Volunteer with Rural to Action – Cup of Hope School Meals
Program Overview
Every school day, many children in rural communities walk long distances to school without a nutritious breakfast. Hunger affects their health, concentration, attendance, and ability to learn.
The Cup of Hope School Meals Program provides nutritious daily meals to children in rural primary schools, helping improve nutrition, school attendance, classroom participation, and academic outcomes.
As a volunteer, you can support meal preparation and service, school gardens, nutrition education, commu...
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Program Highlights
Quick Details
- 2-4 Weeks
- 1-2 Weeks
- Childcare & Children
- Community Development
- Culture
- Algerian
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- Aruban
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- Beninese
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- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Burkinabe
- Burundian
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- Colombian
- Comoran
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- Djibouti
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- Ecuadorian
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- Estonian
- Ethiopian
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- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- Gabonese
- Gambian
- Georgian
- German
- Ghanaian
- Gibraltarian
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- Grenadian
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Iranian
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kenyan
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
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- Lebanese
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- Luxembourg
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- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- Moroccan
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Nigerian
- Nigerien
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Pakistani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Rwandan
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Senegalese
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leonean
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- Somali
- South African
- South Sudanese
- Spanish
- Sri Lankan
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Sudanese
- Surinamese
- Swazi
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Syrian
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Tanzanian
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Tuvaluan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Uzbekistani
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Greenlandic
- Mongolian
Updated Jul 27, 2026
Program Details
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Locations
- Homa Bay, Kenya
Types & Subjects
- Causes
- Childcare & Children
- Community Development
- Culture
Available Terms / Availability
- Years Offered
- Year Round
Eligible Nationalities
- Algerian
- American
- Andorran
- Antarctica
- Argentinian
- Armenian
- Aruban
- Asian
- Australian
- Austrian
- Azerbaijani
- Bahamian
- Bahraini
- Barbadian
- Belarusian
- Belgian
- Beninese
- Bermudian
- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Burkinabe
- Burundian
- Cambodian
- Cameroonian
- Canadian
- Chilean
- Chinese
- Colombian
- Comoran
- Costa Rican
- Croatian
- Cuban
- Curacao
- Czech
- Danish
- Djibouti
- Dominican
- Dutch
- Ecuadorian
- Emirati
- Estonian
- Ethiopian
- European
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- Gabonese
- Gambian
- Georgian
- German
- Ghanaian
- Gibraltarian
- Greek
- Grenadian
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Iranian
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kenyan
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
- Lao or Laotian
- Latvian
- Lebanese
- Liberian
- Libyan
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian
- Luxembourg
- Macedonian
- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- Moroccan
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Nigerian
- Nigerien
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Pakistani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Rwandan
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Senegalese
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leonean
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- Somali
- South African
- South Sudanese
- Spanish
- Sri Lankan
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Sudanese
- Surinamese
- Swazi
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Syrian
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Tanzanian
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Tuvaluan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Uzbekistani
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Greenlandic
- Mongolian
- This Program is also open to Solo, Couples, Families, Group
Education Levels & Language
- Language
- English
- Education
- Any/All Education Levels Accepted
Accommodation Options
- Guest House
- Home-stays
- Independent living
Application Procedures
- Online Application
Age Requirement
18+
Duration
- 2-4 Weeks
- 1-2 Weeks
Starts At
- 1 week: $300
- 2 weeks: $450
Payment Terms
- Payment Plan
- Changes Allowed
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