Description

Major Objective: To inspire and support the lives of children left without families. You will be working with orphan children who have lost their parents through poverty, abuse, alcoholism, and/or disease, providing them with the care and nurture these children need. Share your life, your skills, and your heart with these wonderful children and positively impact their lives for years to come.

Responsibilities: The volunteers will work alongside the existing staff at a children's orphanage. The work will involve daily feeding, dressing, and keeping of the children living within the homes. Depending on individual skills and interests, volunteers can act as mentors by helping children with their homework, teaching English, or providing love and support to these disadvantaged children. Other tasks include assisting with the cleaning and organization of the homes, as well as cooking. The opportunities for this position are wide; utilize your individual skills and interests to make the most of your volunteer term.

Highlights

By teaching the orphans, playing with them, preparing their daily records, cooking, helping in their washing, and some administrative work, the volunteer is exposed to a form and level of humility that is humbling, yet revealing and self gratifying, both to themselves and to the children and staff. Volunteering in an orphanage facilitates adaptability, flexibility, and preparedness, while providing a platform to learn of life-changing experiences from the orphans and caretakers.

Qualifications

There are no special qualifications required - anyone can volunteer.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 650 per month

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

- Application fee
- Application processing
- Volunteer information packet
- Volunteer orientation
- Airport pickup and drop off
- Accommodation in Nairobi
- Host family stay at your respective locations
- Home cooked traditional meals during your stay
- Local support at your volunteer locations
- Liaison to personal travels (I.e. Safari, Malindi, Mombasa and Beach, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Nature Reserves, Giraffe Sanctuary, etc)

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Counseling
• Culture
• Education

Age Range

18-65

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 4

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1-2 weeks

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Kosmos Solutions International's Mission Statement

We are a people business and a product of a life-long desire to assist individuals in need. Our mission is to educate and empower impoverished individuals, by equipping them with the knowledge, understanding, skills, and tools necessary to develop a sustainable future. Through various educational and humanitarian initiatives, the KSI team has been addressing the important issues that hinder the prospects for sustainability and development in the disadvantaged regions of the world. With a unique blend of environmentally friendly, educationally based, and community directed projects, KSI is providing opportunities for people whose alternative circumstances have been weakened by the unfortunate struggles surrounding them. It is KSI's belief that through education and empowerment, sustainable opportunities can be provided for healthy community growth.

Year Founded

2009