Volunteer placements & internship programs in kenya

Volunteer placements & Internship Programs in Kenya
Volunteer Placements Kenya

Lecden-Kenya offers Kenya volunteer opportunities to work on either short or long term
basis focusing on Children Programs, Environment Education and Community
Development.

VOLUNTEER PLACEMENTS

Lecden-Kenya offers you unique opportunities to work on either short or long term basis
focusing on traditional education, environment education and community development.
Explore this great country while serving kids, poor communities, and women groups. We
invite you to join our volunteer Program and make a difference together.

Why Volunteer?

When you volunteer in Kenya you are giving something back to the kenyan communities
by lending a helping hand to people and the organization that is in need of your support.

Why Volunteer in Kenya?

When you volunteer you are giving something back to the community by lending a
helping hand to people and organizations. What you may not realize is that volunteering
also benefits you as an individual. There are many good reasons to get involved in the
community, including learning something about yourself. Lecden-Kenya offers volunteer
opportunities for both teens and adults.

This is also the right place to make friends with people who have similar interests, boost
your confidence and make a difference in these communities. Volunteer Placement dates
are bookable all year round and the projects are available for 2 weeks to 48 weeks.
Volunteer experience starts with language and cultural immersion program giving
volunteers an in-depth understanding of language basics, local culture, regional issues,

and ways of life before the start of program. Home Adventure has its own facilities and
experienced staffs. We are committed to providing you a meaningful volunteer abroad
program.

SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING

Think about how much you receive when you give and consider why you want to
volunteer.

-Learn to be responsible for themselves and others

-Make new friends

-Increase your self confidence

-Discover your talents and hidden skills

-Develop marketable job skills

-Learn from, serve and be served by a different culture

-Enrich your education and earn great recommendations for future employment or
college application

-Certificate of completion depending on the volunteer hours not less than 50 hours

-Volunteer de-briefing and recognition event.

Once you’ve taken the volunteer job, you will feel that your efforts are accomplishing
something, that your talents are appreciated by the people whom you work so much the
better their lives!

…….Apply for this program……

PROGRAM QUALITY

we evaluates every project we offer to ensure that we only commit to programs with
genuine need for volunteer aid, not just financial assistance. We develop relationships
with the programs, and help shape initiatives to ensure that in the long run, we do not
encourage dependence on outside help. Rather, we establish foundations on which the
people can build and develop themselves. We also ensure that the members of those
communities are open and eager to learn and discover our culture, as we become a part
of theirs. The quality and sustainability of our programs are very important to us. We
want you to have the most fulfilling and memorable time possible, and are part of
something that is going to last into the future generations.

PROGRAMS

There are numerous programs for volunteers both in rural and urban areas that
empower individuals to be agents of change, reach out and involve community members
in their own initiatives. Our volunteering opportunities in Kenya are in the areas of
Education and training for children from under-privileged families, orphanages and care
centres, health care and HIV/AIDS education and counseling.

If you are looking for teaching opportunity in schools or medical internship in hospitals,
we offer very unique and customized opportunities for a lifetime internship experience in
Kenya. The projects we offer can be under taken on either long term or short term goals
and focus on traditional education, social education and community development.

Children Program in Orphanages : Working in an orphanage in Kenya is an opportunity
to make an input and create hope in the lives of orphans, destitute and youth who live in
extreme poverty. This program is designed to create an atmosphere where orphaned
children can experience the fun and excitement of learning and feel part of the fortunate
world to offer them the hope in life

Children Program in Orphanage/Care Center

The orphanage work program is highly challenging and rewarding, as you will be
changing the lives of orphaned children who rarely receive opportunities to interact with
other people. Share love and care for innocent, troubled, and forgotten children, offer
them a profound gift.. Working with orphaned children demands lots of patience, as
these children’s harsh living conditions have often alienated them from society.

A volunteer’s responsibility depends on the needs of the orphanage and the skills and
interests of the volunteer. Most of the orphanages aim at the provision of education
opportunities to orphans; therefore, in most cases, volunteers teach basic conversation
English to the children. Volunteers also help in developing creative programs such as
art, music, dance, sports, etc. Additional help on day trips, sanitation, cooking, and
administration might be requested.

Children Feeding Program

Children at the Center

One of the most wonderful opportunities that work in children orphanage can give you is
the chance to share your love and skills with poor orphaned children. Many volunteers
have deemed the work life changing. By offering attention and love to children, you are
making a real difference in the life of a young person. Whether you have a background in
childcare or simply enjoy sharing love with kids, a smile can offer something meaningful
to the life of kids deprived of love and care.

