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.

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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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Ecology conservation in Kenya

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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:
' monkeys stealing your nail varnish - in diani only... [Read more]

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Community work with children in Nakuru

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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:
An amazing, difficult and rewarding expeirence.... [Read more]

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Building with underprivileged communities in Kenya

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Build brighter futures on building projects across Kenya's poorest communities.

  • Location: Kenya
  • Continent: Africa
  • Type:Building
  • Duration: 1 to 12 weeks

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Amazing,welcoming,truely life changing,total eye opener to how peple really live,... [Read more]

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Community work with children in Mombasa, Kenya

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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:
A truely amazing, life changing, experience!... [Read more]

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Teach English in Mombasa, Kenya

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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

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Community work with AIDS orphans in Mombasa, Kenya

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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:
The most incredible experience.... [Read more]

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Teaching English in Kitengela, Kenya

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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:
Amazing trip - life changing indeed - cant wait to... [Read more]

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Community work with Children near Mt Kenya

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Go wild in one of Africa's most prestigious wildlife conservation sites and bond with enthusiastic neglected and poverty-stricken children.

  • Location: Kenya
  • Continent: Africa
  • Type:Work with children
  • Duration: 2 to 12 weeks

Latest trip review:
An awesome experience that i'll definitely never forget!!... [Read more]

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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.