Short-Term Volunteering
2 to 3 weeks duration
Short-term volunteering, from 2 to 3 weeks, is a great opportunity to commit yourself to social change even if you only have a short period of time.
A short orientation session is given before the project begins to help you get acquainted with the project aims.
These projects are supervised by a CIVS advisor who will help you to make the project a success.
group of international and local volunteers
Our short-term volunteering projects can accommodate between 10-20 volunteers.
Volunteers join forces towards a collective goal, such as building a new classroom or raising awareness on a certain issue.
This close collaboration between volunteers and the local community is an enriching and unique experience.
A unique environment
The unique environment of short-term volunteering will allow you to:
- Immerse yourself in community life in Kenya, learn about the people and their culture, and the different development challenges they face.
- Live and work with other volunteers from around the world will be an opportunity to make new friends.
- Reveal new skills and strengths as you discover that you can do things you have never tried before.
- Add value to developing your career.
EXPLORE KENYA THROUGH OUR TOURS AND SAFARIS
A WORKCAMP EVERY MONTH
Key Information
ARRIVAL & ORIENTATION
Pick up at the airport
One-Day orientation
ACCOMODATION & FOOD
At the Project
Local Food (3 meals)
TOURS AND SAFARI
Go on a Safari and see the BIG 5.
General Information
All volunteers taking part in this project will be picked up from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. CIVS will arrange accommodation before and after the workcamp in a host family.
There will be a one-day orientation for all participants the day before the workcamp starts.
300 Euros
The workcamp fee includes the following:
- Airport pick up upon arrival & Airport drop off after the workcamp
- Up to 3 nights’ accommodation in Nairobi
- Introduction to Kenyan life through a Nairobi City Center Tour before the workcamp
- Workcamp Orientation at the CIVS office in Nairobi or the workcamp site
- Food (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Workcamp facilitation and mentoring of volunteers by an experienced workcamp leader
- Certificate of participation for the volunteer
- All administrative costs
The following costs are NOT included:
- Flight ticket & Visa costs
- Local travelling : from the office to the workcamp
- Cost of drinks like soda, beer, mineral water etc
- Cost of sightseeing
- Direct donations to the project
Accommodation will be at the project in this workcamp and it is important that you have your own sleeping mat and a sleeping bag.
During the workcamp, volunteers will get food from locally available foodstuffs and will share the responsibility of preparing the food.
CIVS Kenya organizes tours and safaris to spectacular sites of interest in Kenya. Volunteers, who wish to participate, should let us know as soon as possible in order to enable us to make proper arrangements. The fee charged is all-inclusive of meals, transport, park entry fees, accommodation and tour guiding.
The cost of a 3-days safari to Masai Mara National Reserve is 400 Euros by Tour van and 480 Euros by a Landcruiser jeep.
It includes: –
Day 1: Nairobi – Maasai Mara: game viewing drive in the evening
Day 2: Maasai Mara game viewing drive in the morning and the evening
Day 3: Maasai Mara game viewing drive in the early morning
Choose a Project that suits you best
Several themes are available: Supporting People with Disabilities, Sustainable Community Development & Empowerment, Child Care, Environment Conservation, and Permaculture.
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2024 Work Camps
06 - 23 JANUARY 2024
COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS-VIRHEMBE
THEME:PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Community Health Volunteers-Virhembe is a community-based organization established in 2006 to focus on fighting HIV/AIDS and other health issues.
03 - 20 FEBRUARY 2024
HAPPY ME HAPPY YOU CHILDREN PROJECT
THEME: SUPPORTING ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN
‘Happy Me Happy You’ is a non-profit organization that was established in 2017 to empower children women, youth and men from vulnerable and poverty-stricken backgrounds.
08 -29 MARCH 2024
AHERO RESOURCE CENTER
THEME: PROMOTING COMMUNTY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
The Ahero Community Resource Center was initiated by CIVS Kenya in 2014 with an aim to build and strengthen the community’s capacity to be self-reliant and to improve their living standards.
06 - 25 APRIL 2024
MASOGO RESOURCE CENTER
THEME: PROMOTING COMMUNTY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
The Masogo Community Resource Center is a project that was initiated by CIVS Kenya in 2019 to build and strengthen the community’s capacity to be self-reliant and improve their living standards.
08 - 28 MAY 2024
KUTH AWENDO RESOURCE CENTER
PROMOTING COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER AS A MEANS TO DEVELOPMENT
Kuth Awendo Community Resource Center is a project that was initiated by CIVS Kenya in 2019 to build and strengthen the community’s capacity to be self-reliant and improve their living standards.
08 - 27 JUNE 2024
BADILISHA ECO-VILLAGE
THEME: PERMACULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Badilisha Eco Village promotes permaculture farm design techniques and ethics to bring change to the lives of people on Rusinga Island.
05 - 22 JULY 2024
HAPPY ME HAPPY YOU CHILDREN PROJECT
THEME: SUPPORTING ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN
‘Happy Me Happy You’ is a non-profit organization established in 2017 to empower women, youth, and men from vulnerable and poverty-stricken backgrounds to realize a sustainable community.
19 -29 JULY 2024
AHERO RESOURCE CENTER
PROMOTING COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER AS A MEANS TO DEVELOPMENT
The Ahero Community Resource Center is a project that was initiated by CIVS in collaboration with the local community in 2014 with an aim to build and strengthen the community’s capacity to be self-reliant and to improve their living standards.
02 - 19 AUGUST 2024
JENGA VILLAGE VOLUNTEERS
THEME: PROMOTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Jenga Village Volunteers is a registered non-governmental, community-based organization. Jenga means ‘build’ and it aims at community development due to the increase in poverty and illiteracy among the youths in the village
09 - 26 AUGUST 2024
ESIKOMA COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT
THEME: PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH
Esikoma Community Health Project has constructed a community hospital which offers health services to the local community.
06 - 23 SEPTEMBER 2024
MIKONO PAMOJA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
THEME: PROMOTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
‘Mikono pamoja’ means holding hands and it is based on the notion of people working together to do more. The project was started to help improve the livelihoods of vulnerable people including the youth, kids, widows, and the old.
04 - 21 OCTOBER 2024
AHERO RESOURCE CENTER
THEME: PROMOTING COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER AS A MEANS TO DEVELOPMENT
The Ahero Comunity Resource Center is a One-Stop-Shop with an aim to build and strengthen the community’s capacity to be self-reliant.
08 - 25 NOVEMBER 2024
LUANDA COMMUNITY EMPOWEMENT
THEME: PROMOTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The project aims to empower the community to realize their potential through local initiatives like farming, brick making, environment conservation, community banking, childcare, informal education, and health and sanitation programs.
06 - 23 DECEMBER 2024
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CODEP)
THEME: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL WORK
The CODEP project was started to empower the local communities to improve living standards in areas of agriculture, education, water, shelter, and environmental conservation.
Any Questions?
We will respond to any questions as soon as possible.
ABOUT US
The Center for International Voluntary Service (CIVS Kenya) is a Community Development Organization working with local marginalized communities in Kenya to support them in their development and fight the poverty through volunteering and community development programs.
REACH US
- +254 (20) 780909
- +254 722 210968
- info@civskenya.com
OUR LOCATION
- Mumias Road, Buruburu Business Center, Rubis Station Building, P.O. Box 824 00515 Buruburu, Nairobi, Kenya.