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Services Volunteer Internships In Kenya.
We organize internships for volunteers who wish to work in community development projects anywhere in Kenya i.e. rural and remote areas, suburban and urban areas to offer voluntary services as they learn. We will help link them up with the right Organizations/firm. We have partner organizations to take up volunteers from as short time as a month to a year. Both short term and long term volunteers are all welcomed.
Home Stay Internships In Kenya.
We also organize exceptional rural home stay attachments with local families. Technical and non technical volunteers are needed. If you want to put your theoretical work into practical, visit Africa, do your thesis work, etc this is an opportunity for you.
Research Assistants.
We provide qualified and experienced Research assistants, Data entry clerk’s, Data analyzers’ to individuals and organization at a fee. Our team is well versed in Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS).Data analysis will be both quantitative and qualitative.
Educational Travel In Kenya.
VICDK organizes educational travel opportunities for participants who wish to explore other destinations. If you wish to travel we can organize this adventure, you will have an opportunity to visit different areas and absorb the culture in its real element. These experiences help widen your knowledge and perception of life in Africa. You will be offered these opportunities at the beginning or at the end of your arrival. You may choose your trip from our specially created tours or create your own within reason. If you choose our trip then a small contribution of approximately 90 Euros per person per day will be charged to you. This cost will include travel, accommodation and meals, 5 weeks advance booking is required.
Monitoring and evaluation of project will be done by our staffs.
Project Activities
- The volunteers live and work on local projects alongside members, personnel and civilians for 3-4 weeks.
- You will work 8 hours per day, 5 days per week
- Your free time at the weekend or in the evening may be used to socialise, engage in hobbies and activities of interest. Common activities include sports, topical debates, and excursions, parties, touring, visiting, and participating in local functions, festivals, exhibitions or further assisting.
- Your accommodation is safe, comfortable and relative to the context of your project. You will not be required to pay money for this service however a contribution is asked for. An example includes such domains as, churches, temples, schools, local homes, halls, campsites, youth centres and hired buildings.
- You can cook, learn facts, tell stories and experience diverse personalities from varying different cultures, countries and societies, and enjoy your environment.
- You will travel to and from your work places and is cost must be met by you.
- Please understand you are working for the development of deprived and unfortunate people, you will be rewarded by self gratification from the valuable help you are giving us therefore you will not be paid a salary.
- Work camps will run every month from the 10th to the 30th.
- You will be briefed on the 9th of every month.
Types of Voluntary Work There are various kinds of work you can participate in depending on the specific requirements of the community and work camp you will be deployed in. Below is a list of what category you may choose;
- Agriculture- for example, fruit picking, farming, land maintenance etc.
- Renovation- for example, cultural halls, community centres, schools etc.
- Social Work- for example, refugees, handicapped, elderly, women, children etc.
- Construction- for example, public facilities, schools, mills, buildings etc.
- Environmental- for example, rivers, lakes, canals, animals, fauna and flora etc.
- Teaching programmes
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Feedback From Past Volunteers |
| ’’I volunteered at the children orphanage for 1 month. My program was very good and interesting. The kids are so sweet and I was also teaching some of their classes in the orphanage and the life is so challenging to Kenyan. I made Kenya my home away from home where I learnt different interesting cultural life. During my program I discovered another life in the world which is very friendly and how precious the life is. My host family ( Mugane's) was very appreciating. I never regret for my trip to Kenya.’’
Rinako
’’My initiation into my work in Kenya on the HIV/AIDS program was an extreme culture shock. On my first day I walked the streets of Dagoretti, a slum area, with the home based care team visiting clients who are too sick to visit the clinic. The majority are women who have been infected by their husbands. The slum is overwhelming, rubbish piled high, mud one day and dust the next, no running water and children playing in dirty water. However, there is a sense of hope generated from the staff and the community workers, their hearts are so ’big’ and they care deeply about their follow Kenyans’’
Miho
”I am writing to you to let you know about my recent trip to Kenya. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Kenya - it is a beautiful and wonderful country and the people were among the nicest I have met in my life. I was made to feel home away from home and my host family were so welcoming and appreciating. I feel privileged to have been taking my program to Children orphanage project which I think it was worthwhile and I would like to wish you every success with it in the future. The coordinator often went well beyond the call of duty for volunteers. I hope sometime in the future to return to Kenya, as I feel that I have made some life long and great friends there and I have greatly benefited from the time I spent there.”
Carly
”I had a great experience in Kenya. I was very scared leaving home which is my comfort zone and now I have no regrets for my adventure in Kenya. I came across so many things which have helped me grow mentally and emotionally. I have experienced a different culture which I have come to love. I truly suggest anyone who has ever thought about seeing and experiencing new things to take the leap of faith and come to Africa. This is a trip of a lifetime that I will never forget. Most people in Kenya made this trip a pleasure to my life. I have never experienced some things and what I experienced it taught me a lot. Everybody who crosses your path is very welcoming and friendly. Living with host families have really given me the inside look of how life really is and all the hardships that come with life. I have discovered another life and I have seen how precious the life is. Most of us in the western world have been taking life for granted but if you take a trip to Kenya you will really appreciate life.”
Luoise
”My experience in Kenya has been unlike any other in my lifetime. I have discovered more than I ever thought about Kenyan culture, food, history, lifestyle, geography and adventure. I have gone from emotions of anxious to discovery, from sadness to happiness. I have truly been able to fix myself in another culture and social life. Kenyans are the most generous and friendly people I have ever met on the face of earth. This has been an eye opening experience that I know I will never forget. I feel privileged to have had the chance to participate in such a program.”
Launa
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What We Do... |
| Volunteers in Community Development Kenya (VICDK) it is a charitable, non-profit, non-political, non-religious volunteer organization since 2008.VICDK has been running volunteer programs in Kenya for community support and cultural exchanges. Programs are available year-round in the areas of English teaching, orphanage, conservation work, health, and many more as per the interest of volunteers. We give both technical and non-technical support to deprived communities and organizations.
Our objective is to stimulate local development initiatives for vulnerable people in desperate situations. We aim to promote individual, community, and environmental and sociological empowerment by educating using an inclusive, multicultural mentality. We address all races, religions and sexes equally, and try to strengthen the human bond through creating friendship and understanding of each other. We believe our unique approach begins a peaceful, respectful and loving attitude, which will benefit the people’s rights, the people’s self-belief and the people’s progression.
VICDK It is managed by a board of directors who are experienced in the areas of social work, education, business management, finance and accounting, psychology, environmental health,counseling,community development and law among others. |
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