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Make an impact by supporting children in Kenya! Free Food/Board

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The experience

Our initiative is a nursery/day care. The children ages range from 3 to 5. Our mission is to provide underprivileged children with a safe place to learn so that they can reach their full potential.

Volunteers can help out with any number of tasks around our nursery, including cooking, teaching, cleaning, or deliveries; they also help with social media. Volunteers can set their own schedule. Food and housing are complimentary at our facility.

What you offer

6 hours of help per day

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Beginner English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Makuyu Education Initiative is a nursery/day care located in rural Makuyu, Kenya. We have currently 15 children attending and we have 7 employees working full time, including 5 who live on the grounds of the nursery. The children ages range from 3 to 5.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers are needed for a variety of different reasons. For example, we need volunteers to help take care of the children, which includes helping with cooking, cleaning, and with teaching classes, as well as taking pictures/videos of the children and introducing them to different cultures around the world.

Rules

1. Be respectful to the Kenyan cultural norms.