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Help children with disailities in Kenya, Africa!

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The experience

I am Margaret, a teacher by profession, trained to teach children with intellectual disabilities, such as Down syndrome and Autism.

We're looking for volunteers to help a our organization for these kids, you don't need to have experience! Just patience and love to teach the kids basic tasks and help them with activities.

We'd love to have you here! :)

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

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

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Swahili

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We would wish to have volunteers regularly for basic help. Volunteers do not need to have any special skills only love of the mentally handicapped children. In the home we train these children on activities of daily living e.g. brushing teeth, sweeping, wiping the chairs etc. We also train them on vocational skills e.g. sewing and knitting. Even playing balls, jumping with the children, giving therapeutic exercises. These will help the children feel loved and taken care of. The Home is a non-profit venture and an initiative where all can join to assist these vulnerable children. Currently we have 23 very needy children.

Activities & Shift

The home is about two hours drive from the capital city of Nairobi towards Mt. Kenya. On a clear morning, one can see the snow capped Mt. Kenya from just around this area. We are not far from the Equator and the Aberdares where volunteers can visit and see the big five.

I Margaret will be oftenly taking our visitors to see our town ( Karatina) and its environs. They will be able to see our open air market. There is much to see around this place and I will be willing to show it all. Volunteers will never regret coming to Karatina.