Volunteers help to interact and stimulate local children, assisting with lessons, games, feeding and general duties that need your help.
Childcare
The Orphanage Childcare center is an important base vulnerable children from harsh backgrounds mostly disadvantaged, and these center provide a welcome place for children to stay during the day and night, the society pressure like child abuse and domestic violence has created the problems for this children.
If you love working with children and are willing to help out wherever support is needed most, this project will be a good fit for you.
Volunteers tasks may include teaching,cooking, cleaning, feeding, washing and caring for the children, as well as entertaining and playing with them. The center caters to children of a range of ages, however, volunteers generally work with children between 4 and 17 years old.
This project is open to all volunteers and a background in childcare is not required as you will be working alongside local staff.
First Day: On your first day of volunteering, you will be escorted to your placement by a local coordinator and introduced to the placement staff you will be working with.
Weekdays: A typical volunteer day would be as follows:
7.30 AM Breakfast with the host family.
8.30 AM - 2.00 PM Volunteers travel to their placements and meet with the placement staff. Work and hours at the placement are dependent on the project and placement that each volunteer is working at. There is usually a morning tea break and lunch break.
2.00 PM - 5.00 PM Work at the placement usually ends. Volunteers are free to travel back to their homestays, go sight seeing, or do some shopping.
7.00 PM - 8.00 PM Dinner with the host family.
FURTHER AFIELD
While volunteering in Kenya, many volunteers choose to travel further afield together to gain a deeper insight into the Kenyan people, landscape and wildlife. We’ve highlighted a couple of popular weekend activities for volunteers that our local staff are more than happy to help arrange with you.
Outreach Weekend
Come on a weekend that pushes everything to the limit! Experience the thrill of mountain biking through Hell’s Gate National Park, followed by helping communities in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and slums, including Gioto Garbage Slum.Outreach weekends take place every second weekend and are booked directly with the local staff during orientation
Program FeeWhat it covers
The program orientation begins on the 1st and 15th of every month and volunteers need to arrive in Nairobi on the day before orientation.
After you have registered for the program, please book your flights to arrive at Nairobi International Airport.Your airport pick-up is included in your Program Fee.
When you arrive, you will be greeted at the airport by a member of the local team and transported to the volunteer accommodation. Your accommodation is covered by your Program Fee and includes the night before your program orientation.
If you are traveling in Kenya prior to your volunteer program, we can arrange for you to be picked up in Nairobi on the day before your program orientation.You will be transferred to your placement by overnight bus or 5 hour train.
Volunteers on most projects are accommodated at orphanage house,who have been approved by our local team in Kenya. Volunteers can expect to share a bedroom with two to four other volunteers, comprised of single beds and bunk beds. Bedding is provided.
Volunteers are provided with three meals per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), which is served at the homestays. Breakfast generally consists of chai (tea), toast, fruit and sometimes mandazzi (deep fried dough). A typical lunch can include vegetables with rice, occasional meat and fruit.
Dinner usually includes traditional food, such as ugali, chapatti, mboga and irio, alongside meat and vegetables.
Bottled water is readily available in Kenya and volunteers should budget approximately US$5 per week for this (2 liters per day).
If you have any special dietary requirements, please let us know when you apply for the program so we can make arrangements for you.
The program orientation begins on the 1st and 15th of every month and volunteers need to arrive in Nairobi on the day before orientation.
After you have registered for the program, please book your flights to arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) in Nairobi. Your airport pick-up is included in your Program Fee.
When you arrive, you will be greeted at the airport by a member of the local team and transported to the volunteer accommodation. Your accommodation is covered by your Program Fee and includes the night before your program orientation.
If you are traveling in Kenya prior to your volunteer program, we can arrange for you to be picked up in Nairobi on the day before your program orientation. begins on the 1st and 15th of every month and volunteers need to arrive in Nairobi on the day before orientation.
Orientation is hosted by our local team in Nairobi. Orientation begins on the morning of your chosen start date and covers everything you need to know for your volunteer program in Kenya – Introduction to Kenya, Kenyan Customs, Language Training Details, Rules 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. Once your orientation is complete, you will be transported to Baringo by a van and introduced to your host organization.
Orphanage Care Assistant
Are you passionate about making sure that children have access to essential care and support, and do you want to volunteer your time helping local people and organization
$151/week
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