Kenya house building projects
Are you looking for an adventurous trip with a purpose, or on a gap year or career break? If you want to make a difference in some of the world’s most important conservation areas - and in community projects - then volunteer trips are for you! Volunteers tend to have a sense of adventure, and come from a range of different backgrounds and from all over the world.
Edward Abbey said 'sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul'.
How Kenya house building projects makes a difference
Environment
We believe that travel can change lives! Travelling can change you as a person and, if done responsibly, can have a profound effect on the people that you meet and the places that you visit. We want as many people as possible to experience the heart and soul of another culture in the way that we have, and in doing so, help them to make a positive and lasting impact on our world.
We do not own or operate any project but simply partner with them to assist in achieving their goals for development, making your assistance fully sustainable. It is this continuous stream of committed volunteers that allows the projects the time to focus on improving the lives of the people they work with. On this project you will be required to work on one of several projects; either (literally) laying the foundations for children’s homes or building homes for people currently living on local rubbish dumps.
You’ll stay in a locally owned homestay ensuring that you directly support the local community while you’re there. You’ll also be supported by a local Kenya team who are best placed to understand the specific economic, social and developmental needs of Kenya and the surrounding areas. You will also use local public transport to get around which supports the local economy and the environment too.
Community
Shelter is one of the basic human needs and it’s difficult to imagine a good quality of life that doesn’t include somewhere comfortable to lay your head. Providing good housing is one of the first steps in any meaningful attempt to tackle social problems so your efforts can make a real difference here.
Assisting at already established community projects near Nakuru, you could be laying or repairing the foundations for the community projects with children (orphanages), which will provide an educational centre, accommodation and medical care for the children and community who make their living on the local city dump. Beside the city dump is the community of Hilton where you may be asked to work building shelters for the people living there, often single parents, or grandparents caring for their orphaned grandchildren.
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