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Through this program I was given the opportunity to teach at a primary school in Kimuka, a small, rural village just outside of Nairobi, for a few weeks. I hit the ground running and started teaching from day one. Students and the other teachers were very appreciative of my contribution to the learners success.
My host family is super friendly. Virginiah and the family gave me lots of insights to the local way of living that one would never get otherwise, and included me wherever sensible.
Finally my local coordinator Jackson was kind and caring. He kept in touch and checked in on me regularly.

I spent a month in a medical centre located in Ngong, a town closed to Nairobi. As a Physio students, I learned so much with the project! The project was more then I could have ever imagined. And the host family was outstanding. Meals were great and the housing that I stayed in was more then what was excepted. So thankful to join part of this family. I couldn't say more amazing things about this program. It was absolutely an eye opening experience. Couldn't recommend it more to come and lend a hand.

I spent a month in a school located a couple of hours out of Nairobi.
I was unsure of what I'd be doing exactly but knew I wanted to spend some time being useful.
Ended up funding and helping lay concrete floor in the classrooms where before it was just dust and dirt. And we also refurbished the toilet block.

It was an absolutely fantastic experience. The co-ordianter was welcoming and made everything run smoothly at all times. Was a pleasure to stay at his place in Mitaboni as well as with his family in Nairobi.

Village life was fantastic and everyone was so welcoming and kind. Even ended up playing guitar in a church band one Sunday.

Couldn't recommend it more to come and lend a hand. Whatever you can do to help, if I wasn't mixing cement with the workers, I was helping in classes, making posters for the children.
It's not a fast paced lifestyle but it's never boring in the slightest.
An amazing experience

This trip was the first volunteering service that I have done in my life, on my own and in a new country. My purpose was to look for a new perspective of the world which I have found in Kenya. Since the first day of arrival, I was struck by how friendly the people were. They were extremely welcoming and eager to help. I spent two weeks to volunteer at an orphanage which is the home to around 20 kids. I have also met the founder of this orphanage, who is an incredible mother to 5 grown-ups of her own as well as the orphanage kids. I could see that under her care the kids are well-fed, happy and kind-hearted. Through their hard work, some of them also achieved very good level at national exams and brought pride to this humble orphanage. The kids that I have interacted with were shy in speaking in English at first but they were very happy to get to know me (which evidenced through giving lots of hugs and kisses and making plaits with my hair). Towards the end of the programme, I have got to know the character of each of the kids and their confidence has also grown a lot since.

I felt that I was well looked after throughout the programme, always accompanied by some of the school/ orphanage staff to and from the host home. They also introduced me to the local rugby games, church, cultural food as well as the festive activities there, which were memorable. During the weekends, I also took a visit to Massai Mara for the safari and the attractions that the city has to offer.

Overall, I felt that my impact wasn't a lot due to it being already a fairly established orphanage and the school (co-located with the orphanage) was closed for the holiday. However, I went with a mindset to learn and so just being able to put more smiles on the kids' face, contributing to their meals and helping out with chores were satisfying for me. This is only the beginning to many trips back to Kenya to visit the friends and kids there!

My friend and I volunteered in a clinic as nurses for 2 weeks and stayed with our host family in Nairobi. The family was very welcoming and encouraged us to learn Kenyan culture by allowing us to participate in making meals (we mastered making Chapati!), going to the market to shop for food and learn to take local transportation.

The clinic allowed us hands-on experience to interact with the people of Kenya and to learn how different the health care and processes are however, the clinic was not what we had expected and felt that our nursing skills were not useful in that setting. Our volunteer coordinator was very receptive to our feedback and he brought us to visit multiple projects in and around Nairobi where we were able to experience much more. We visited different schools, had the opportunity to bring food and a water filter to a rural school in need as well as, visit an orphanage in Nairobi. The coordinator brought us to his countryside home and we also visited Masailand where we learned about Masai culture and projects being started there.

The people of Kenya were all very welcoming and we felt very safe traveling around the city. The coordinator traveled with us on the bus multiple times to ensure we were comfortable getting to and from shopping and the clinic. On our weekends in between volunteering, we were able to see all the unique things Nairobi has to offer, whether it’s going on safari or visiting local attractions.

My favourite part of this experience was being submerged in Kenyan Culture. Living with our host family was fun; we always felt welcome and like a part of the family. Meeting the children was always exciting. Their energy and smiles are contagious and I looked forward to interacting with them daily. The children are so kind, playful and eager to learn. They loved to sing for us and I left each day with my heart feeling full.

Kenya is a beautiful country full of vibrant landscapes, opportunity and growth. The people of Kenya are in great need but their resilience and positivity is inspiring. This experience has been life changing and we will definitely be returning!

My friend and I volunteered as nurses in the medical program with RDCP in Kenya. Given my years of nursing experience, I expected to be more useful than we were in the Nairobi clinic we were placed in. The clinic was already well staffed with a two nurses. That said, I did appreciate the the welcoming staff, the opportunity to participate in care of patients, and the willingness of staff to share their knowledge and experience.
The clinic is located in Kawangware, a neighbourhood in Nairobi, so we had to get used to using local transportation and navigating the streets, which is an experience all on its own. We were accompanied several times by our volunteer coordinator to ensure we knew what to do and felt comfortable moving around on our own. I really felt that our safety was a priority for the RCDP staff for our whole stay.
Our volunteer coordinator, and host, brought us to a few other projects while we here working. I was able to spend a day at a rural village school as well as a nursery school in Kibera. We also stopped by a medical clinic in Kibera and learned about an NGO that provides water filters to communities in need.
My favourite part of the whole experience was seeing different aspects of Kenyan life. We met people every day in the clinic, walking around and through our host family. Our host brought us to his farm in a village outside of Nairobi and we spent a day in a Massai village.
I especially appreciated being welcomed into the home of a Kenyan family- it was a pleasure to spend time with them and participate in their daily lives.
Kenya is a vibrant, interesting, beautiful country filled with friendly, welcoming, and resilient people. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to travel around this place and meet the people who live here.

I had a great experience living in the village and teaching the kids what I can, all the kids were lovely and definitely willing to learn which made it so much more fulfilling. The only downfall is that it was out of school season so I only got to teach about 10-12 students instead of the normal 100 or more during school time and it's hard to teach if you don't get the support of what to teach but it was a great experience none the less because the kids were friendly and always happy. I also got to work at an orphanage in Nairobi which was very fulfilling to be able to look and play with kids with no parents but provide them love within a very supportive family which are the carers or other children there. It was sad to see so many babies not have parents but definitely fulfilling to help out where I could.