Global Village Volunteer Network

Kenya: Nairobi, Rural

Volunteers will work with an institution run by people living with HIV/AIDS, located in the slums of Kibera. The program began as a therapy group for HIV-infected people in Kibera. All the staff and 95% of children are HIV positive. And due to t...

Kenya: Nairobi, Rural

The Lea Toto placement implements the Home Based Care (HBC) model with an objection to improve the quality of life of the HIV affected through a package of comprehensive care for the client and his/her family. This package usually includes: - Basi...

Kenya: Nairobi, Rural

Volunteers will assist in an orphanage which is home to 45 orphans and over 100 needy children. It also has a primary school and a church. Living accomodations and meals in our Kenya progam are provided through pre-selected host families, where yo...

Kenya: Nairobi, Rural

We have two locations where volunteers can help out: * School in Kibera (Africa's Largest Slum) - Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School in the Kibera slums. - Volunteers will teach basic english and math and will organize extracurricular ac...

Kenya: Nairobi, Rural

Still unable to return to their homes, 1000s of internally displaced persons found refuge in IDP Camps in Kenya. An Internally Displaced Person has in general had the same experience as a refugee except has not crossed an international border. The ne...

Tanzania: Arusha

The purpose of this project is to teach widows and orphans of men who have died from AIDS/HIV about their legal rights. These international human rights include the right to work, to an adequate standard of living, to participate in cultural and p...

Tanzania: Arusha

If you are looking for valuable hands-on medical experience, there are possibilities in the hospitals in Arusha. As a medical volunteer, you will also be able to work at rural health posts and community clinics. Participants spend the majority of the...

Tanzania: Arusha

The Pamoja Project focuses on teaching and raising awareness of HIV/AIDS for community members and schoolchildren. Most of your time will be spent teaching, lesson planning, and training peer educators. You will also be involved in community assessme...

Tanzania: Arusha

This boarding school shelters orphans and children whose parents cannot care for them due to deep poverty. There are currently 70-80 children from 4  12 years old living at the school. The classes are small, maximum 18 pupils. There is no religious ...

Tanzania: Arusha

English is a common language in Tanzania because the country was a British colony. However, there is a lack of quality English education. Tanzanian children are very eager to learn English. You may also assist with sports, music, drawing lessons, gam...

Tanzania: Arusha

Tanzania is badly affected by the epidemics of poverty and HIV. The number of orphans and street children is growing. Most orphanages lack resources and are under-staffed. These institutions focus primarily on offering formal and informal schooling a...