Volunteer with Orphans in Kenya

  Kenya

Nairobi

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: year round

Description: Work at a local home for abandoned or orphaned children. Most of these children have come from poor families or parents affected by HIV/AIDS. Volunteers will be picked up at Nairobi's International Airport and transferred to the homes' site ~45 minutes drive. Assist the limited staff to care for these children. Organize recreational activities, educational activities, sports, arts, crafts, and be the nurturing heart and helping hand that can encourage the children and local staff. Additional projects to garden/farm, paint or provide maintenance/construction services are available.

Single females will be living on-site in a dorm-style room with other volunteers, and male and coupled volunteers will live with carefully screened and selected host families within 3 minutes walk with the home. Meals will be prepared and organized in a family-style fashion, consisting mainly of beans, vegetables, and rice.

Highlights: Volunteering in Africa Offers:

* An unforgettable experience helping and improving at-need communities
* An opportunity to broaden your perspective and worldview
* An opportunity to participate in and learn African cultural activities (e.g.: language, cooking, crafts, music, dancing)
* Memorable travel experiences with the chance to see exotic sites you have always dreamed about
* The ability to make lifelong friends from around the globe
* A valuable work experience that strengthens your resume, exhibiting your diligence, independence, and intercultural experiences
* A great way to develop and support your self-confidence and interpersonal skills

Cultural Embrace Offers:

* Guaranteed Volunteer Placement Prior to Departure
Cultural Embrace pre-arranges your volunteer project before you leave home to ensure an easy and hassle-free transition to your new life abroad.   

* Housing Assistance
Basic accommodation is provided in lodges, thatched log cabins, bamboo huts, camp sites, apartments, or homestays, depending on the volunteer project. All meals are provided, except on the first night of arrival.

* Visa Assistance
Cultural Embrace will assist you with information to obtain a visa, but we have no control nor the ability to guarantee government issuance and/or visa availability.

* Arrival Assistance
We will arrange an airport pick-up and transfer for you, depending on the project. Most projects will have accommodations arranged for first night on arrival in to host country.

* Travel Insurance: Basic Major Medical Coverage
Our policy provides basic medical coverage at your volunteer location. Cultural Embrace highly recommends additional travel insurance.

* Cultural Embrace Kit
Useful tips, advice, and information to prepare you for the amazing adventure of living and working abroad.

* Full-time Representation
Cultural Embrace provides representation in the United States and your host country prior to, during, and after your placement.

Qualifications:
* You must be at least 18 years of age. Or, if younger than 18, you must have parental or guardian consent
* Enjoy providing a service and working with others in a challenging environment
* Open to foreign cultures and living abroad
* High level of responsibility
* Dedication to the full term of commitment
* Criminal background check may be required by some projects and positions

Cost in US$: From US $680 for 1 week

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Kenya Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Cultural Embrace's Mission Statement: Our mission is to encourage people to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. We believe that visiting a place firsthand allows one to truly experience the authenticity of a culture and develop his/her own impressions. Our goals are to provide quality service and opportunities for people to explore their world and enlighten their eyes, mind and heart. Traveling is a reciprocated flow of communication and interaction between people...the more you seek, the more you learn. "Discover the Similarities - Share the Differences"