As a volunteer, you can help care for children in orphanages. Children are an integral
part of all societies around the world and providing adequate care for them is an
important part of everyday life. As an international volunteer this type of placement
provides an opportunity for active hands-on work as well as a unique cultural exchange
opportunity. Many orphanages are community initiated and operated by local community
members. Often government support and staff are minimal; therefore the institutions are
not provided with the necessary resources to optimize the children’s care. The
orphanages rely upon volunteers to support their long-term sustainable initiatives
through simple tasks and creative energy. Sharing your time with the children, you will
be offering them the family love which they have not been privileged with, you will be
presenting to them a reason to live as normal as you and us.

You may be assisting with daily routines helping cook and feed the children, playing with
them, and devising games for their leisure after school and on weekends. Through all
that you do, the individual attention and love that you give the children will last in their
memories for a lifetime. The single most important factor in the development of young
children is relationships with caring adults. Whether you have a background in childcare
or simply enjoy caring for young children, a smile or hug can be a meaningful and long-
term contribution.

In addition, the dialogue and interaction with local staff provides a rare opportunity for
you to share ideas with them and build morale. The most important attributes needed for
these placements are an open heart and a love for spending time with children. In some
placements you will quickly pick up on the daily routine while in others you may need to
be more creative in coming up with ideas.

Volunteer’s responsibilities

•Helping the children in conversational English and assignments.

•Supervise the children to clean up and dress up.

•Supervise their studies and assignments.

•Share their food; sit by them to see them eat.

•Prepare them for schools, check their dresses.

•Design, teach, organize and play games (educational and environmental).

Program Objectives

•To offer support, care and family for the orphans and vulnerable.

•To develop their mental and moral sense of belonging and responsibility.

•To create a platform for volunteers mentor the children and offer them cross cultural
exposure.

Program Duration and Dates.

Program is opened to volunteers all year round. Volunteers can spend from two weeks
onwards on the program.

Airport Pick up/Orientation

Volunteers will be picked up from the airport and transferred to their places of stay upon
arrival. The pre-departure information to the placement and program is done to offer
volunteers a clear picture and sensitivities of the people in the community of work.
Orientation is at the placement including basic local language, syllabus and how to go
about things in the community in terms of transport, food, water, socialization, etc.

Who can volunteer in children program in orphanages? Anybody can volunteer in this
program as long as you are 18 years or more. It is regardless of your profession, skill or
experience. You can volunteer as a team or an individual. You should understand that
you will not do anything that may stigmatize any of the people you meet in the course of
your work. You need to have an open mind and a willing heart.

How will a volunteer see his/her contribution after the program?

•You will see how valuable your love has been shared among the children.

•You will realize how important the knowledge you have about care or recreation, no
matter how little, has been in the creation of joy and hope for many young ones.

•Your contribution to the development of the children will be well counted years to come.

How will you benefit from volunteering in this program?

•You would discover more of yourself.

•You would have gotten for yourself more love.

•Your experience and understanding for children will grow.

•It shall be a great holiday break in an environment of pure love.


HIV/AIDS Program : The HIV epidemic is currently the leading of death in Africa.
Despite Government and other relevant NGO’s intervention, the rate of HIV infection in
many communities is still rising especially those who live around the shores of L.Victoria
and urban centers. Many people infected particularly in the local communities still do
not know how to prevent infection, and even very few people know how to deal with the
virus once they have it.

HIV/AIDS Program

Due to poverty syndrome that has escalated the nation, people often avoid attending
health facilities because they don’t have something to pay from their own pockets and
because of this reason, most of the people encounter premature death as a result of
depression and inability to take care of themselves.

The impact of HIV/AIDS is deepening and getting worse as the economy continues to
deteroriate. The need for action to effectively control, manage, provide support for those
affected by the disease and prevent its further spread is urgent.

This is an excellent opportunity for volunteers to care for people with HIV/AIDS.
Volunteers work at special clinics for HIV/AIDS patients providing care and support and
directly with local community based organization providing support, counselling and
programs for those unfortunate enough to be infected. As a volunteer you can help the
casualties suffering from opportunistic diseases to reverse the quality of life in many
communities. There is a lot to learn and experience working on these projects. Most of
the persons living with HIV/AIDS receive care from the relatives mostly children of the
patients at their own homes. We all as human beings have responsibilities for one
another.


•You offer care and support for HIV/AIDS infected and affected children and people.

•Volunteer’s intervention is required and very welcomed to help care for the patients
who have often been left out of the social circle due to their condition.

