Reconstruction Project in Kenyan School

This elementary school is located approximately two driving hours away from Nairobi. Nine teachers are teaching about 300 pupils. The school consists of 10 class rooms and the nursery. As a volunteer you can help to tackle some of the many short comings. Some of those are the insufficient learning conditions, the lack of clean drinking water, missing windows and doors in class rooms as well as the danger of infectious diseases due to the dust as classrooms do not have concrete floors. The major task is the construction of the school building. Additionally you are welcome to encourage the community members to support the construction work and the provision with supplies. This way you will receive an insight into the culture of the Akamba and the challenges of a third world country. Besides there is the opportunity to attend HIV awareness raising campaigns.

Accommodation and Meals:

Volunteers will be accommodated in class rooms and will prepare their own meals. Those rooms provide windows and doors. Hence your belongings are safe. The meals will be locally available varying from beans, chapattis, rice, potatoes, vegetables, chocolate, juices, fruits, spaghetti e.t.c.. There will also be plenty of drinking water. You should be aware of the fact that living standards are not comparable to those in Europe or the U.S.. There is no electricity in this region. You have to bring a sleeping bag. There will be plenty of safe drinking water and water for other uses.

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.