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Kenya's health care and provision suffers as much as any other public service sector in the country. Whilst structures are in place for an effective health service, there is an enormous deficit in terms of staff and resources. Volunteers' help is very much appreciated by the nurses and doctors we work with and volunteers will have the chance to make a positive impact on the health service in Nairobi, to gain unique medical experience, and to make a profound difference in the lives of the surrounding community.
There are over a million orphans in Kenya mainly due to AIDS, of which only 5 % get any kind of support. There is a huge need for assisting orphanages and children's homes and we are involved with several orphanages in Limuru. These children come from backgrounds that have been affected by HIV/AIDS, abuse, poverty or illness and are in need of love and attention. Many of them are developmentally delayed and need extra attention in order to promote their development. We actively encourage and practice responsible travel. Our volunteers spend the majority of their time working alongside local project partners helping them to further their work in the community for example: clinics in the slums, home based care, orphanages and a care for AIDS program.
A portion of the fees paid by volunteers is allocated to a project fund. These funds are set aside to help with volunteer activities involved in community development, setting up sustainable projects, running training sessions with locals and doing clean up projects in the slums amongst other activities. We use locally owned transport companies to do a lot of our volunteer transport and all projects that we are involved in are run by locals, most of which have had training. We aim to provide further training in areas that are lacking, further contributing to the upliftment of the community.
Our volunteer accommodation has a resident environmentalist who monitors the impact that the facilities have on the environment, in order to minimize environmental impact. The size of our volunteer group is restricted to a maximum of 20 and the average number of volunteers we have per month is approximately 10. The project has several aspects to it so the group is divided during the day. This means that one project won't be 'overloaded' with too many volunteers. There are usually 2-4 volunteers at a placement, so they are able to get involved in a constructive and beneficial way at the placement. This also enables volunteers to build meaningful relationships with local partners and projects and work together with them to benefit the project.
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