•Engage in educational and training activities meant to increase awareness and stop the
epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the Kenyan communities.

•Assist in vocational training for the HIV infected persons who have either lost their jobs
or unemployed

•Home and school visitation for the children who are rendered Orphans or vulnerable
due to the direct and indirect effect of the HIV/AIDS on them.

•Other activities set out by the community based organization shall be among your
responsibilities

Organizations who work on the HIV/AIDS problem have established different community
outreach programs such as hospital care, recreational and educational programs,
voluntary counselling and testing, and educational seminars and conferences on the
virus within the local community.

Program Objectives.

•To offer education, sensitization, care and support for affected and infected people.

•To offer a peer education, educational campaign and awareness for the youth on the
preventive measures and dangers of the disease.

•To expand the volunteer’s knowledge on the dangers and socio-economic problems
associated with HIV/AIDS so there can be an increasing global action and awareness.

•To promote greater community residents participatory role and the sense of
responsibility for development projects to boost maintenance and sustainability of such
projects.

•To promote friendliness between volunteers’ community and that of the beneficiary
communities.

•To offer volunteers deeper understanding and experience of other cultures and
economies.

Program Duration and Dates

The HIV/AIDS Program is opened to volunteers all year round. Volunteers can spend a
minimum of two weeks to one year on the program.



Who can volunteer in HIV/AIDS Program?

This program is open to anyone who wants to share their love, time and compassion with
the HIV/AIDS patients. There are no specific qualifications required, however you
should understand that you will not do anything that may stigmatize any of the people
you meet in the course of your work. You need to have an open mind and a willing heart.

How can a volunteer instantly identify his contributions after participation?

•Life will be better for those infected with HIV/AIDS as you attend to them with love and
care they do not get from their family and friends, by this you will see yourself become a
friend to someone few people understand and smile with.

•Family and friends shall gain a better understanding of the disease or problem and what
is required of them for the affected person.

•Tears will be shed during your departure by those you are leaving behind having
developed a passion and such a great joy felt by the affected persons during your
participation and your work, love and commitment. Such a great love you have brought
to someone in need.

•There will be a greater awareness of the disease or problems in the work community,
especially among the students and youth to be approached with educational programs.

How will you benefit from volunteering in this program?

•You will be proud of yourself for positively affecting someone’s life in your own means
to change.

•You will discover more about yourself to and what you are capable of doing on your
own which will definitely help you in making many vital decisions like your future career
etc.

•You will experience a true and pure culture of a different kind in different communities.

•You will enhance on your knowledge on life, society, care the HIV/AIDS disease and its
effect on people.

•It shall be such a great adventure and experience of a life time.

•Opportunity to make friends with people from different background.

•An opportunity to acquire knowledge for educating your peers back home about the
disease.


Medical/Health Program : Women and children continue to suffer due to lack of proper
medical care and shortage of doctors, nurses and social workers in the hospitals in the
rural areas. Access to basic healthcare is often one of the most challenging issues that
low-income and neglected populations face. Community level intervention and local
health clinics offer services to local families at minimal or no cost…

Medical /Health Program

Even though greater efforts to improve health service delivery, especially the health of
women and children is being observed. Emphasis is placed on improving the quality of
reproductive health services and on preventing and reducing the impact of widespread
communicable diseases. Working on health projects offers a wonderful opportunity for
volunteers to become familiar with the challenges and health issues of developing
countries. The Government and non-governmental organizations runs a number of
different health facilities, hospitals, maternity clinics, children’s hospitals, HIV/AIDS
wards, and alternative-medicine clinics in many towns and small rural villages.

In the health project, volunteers support the local doctors and nurses. Work ranges from
observational to basic assistance, depending on level of knowledge, experience, and skill.
As a volunteer you can work with a health centre within a local community by observing
and assisting with a local medical practice.

Health care professionals, students, and non professionals are needed at the small
village clinics. The working conditions may not be what you are used to. The equipment
is quite basic and the amount and variety of medicines are very limited. Volunteers
record attendance, patient history, temperatures, perform patient examinations, provide
pre-natal care, assist in deliveries, offer education to clinic patients and community
groups on ways of preventing diseases affecting them most. Examples might be how to
treat an unsafe water before use, how to prepare a balanced and healthy meal, the
practice of hygiene, etc. Medical doctor, nurse medical student or nursing students are
highly needed. Volunteers are stationed at local health centres.

Volunteer’s responsibilities.

•Taking care of patients reporting for out-patient care or on admission.

