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Come volunteer in rural Kenya with one of our 4 humanitarian aid programs: (1) Healthcare, (2) HIV/AIDS Education, (3) Education, (4) Microenterprise Development. Volunteer Kenya / ICODEI is a non-religious, non-political volunteer organization run through a partnership of past overseas volunteers and local Kenyans. We are a grassroots organization with no marketing or fundraising overhead. All programs (including our heath clinic and grade school) are run through donations from volunteers and individual donors. We are located in the rural village of Kabula, Kenya. Contact information for our International Coordinators (who are all unpaid past volunteers) can be found on our website at www.volunteerkenya.org

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.

Interested volunteers can access our online application at http://www.volunteerkenya.org. The application takes about 15 minutes to fill out. Volunteer placements in are available year round for a minimum of 4 weeks (preferably 6-8 weeks).

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