Highs and Lows!

Most homes don't have the benefits of modern cookers and washing machines. Everything has to be done the old fashioned way!

Volunteers must help out in every way, that includes washing and cooking, cleaning etc!

Dealing with the backgrounds of these orphans can be taxing emotionally. Volunteers must be prepared to deal with children arriving who may have been found wandering the streets or put out with the rubbish.

Offering care and friendship to the many children who get almost no attention on a daily basis is the greatest reward for doing these placements. Having someone to play with and talk to is a gift in itself.

Washing and cooking!

Due to Poverty and Aids Kenya creates an orphan every five minutes. With the struggle to survive and make ends meet children are often taken to children's homes.  Unwanted pregnancies still occur every day in the slum areas from where many of these children come. The social services also find children dumped onto the streets or simply left on the doorsteps of  orphanages. As the numbers have an are increasing the strain on children's homes is immense. With limited government funds they lack income, resources and staff.

We welcome people from all walks of life to participate in these placements. The most important factor is to have a caring nature, be enthusiastic and not mind helping with washing and other labor intensive tasks. Volunteers providing support is often hard work but very rewarding as many of these orphans have no known family and get such little attention. To apply to work in one of these homes look at the selection below of our actual placements then email us your C.V and a Booking request form.

Our Children's home placements:

• Nairobi Children's home.
• Children's home for abandoned Babies Central Kenya
• Children's Orphanage south Mombasa coast
• Feeding nursery school near Nairobi.
• Orphanage / school Nairobi city
• Orphanage Mombasa Coast /Town
• Children's Centre Near coastal Mombasa with street kids outreach program
• School/Home for deaf/abandoned central Kenya
• Children's home. Rural Central Kenya
• Home for abandoned babies and children in Nairobi.

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What you do.

Volunteers help out in anyway they can while working in the orphanage. Tasks include.
 Reading stories to the children.
 Teaching them sport and playing with the children.
 Helping in the kitchen prepare meals
 Washing the floors, general housework / Cleaning.
 Teaching in the education classroom of some selected homes.
 Counseling the children
 Office duties
 Shopping for the home.

Housing

You have your own room at a carefully selected host family home often close to your placement. Located in a secure estate the family will provide you with your required level of privacy. Meals provided. Special diets can be requested. Use of garden, living room, TV etc is included. More

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