Description

Volunteers are urgently required to work in the community, orphanage, hospitals, clinics, dispensaries and schools, educating and counseling students and community members about the disease. This program also encourages volunteers to learn and share their knowledge with other people.

Past volunteers used to work in HIV Counseling and Testing, ARV Therapy, TB diagnosis, TB Treatment, home based care, Caesarean section. The volunteer program locations are all over Kenya.

The costs you need to meet are:
Your air ticket to and from the country, visa fees, vaccinations, local travel costs, accommodation costs outside project and insurance. You will also need a weekly budget of around 10 euro to cover your expenses like bottled water, personal effects, public transport, beverages, entertainment and transport costs to and from project site.

Highlights

Volunteer Accommodation:
While volunteering, volunteers will be accommodated in either a home stay or dormitory situation. Host families have all been carefully selected to provide you with a safe family environment and an insight into Kenyan life.

Reception of Volunteers:
A member of staff will meet you on arrival and help transport you to your location.

Qualifications

This program is open to the following group of students:
* pre-meds
* Nursing students
* medical students
* students doing electives and clinicals
* students specializing in public health
* students interested in learning about tropical medicine
* students interested in learning about strategies used to provide health care in rural areas
* students interested in learning about family health
* students interested in any other area of study
* any other medical student
* health workers
* medical doctors
* any other general volunteer

Intern Types

• Medicine
• Nursing
• Occupational, Envir. Health
• Physical Therapy

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 700

Program Fees Include:

* Food
* Housing
* In-country orientation/Training
* In-country staff support
* Registration fees

Program participation fees:

To be paid 3 months before you begin your placement.

Pay by bank transfer to:
Account Name: Volunteers In Community Development Kenya
Account Number: 0110910278500
Branch: Cooperative House
SWIFT CODE: KCOOKENA
Branch Code: 11002
Country: Kenya

Remember that bank charges and all other costs have to be paid by the participant. For the fluent treatment of your application send us your proof of payment.

Please send us your resume and cover letter.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Volunteers in Community Development Kenya's Mission Statement

Our mission is to empower deprived communities to alleviate themselves of the degenerative social condition they are suffering. We exist to battle the ill affects of famine, poverty, crime and ascending levels of respect and understanding. We will eradicate unjust, unsocial and unwarranted misery to develop structures of social security and social progression.

Year Founded

2006