•Changing bandages and monitoring recovery.

•Checking blood pressure.

•Distributing foods.

•Weighing babies.

•Helping with first aid treatment.

•Observing the expert in diagnosing a patient.

•Recommending treatment.

•Performing minor, major or specialist surgeries, etc. Many healthcare centres also run
different programs on health education, basic prevention, nutrition, and sanitation.

Program Objectives.

•To take part in the effort to send proper improved basic healthcare to poor in their own
communities.

•To offer health care and education as the basis for improving the livelihood of the
underprivileged communities.

•To offer staff support to the insufficient staffs of the rural healthcare.

•To offer traditional healthcare providers an improvement in their health delivery to
efficiently support the modern ones.

•To offer volunteers an opportunity to discover practical and innovative healthcare
practice and first aid application with little or no resources.

•To create a bond between the volunteer and the local community or health centre so that
in the near future, the volunteer can return to assist in a higher capacity when knowledge
or resources has grown for the volunteer.

•To promote cross cultural understanding.

Who can volunteer in Medical/Health Program?

Medical Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, medical and sciences students and pre-med
students can volunteer in this program. You can volunteer as a group or an individual.
However you should understand that you will not do anything that may stigmatize any of
the people you meet in the course of your work. You need to have an open mind and a
willing heart.

Program Duration.

Program is opened to volunteers all year round. Volunteers can spend from two weeks



Volunteer benefits.

to change.

etc.

•You will experience a true and pure culture of a different kind in different communities.

•You will enhance on your knowledge on life, society, care the HIV/AIDS disease and its
effect on people.



•An opportunity to acquire knowledge for educating your peers back home about the
disease.


Teaching in Local Schools : This is a great opportunity to gain firsthand experience in
teaching if you are considering the same as your future career. It gives volunteers an
opportunity to share their talents of teaching profession to impart the same knowledge
acquired in their areas of specialization. You will also gain experience within the culture
and work environment..

Teaching in Local Schools

We have a variety of programs that educate both children and youth in various
capacities. Access to education changes life of Kenya children and it allows them to
break the vicious cycle of poverty they would otherwise be destined for. Through
education they can gain valuable skills that can further also in development of the
community and themselves. Volunteers teach in public schools in a variety of subjects
areas e.g. science, math and English. Volunteers must be native English speakers, have a
good command in oral and spoken English, be flexible, patient and passion and love for
teaching and cross cultural experience.

This is a very good opportunity for volunteer interns with an educational background to
gain some experience in their desired profession. These schools are in the remote
villages and urban areas experiencing shortage of qualified teachers who are unable to
handle the overwhelming number of students in a single class. This has called for a great
need of volunteers who can speak and write English to assist these communities.

Volunteers shall teach Basic English science and mathematics, others may include sex
and reproductive education, Socio-economical and psychological empowerment, games
and physical education. No qualifications are needed to be a volunteer teacher. If you
can read and write and is 18 years and over, you are qualified to volunteer as a teacher.

Volunteers will handle students with the age between 10-15 years in primary schools and
students between 15 to 18 years in secondary schools depending on the class. The role of
the volunteer goes far beyond assisting teaching. Children are attracted to school by the
presence of volunteers and your presence also is a proven moral booster for parents and
the limited teachers as well as a great inspiration for students.


•Prepare lesson notes.

•Organize learning materials.

•Develop a teaching method.

•Teach classes through lecturing, discussions and demonstration.

•Discuss output and methods with fellow teachers and supervisor.

•Access the performance of the students through work assignments etc.

•Organize recreational games with students.

Program objectives

•First to help us encourage the children to come to school, keep them in the classrooms
and have the interest in learning.

•To compliment the effort of the teachers to offer proper education to all to fight poverty,
crime and dependency within the community.

•To help the deprived acquire better and competitive education to pursue further studies
and jobs.

•To enable the Organization identify brilliant but needy students in such communities
through the reports of volunteers and help offer scholarships for further studies.

•To encourage the children and their parents to love school. Due to the lack of teachers,
students’ performance has been nothing to help them pursue further studies or some
other jobs. After the primary education, they end up in the same old form of sustenance
so the parents and even the youth see school attendance as a waste of time and choose to
drop out. By offering volunteers into these communities, lack of teachers will be
managed whiles quality education shall be offered these children.

•To promote culture exchange that will take place between the volunteers and the
residents of the communities/villages in which differing ideas, abilities, backgrounds and
needs are fostered and valued, and where those with diverse backgrounds and
experiences are able to participate and contribute towards development.

