Volunteering in Kenya

Agriculture is one of Kenya's most important economic pillars. In many parts of the country, agriculture is the main source of income. As a volunteer, you can support local farmers in their daily work as part of our agriculture project. Be it in livestock, in vegetable, fruit or coffee growing, the local farmers are grateful for every helping hand.

Although English is one of the official languages of Kenya, students in rural areas often have little or no opportunity to practice and improve their English language skills. What is missing here is the intercultural exchange. Our teaching project aims to change this! As a volunteer, you will help to shape and improve the English level of the local students through games and fun.

In Kenya, as in many other developing countries, the health sector is far from being well developed. Often many people have no access to any medical facilities. Usually there is a lack of funds and the residents can not afford to see a doctor. While there are state health services and hospitals in many small communities, they usually don't have enough staff and are limited in equipment. For this reason, the medical project was founded in Gatanga. Volunteers support the doctors and nurses in their daily work. Anyone who already has sound medical knowledge will be given the opportunity to take on tasks with more responsibility.

Through this project, a hospital is supported near Eldoret. In general, volunteers help the doctors, dentists and clinicians in their daily work. Tasks include:

the dressing of wounds

the writing of health reports

moral supports fo patients

giving injections

issuing Medicine

give first-aid to patients with minor injuies