i-to-iVolunteer in Kenya
Opportunities for Volunteering in Kenya. If you are planning to travel to Kenya or you’re thinking of taking a gap year in Kenya , you should get involved in some volunteer work. By choosing to volunteer in Kenya as part of your travels you will not only help make a difference to the lives of others, but you’ll gain a unique understanding of the country and its people.
When you volunteer in Kenya you will work alongside local people and make a difference to their lives and the lives of their communities. There are many opportunities to volunteer with children in Kenya and this work is especially important due to poverty and the effects of the AIDS epidemic that continues to blight much of sub-Saharan Africa. There are also lots of opportunities to teach English in Kenya, where the ability to write and speak good English can greatly improve a student's future prospects.
If you're planning on visiting anytime soon or you hope to visit Kenya on a gap year, take a look at the links below. Or visit our Gap Year Kenya and Travel Kenya sections.
18 trips have been found based on your choices
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
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:Community Work
- Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
An excellent opportunity to provide volunteer support....
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Save 15%: Travel - 12th, 19th July & 2nd, 9th or 16th August 08*
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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Build homes for underprivileged communities in Kenya
Build brighter futures on building projects across beautiful Kenya's poorest communities.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Building
- Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
An eye-opening, life-affirming break from hum-drum, comfortable existence....
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Community Work with Children in Kilifi, Kenya
Soak up Kenya’s stunning coastal town of Kilifi as you balance your time between enjoying unspoiled beaches and warming the hearts of local Kenyan children.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Community Work
- Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
GROUPS: Ecology conservation in Kenya
Have a ball in a group tackling the devastating deforestation within the stunning Kenyan wilderness.
- Location: Kenya
- Continent: Africa
- Type:Conservation
- Duration: 1 to 2 weeks
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:Community Work
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
When you go to kenya you'll return feeling very special....
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Save 15%: Travel - 12th, 19th July or 2nd, 9th, 16th August 08*
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 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:Community Work
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
Latest trip review:
Everybody should do this at least once!...
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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:Community Work
- Duration: 2 to 12 weeks
