Gap Year in Kenya
Volunteering opportunities for a gap year in Kenya. By taking a gap year in Kenya, you will have ample opportunity to see this most beautiful of east African destinations. The country is home to two of Africa’s most exciting cities, Nairobi and Mombasa and is a great place to see the Big Five - Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Cape Buffalo and the African Rhino.
Despite it’s many attractions and it’s obvious natural wealth, Kenya remains a poor country, which is why being a volunteer in Kenya on your gap year is so important and rewarding. By choosing to volunteer as part of your Kenya gap year you will not only make a difference to the lives of local communities, but you’ll gain a deeper cultural understanding of the country and its people.
Volunteer on a Gap Year in Kenya
If you choose to travel to Kenya with i-to-i on your gap year, we have lots volunteer travel opportunities where you will be able to teach English in Kenya, help out with conservation projects, work with community groups or volunteer with children in Kenya.
Take a look at the Kenya volunteer projects below and take the first steps to spending your gap year in Kenya.
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Building with underprivileged communities in Kenya
Build brighter futures on building projects across Kenya's poorest communities.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Building
- Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
An amazing, eye-openning adventure....
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Community work with children in Mombasa, Kenya
Passionate about people? Put a smile on the faces of children who have been abandoned, orphaned or live their young lives in poverty while experiencing Kenya's beautiful coastal city.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
It is not true that roughing it only for the young!!...
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Teach English in Mombasa, Kenya
Itching to unleash the teacher in you? Working in local schools, you'll improve the educational lives of young Kenyans in one of the poorest areas of the country while living in Kenya's stunning second city.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Teaching
- Duration: 4 to 12 weeks
Community work with AIDS orphans in Mombasa, Kenya
Help Kenyan youngsters orphaned by HIV/AIDS look forward to a better future, while testing your teaching, sporting and cooking skills in a stunning location!
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
Positivity, happy children thus the circumstanses, give them love and...
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Community work with children in Nakuru
Do you enjoy working with children? You could bring a smile to youngster's faces by working with street kids from Kenya's urban areas and experience life in one of the country's most intriguing towns.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
It was a fantastic experience!...
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Community work with Children in Kisumu, Kenya
Love children and have a passion for exploring places? From admiring Lake Victoria to wildlife parks, you'll be fulfilled after you've spent your days helping local children.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
Eye-opening and thought-provoking....
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Teaching English in Kitengela, Kenya
Enjoy the best of both worlds as when your class goes, you'll wonder at wildlife within the amazing local African grasslands!
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Teaching
- Duration: 4 to 8 weeks
Latest trip review:
Overall this project was extremely rewarding....
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Ecology conservation in Kenya
Get your green fingers at the ready! You can help to combat the devastating deforestation outbreak in the foothills of Mount Kenya
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Conservation
- Duration: 1 to 8 weeks
Latest trip review:
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Sports: Soccer Coaching in Nakuru or Mount Kenya
Use your head as much as your nimble footy feet to motivate young soccer fans on this authentic African experience.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Sports
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Community work with children in and around Nairobi
Teach English in Kenya's sunny capital as you enjoy the fruits of modern African culture while helping the children it's left behind.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Work with children
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
Life will never be the same again!!...
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If you want to volunteer in Kenya on your gap year but can’t find the project to suit you consider some of our other exciting projects all over Africa such as conservation in the South African bush, teaching in Kenya, community work in Ghana and wildlife conservation in Uganda.
