04/02/2011

Maasai Gap Year Volunteer Projects, Kenya

IVHQ has partnered with a Maasai community development organization in rural Kenya to assist Maasai villages as they assimilate into the modern African way of living while still preserving the traditional Maasai culture and unique way of life. This extremely popular volunteer placement has projects available in the fields of teaching and medical placements.

LOCATION OF MAASAI GAP YEAR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

IVHQ has volunteer placements in Kajiado north and Kajiado south. Kajiado north placements include, Kimuka, Olmaroroi and Saikeri . They lie on the leeward side of the Ngong Hills, 9kms from Ngong town and 30km west of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. Kajiado south placements include Isinya, Iseuri and Nkoile. Kajiado District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It has a population of 406,054 and an area of 21,903 km². The district borders Nairobi city and extends to the Kenya-Tanzania border further south.

START AND DURATION OF MAASAI GAP YEAR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

Volunteer programs begin on the 1st and 15th of each month. Volunteers can choose to volunteer for periods of one week to six months.

MAASAI VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS

Volunteers must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the program and have at least a high school education. Volunteers participating in the medical placement must have appropriate training and certification (to be presented to IVHQ partner staff on arrival in Kenya). It is also necessary to have a good level of general fitness. Due to the remote nature of the Maasai villages, there is much walking between institutions such as schools and clinics and home stays.

Kenya Gap Year Volunteer Projects: More Information

International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) provides safe, quality and extremely affordable gap year volunteering programs abroad in Kenya, Africa and developing countries all over the world.

E-mail: volunteer@volunteerhq.org
PHONE (New Zealand): +6467587949
Website: www.volunteerhq.org


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