Volunteer in Kenya

  Kenya

Kitale,  Machakos,  Nairobi

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year-round

Description: Our programs in Kenya immerse our volunteers into the rich and varied culture of Kenya. We have programs in Nairobi where volunteers live and work in one of Africa's largest cities. Our programs also take place in Machakos where volunteers experience life in rural Africa. Volunteers can stay as little as one week or as long as six months. Here are the programs we offer in Kenya: Teaching, Wildlife Volunteering, Orphanages, HIV/AIDS Volunteering, and Healthcare.

Highlights: Kenya is well-known for its incredible wildlife parks, but of course there is so much more to this wonderful East African country. Kenya has over 70 tribal groups and many languages, with English and Swahili spoken throughout most of Kenya. The country's capital city Nairobi is often referred to as the birthplace of humanity. And Kenya is one of Africa's more politically stable countries.

Qualifications: Cosmic Volunteers requires fluency in English for most programs. For medical volunteers, Participants must be studying or practicing in the healthcare field, such as doctors, nurses, EMT's, medical students, and nursing students.

Cost in US$: See website for costs

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Students, career-breakers, and retirees

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Kenya Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Cosmic Volunteers's Mission Statement: Cosmic Volunteers is a US-based non-profit organization that offers volunteer and internship programs abroad in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam. Our volunteers are placed at schools, hospitals, newspapers, orphanages, HIV/AIDS clinics, women's groups, and other organizations who ask us for assistance. Our volunteers are mostly from the US, Canada, and Europe, from all walks of life, and range in age from high school to retirees.

Year Founded: 2001