Troubled Girls Center in Kenya

  Kenya

• Nairobi: 
Nairobi

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Year round (arriving Mid-month and end of the month)

Description: Mugima Girls Center is a home mainly for Maasai girls who are escaping abusive situations or early forced marriages. The Center aims to encourage self-development and to promote the rights of girls, women, and youth. The young girls that come to the Mugima Center are educated on basic health and hygiene practices and are economically empowered through various skill training sessions. Serving around sixty girls, the Center is always busy and in need of motivated volunteers.

Volunteers are needed to help teach English and computers to the girls, work in one-on-one or in small groups organizing guidance and counseling activities, lead recreational activities, and promote HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns throughout the community. We encourage volunteers to get creative when working with the young girls and to bring some of your own ideas to share! As a volunteer, the girls will look up to you, thankful that you are taking part in their lives and learning about their culture.

Highlights: The Mugima Girls Center is located about 20 miles outside of Nairobi in the Ngong Division of the Kajido district. All volunteers will be met at the Nairobi airport upon arrival and taken to their host community.

Accommodations during the project are on site at the guest house with other volunteers. Participants will have their own room with a comfortable bed and necessary amenities. All meals will be provided or cooked together at the guest house.

While Kenya is in better shape economically than many of its less fortunate neighbors in East Africa, lack of adequate healthcare is a serious problem in some areas, and much of the population lives in abject poverty. Sixty percent of Kenyans live on less than USD1 per day.

As a volunteer in Kenya you will have the opportunity to use your unique talents and skills to assist Kenyans who are working to build a better future for themselves and their country.

Qualifications: When applying for Greenheart's Volunteer Abroad Program, you should be in good mental and physical health. In addition you must be at least 18 years of age. Applications are due at least eight weeks before your intended date of departure.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Greenheart Travel volunteers are all ages and come from diverse backgrounds. All are caring, flexible individuals who are interested in an authentic cultural experience rather than a typical tourist experience.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Kenya Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Greenheart Travel's Mission Statement: Greenheart Travel is a division of the Center for Cultural Interchange. Founded in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. Greenheart is CCI's way of promoting the health and welfare of the earth and its people through cultural exchange, ethical travel, responsible consumerism, and community service.

Year Founded: 1985