Community Work with Orphans in Mombasa

Immerse yourself in a rural African community and work together with local people to put smiles on the faces of children from impoverished backgrounds. This thoroughly rewarding project is situated in the suburbs of Mombasa.

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Mombasa's recent emergence as a leading holiday destination window-dresses the poverty around its heavily populated suburbs. Jobs are difficult to come by in a region that now relies heavily on tourism. This can lead to tough conditions for families and, in particular, children.

We work with several projects across the Mombasa region which provide shelter, food, accommodation and even education to local orphans, who have nowhere else to go.

The homes are usually small, in order to maintain a close-knit 'family' structure, meaning the children benefit from vital interpersonal relationships to help them develop.

Conditions can be difficult and resources are often sparse but, with the help of your placement, are adequate. You have the opportunity to make a profound difference in these children's lives by being a role model and friend.

You can help make use of the beautiful nearby coastline by organising mini field trips and walks, meaning you can see the real Mombasa in all its glory whilst doing something truly amazing.

A Typical Day...

Your role as a community worker with children will be invaluable as you provide help, assistance and care for children in deprived area. A typical day will see you get up at approximately 7.30am, before having breakfast and meeting your fellow volunteers and Project Coordinator at approximately 8.45am before assisting in transporting any children to school who are unable to do so themselves.

You’ll have a short ‘play-time’ before they start lessons and you leave the school and make any home visits to those unable to come to school altogether. This period may include any hospital visits for/with children to see relatives too. Following this, you will head back to school to help prepare the lunchtime meals for pupils with the other volunteers.

You can enjoy a well-earned break before playing games with the kids or even conducting your own sports class ahead of their afternoon lesson.

In the afternoons, you’ll source stationery, food, drink and materials for the coming days before returning to school to walk the kids home! Your working day will finish at approximately 4pm, giving you plenty of time to catch up with your home-stay family or visit the nearby town.

It is important to know exactly what you get with your trip so you can plan ahead with no unwanted surprises!

What's included:

Project placement for duration of your stay.
Accommodation with family home-stay for duration of your stay.
Airport pick-up.
First night stay in hotel.
Transfer from airport to project location.
Project Orientation.
Breakfast and evening meals.
In-country support through Project Co-ordinators and In-Country Co-ordinator.
Emergency support in UK.
Cash injection into the project you work on to help supply equipment.
Transport to project if required (provided if longer than 30 minute walk from homestay).

What's not included:

Flights
Personal travel insurance
Visa
Return Airport Transport
Lunch

Arrival Airport: Mombasa (Moi International Airport)

Project Start Dates: 1st or 3rd Monday of every month throughout the year

Project Length: Minimum one week, maximum six months

Minimum Age: 18. 16+ considered with parental approval

Qualifications: No formal qualifications required

Remember, unlike many other volunteer travel companies, every time we send a volunteer to Africa, we donate a part of your trip fee directly into the project you visit Africa to work with to fund materials and equipment. If you work with this project for just two weeks, your donation money will help to fund one of:

- Nappies for children at your home for a month

- 500 meals for the children at your home

- Clean, safe water for the children at your home for a month

- 3000 paracetamol tablets