza Kenya supports an ever-expanding network of organizations across the country that would love for you to come and lend a hand.

Contact: info@tembezakenya.com, www.tembezakenya.com

Volunteer Visions
Affordable Volunteer Programs in Kenya Starting at $550 for 2 Weeks
Volunteer Visions was founded with a simple idea in mind; that volunteering should be affordable and available to everyone. We offer affordable programs in community development, environmental conservation, building homes and teaching English. Packages start at $550 and includes food, accommodation, arrival pick-up, pre-departure information, orientation and 24/7 emergency support. Whatever your motive for volunteering may be, we can help you find a placement that suits your needs.

Contact: 330-871-4511 (USA); info@volunteervisions.org; www.volunteervisions.org.

Volunteer in Africa
Internships and Volunteer Work in Ghana
Participants are placed on worthwhile and meaningful projects that includes orphanage projects, street children projects, HIV/AIDS education projects, hospitals and clinics (health), schools, tree planting projects, churches, computer training projects etc. Participants stay with carefully selected, respectable and dedicated host families. We also organize 3-day and 9-day group tours for our volunteers, interns and visitors.

Contact: ghanaprograms@yahoo.com, www.volunteeringinafrica.org