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Since the summer of 1998, the members of Volunteer Kenya, working alongside their partner organizations and volunteers from the US, Canada , Switzerland, Australia, the UK, Japan, and Spain have reached over 200,000 Kenyans with their HIV/AIDS awareness campaign. At schools, community centers, bars, nightclubs, churches, and women's groups, the Volunteer Kenya team presents two to three hour HIV/AIDS programs. Discussions at these programs center on transmission and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other STIs. We supply facts about HIV/AIDS that assist in dispelling the multitude of rumors and myths concerning the disease.

In April of 2003, a program for Peer Education called EMPOWER was developed and implemented by the Volunteer Kenya team. The goal of EMPOWER is to train high school students and/or community groups such that they can be a resource for others within their schools and/or communities. It is the hope that the information supplied within the EMPOWER manual will be a reference that can be used in answering questions posed by their peers and that, following training, they will be comfortable giving a presentation about HIV/AIDS to a group. In a high school environment, students with questions and concerns relating to sex and STIs are not likely to ask teachers and guidance counselors for information.

Volunteer positions for the both the general AIDS Education and Empower Programs are open year round. Volunteer placements are available for 1-3 months in length. Volunteers in this program do not have to have a medical background, but must take the Red Cross AIDS Education Training Course prior to their trip. Additional self-study of AIDS educational material (provided by Volunteer Kenya) is needed before your trip.

The Program Fee for one month (per person) is $975 USD. The fee for each additional month is $680 USD. This includes pick-up and return to the Nairobi Airport , program materials and expenses (such as vehicle repair and gas), salaries for the Kenyan staff, and Room and Board. Volunteers receive 3 meals a day, 7 days a week while on the farm. Volunteers are housed in our 4-person volunteer huts located on what used to be a sugarcane farm in the heart of rural Africa . This “sugarcane farm” now contains a primary school, public library and clinic (all built and funded by volunteers and local community members). Not included in this fee are airplane tickets, bus tickets to/from Nairobi / Bungoma-$8USD, trip to/from the airport/Nairobi, safari fees, leisure travel, souvenirs, and food/drink outside of the home stay

Our online appliction can be accessed via our website at http://www.volunteerkenya.org

For more information, please email:
volunteercoordinator@volunteerkenya.org