•To create inter relationship between volunteers and that of the communities deprived
but rich in culture.

•To offer the volunteer an opportunity to make a positive contribution into the lives of a
disadvantaged to satisfy his/her social conscience.

•To enable Lecden-Kenya receive proper problem assessment of the
villages/communities to further enable us direct the right programs into the communities.

Program Duration and Dates.

The teaching Program is opened to volunteers all year round except in the months of
April, August and December when the schools remain closed for holidays. Volunteers
can spend a minimum of two weeks to one year on the program.

Airport Pick up/Orientation.


Who can volunteer in Teaching Program in Kenya?

A volunteer in this program can be anyone at the age of 18 years and above regardless
of your profession, skill or experience. All you need is the will to contribute to the lives of
these communities. We accept group volunteers or an individual. Not only is your
participation on your project of great help to the local communities, but so is the boost to
the local economy that volunteers creates while they are visiting.

Volunteer benefits.

to change.

etc.

•You will experience a true and pure culture of a different kind.

•You will enhance on your knowledge on life, society, politics and problem solving skills
and approach.




Youth Program.

If you have a love for sports and a little sporting ability, then you could play an
important part in the personal development of young Kenyan men and women who are
interested in sports. Our sports programs allow the volunteer opportunities to coach
soccer (football), basketball, net ball and volleyball.

Football Coaching in Kenya.

In addition to the obvious physical and mental benefits that regular exercise provides,
there are many inherit life-skills to be learned, such as the importance of team-work,
communication and discipline. As volunteers participate on sports projects, it is a way
for Lecden-Kenya to promote peace, unity and development and also to harness the
potential in many young children to take to professional football as a career. Volunteers
will help in developing passion for sports such as football, basketball, volleyball etc.
among school and community kids. Volunteers will also assists in coaching training
drills, coordinating skills, and organizing competitions among sports men and women.
This project involve placement at a local school or with a local football club.

VOLUNTEERS TYPICAL ACTIVITIES.

Volunteers will help in developing passion in sports like football, basketball, volleyball
etc among school and community kids. Volunteers will assists in training drills,
coordinating skills and organizing competitions among sports men and women.

PROJECT DURATION: Always open all year round and can spend a minimum of 2
weeks.

ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS:

Typically volunteers are accommodated with a host family. Basically, there are three
meals a day which are mostly breakfast, lunch and dinner but in some exceptions you
could be provided with just two meals a day depending on your project locations so
please we advice prospective volunteers make provision for the exceptions.

WHAT YOU CAN BRING TO SUPPORT.

Set of jerseys, keepers gloves, footballs, boots, whistles and other sporting staff.


Environmental Conservation : Proper perception of our environment is our top priority.
Our livelihood is wholly dependent on the environment and for us to get the resources
that are needed to sustain life; we should make the environment be healthy and natural

Environmental Conservation

It is from here that we get our food, clean water, herbs, medicines and raw materials. In
this program, we try to bring an end to the habit of misusing this natural capital but
instead renew it and even make it better than we found it. It is this practice that will lead
to maintenance of global biodiversity, fruitful productivity and steady resilience of
ecological systems.


Volunteers work on a wide variety of activities,:-

•Help to plant trees in areas where deforestation has been the order of the day

•Teaching environmental awareness to planting trees within the community

•Encourage establishment of tree nurseries, Soil cover e.g. grass, shrubs on fallow
parcels and building a gabion to curb erosion, use of conventional insecticides and
herbicides that are environment friendly, and Flower gardening to make our homes and
the environment beautiful and a place worth residing.

Program Objectives

•Create a habitat for our wildlife

•To bring back life to our environment by making it healthy and natural

Program Duration.

•Program is opened to volunteers all year round. Volunteers can spend from two weeks

Who can volunteer? Anybody can volunteer in this program as long as you are 18 years
or more. It is regardless of your profession, however, specialized skills and expertise will
be used accordingly.

Participants should have a positive attitude, be ready to adopt and enjoy simple living
conditions, be flexible and patient.

Volunteer Benefits

•You would discover more of yourself and be happy to bring back life to nature

•You would have gotten for yourself more experience and how capable you are to work
so hard.

•Your experience and understanding for environmental issues would be even more


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Our Volunteer Program is an immersion program customized for individual travelers,
students, professionals, families, groups, or anyone with the desire to serve in local
communities in Kenya. The timetable you travel, your village destination, and the
projects you may be involved with are all aimed to improve volunteer skills and
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The program is collaboration between The Mara Link and local community-based
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