Construction Project in Kenyan School

This Primary School is located on a hill, approximately 30 km away from the main road.  It has 198 pupils and 7 teachers.  The school consists of 9 class rooms and one nursery. Volunteers are welcome to help solving some of the many short comings. Some of them are the bad infrastructure, the lack of clean drinking water, missing windows and doors in the class rooms as well as the danger of infectious diseases due to the dust as class rooms do not have cement floors. The main task is the renovation of the school building. Additionally, you can encourage the community members to support the construction work and the provision of supplies. Hence, you will receive an insight into the culture of the Akamba and the challenges of a third world country.

Accommodation and Meals:

Volunteers are accommodated in the staff rooms which have doors and windows. Therefore your belongings are safe. There is a kitchen for the teachers in which you can prepare your food. There is also a bathroom and a pit latrine. You should be aware of the fact that living standards are not comparable to those in Europe. There is no electricity in this region. Please bring your own sleeping bag. There will be plenty of clean drinking water and water for other purposes provided.

What is included in the Price?

• Airport Pick-up:
  Arriving in a new country is always exciting. We want your arrival to be as relaxed as possiple. One of our staff members will pick you up at the airport and bring you to your host family. He/she will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign with your name on it.
• Orientation Program:
  Within the first days of your arrival one of our team members will pick you up and show you around. We try to do the orientation with several volunteers simultaneously, so there will be idel options to gain new contact.
• Accommodation:
  You will stay in well selected host families in your own room. This families could be with or without pets or children. The accomodation will be as close as possible to the project. In general you can reach the projects by foot or by public transport.
• All Meals:
  3 meals per day are offered wihin the host family (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
• Contact Person on the Project:
  For any questions, problems or obscurities you can always contact one of our local team members.
• 24 Hour Emergency Service:
  For any questions, problems or obscurities you can always contact one of our local team members.
• Certificate after successful Project:
  After the succesful project each volunteer will recieve an official certificate of participation.
• Government Clearance Fee:
  Fee for entry and work permit in your project.

What is not included?

• Visa
• International Health Insurance
• Flight
• Transportation costs inside the country
• Personal expenses

More Tips and Information:

• Project Start:
  The projects run all throughout the year. Therefore your project will start on an individual date depending on actual openings and your schedule.
• Time of Arrival:
  It is quite comfortable to arrive a few days before the start of your project. You will have enough time to recover from the journey and to do the first trips. This allows you to acclimatise and to get to know your host family, the country and the people.