| Kenya is situated in East Africa and shares its | | | | depending upon the program, you will attend to the |
| borders with Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and | | | | issue at hand. As a foreign volunteer in Kenya, you |
| Sudan. Kenya has one of the greatest or biggest | | | | can get the following facilities but this will largely vary |
| wildlife habitats in the world and it is called the Masai | | | | from organization to organization. They are: |
| Mara, which sees the annual migration of Wildebeast. | | | | - The program price can vary from $200 to $600 for |
| Some of the other big animals found in Kenya include | | | | 2 weeks |
| buffalo, lion, leopard, rhinoceros and elephants. | | | | - You can choose from a variety of volunteer work |
| Although Kenya has some natural resources and | | | | in Africa |
| wildlife, there is still a lot more that Kenyan people | | | | - The programs are mostly flexible |
| need in terms of stabilizing the economy. There is | | | | - You will get 24/7 support from existing staff |
| poverty, lack of health care facilities, lack of | | | | - You will get an airport pickup and/or drop |
| education and poaching and amidst all this the Kenyan | | | | - Local transportation |
| and the Masai tribal people are trying hard to carve | | | | - Food and lodging will be taken care of |
| an existence. | | | | - You will get introduced to the local people, existing |
| If you are interested in overseas volunteer work and | | | | staff, banks, restaurants, government officials etc. |
| want to add to a cause then volunteering in Kenya is | | | | - You will get to learn the local language through a |
| a great opportunity! There are many organizations, | | | | crash course |
| which have specific programs that can help you get | | | | Volunteering in Kenya also offers a range of |
| volunteer work in the form of teaching English | | | | opportunities for those who love to be close to |
| overseas or lend a helping hand in development of a | | | | nature and wildlife. A part of overseas volunteer |
| community. | | | | work, wildlife and environment conservation programs |
| Volunteering in Kenya, Africa can vary depending on | | | | in Kenya offer opportunities in animal welfare, |
| the programs but opportunities offered are in the | | | | biological research & conservation, wood cutting, |
| following field: | | | | fixing fences, ground patrol, protecting natural |
| - Academic reinforcement | | | | resources, reforestation, wildlife surveying and many |
| - Adult education | | | | more. |
| - AIDS | | | | A typical volunteer for working in Kenya doesn't |
| - Childcare/children | | | | need to have any kind of special education. You just |
| - Community centers | | | | need to be inspired and ready to work for a cause |
| - Handicapped | | | | with passion and dedication. One of the key qualities |
| - Health care | | | | required is the ability to adapt to the environment. |
| - Homelessness | | | | There are times when volunteers from US or Europe |
| - Nature Conservation | | | | are unable to eat the food prepared in Africa by a |
| - Pastoral work | | | | local Masai woman and it is not just about food, it is |
| - Primary education | | | | about complete adjustment and you have to |
| - Relief | | | | become one with the project. The recommended |
| - Street kids | | | | age is 18 or more for any of the programs. |
| - Teaching | | | | Nationality or religion doesn't matter for volunteering |
| - Wildlife Conservation | | | | in Kenya. |
| - Women | | | | Volunteering in Kenya teaching programs involves |
| - Youth development | | | | teaching in elementary and high schools and the |
| Volunteering in Kenya means that you will get to | | | | subjects can vary from mathematics to English, |
| amass a lot of experience through working on | | | | science, social science, geography, history, painting, |
| several programs for a longer duration. Attending | | | | cooking and music. It doesn't matter whether you |
| these programs and working for a cause will be a | | | | have any prior teaching experience or not. It all |
| value addition on your resume and also provide the | | | | comes down to one thing: Are you ready to |
| necessary exposure. | | | | volunteer for a cause? |
| You will get to work with existing staff and | | | | |