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United Global Volunteers International Volunteer orphanage Program in Kenya

You will work with HIV/AIDS orphans, many of whom are HIV positive. Others have

been abandoned after birth. We have orphanage projects in Nairobi, orphanages in

Mombassa, Nauru and other small towns. Orphans in Kenya orphanages and Children’s Homes are extremely disadvantaged and encounter a lot of hardships in their life. They Are deprived of many opportunities necessary for their development. The children in our Kenya orphanage projects have never experienced loving, caring and stable relationships. As an orphanage volunteer, you will help vulnerable children. The children will receive much needed attention, compassion, hope, encouragement, support and love from you. Through the education and compassion they receive from you, the children are empowered to challenge life, poverty and exploitation. Kenya volunteer orphanage placements or voluntary work with disadvantaged children is very fulfilling. Volunteering in orphanages in Kenya will be one of the most challenging positive, life changing, and rewarding experiences of your life.

Medical and Health Volunteer Program

Volunteers in this area are given responsibilities depending on their medical qualifications. Qualified doctors and nurses can carry full day to day treatment of various diseases. Medical students work under the supervision of qualified medical personnel. Volunteers that do not have medical training help in packing of drugs, painting etc. The volunteers can work in the areas of maternal health, mental health, surgery, laboratories, counseling and testing. Volunteers can work in clinics located in the slums of Nairobi, or in hospitals located elsewhere.

HIV/Aids Volunteer Program

The HIV/Aids epidemic in Africa is unusual in its scope and magnitude. Health workers

in Kenya are laboring to cope with an unprecedented surge in the number of HIV/Aids

Patients. As a HIV/Aids volunteer, you will help us mount an effective response in

Meeting the needs of our target communities. Your HIV/Aids volunteer service will

Include homecare visits to the slums bringing vital supplies of food, medicine, and

providing basic medical care. HIV/Aids volunteers help decrease the spread of HIV by raising awareness and promoting access to medical care. Volunteers also provide emotional support and foster compassion for people living with HIV/Aids in the community. Volunteers educate and counsel the community, schools and individuals. AIDS orphans are often neglected in Africa. As a volunteer in this program, you will visit HIV/Aids clinics, and help meet the needs of AIDS orphans. Masai Volunteer Program

Volunteer opportunities are available amongst the Masai tribe of Kenya. The volunteer

jobs are close to the Masai Mara Game reserve. Volunteers work in a rescue centre which accommodates Masai women and Masai girls rescued from forced marriages and those rescued from forced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practices. Other volunteer work available includes teaching at both primary and secondary schools located near the Masai Mara.

Teaching Program

Volunteers on the teaching program in Kenya assist with the teaching of different

subjects in Kenyan elementary and high schools. Volunteer teachers can teach

mathematics, science, geography, social sciences, history, business education, English,

art and music. Volunteer teachers are not required to have teaching experience. Our

volunteers work in schools with students who come from very difficult economic circumstances or are orphans. We invite individuals, couples, families, students, researchers, and groups (churches, colleges, and student associations). Our programs are flexible and volunteers can arrive and depart on any day all year round.

The volunteer in Kenya program fee covers in-country orientation, training, meals and

accommodation and supervision.

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