Medical and Health Volunteer Program in Kenya

Medical and Health Volunteer Program in Kenya

Advance Africa volunteer in Kenya opportunities are available for international volunteers in orphanages, schools, hospitals and community medical clinics.

We work directly with the projects where we send you and where your contribution will make a real and meaningful difference.

You will be offered a personal and customisable placement service. You will be supported throughout the duration of your placement.

We use our local knowledge and spend time in the country meeting your requirements. Customised placements that volunteers have asked for in the past include volunteering in mobile clinics, volunteer in mental health clinics, amongst the handicapped, hospice volunteering, HIV/Aids or doing volunteer work in specific areas like nutrition, dental services and working amongst the Masai, Pokot and Samburu.

Medical and Health Volunteer Program
Volunteers in this area are given responsibilities depending on their medical qualifications. Qualified doctors and nurses can carry full day to day treatment of various diseases.

Medical students work under the supervision of qualified medical personnel. Volunteers who do not have medical training help in packing of drugs, painting etc.

The volunteers can work in the areas of maternal health, mental health, surgery, laboratories, counseling and testing. Volunteers can work in clinics located in the slums of Nairobi, or in hospitals located elsewhere.

HIV/Aids Volunteer Program
The HIV/Aids epidemic in Africa is unusual in its scope and magnitude. Health workers in Kenya are laboring to cope with an unprecedented surge in the number of HIV/Aids patients. As a HIV/Aids volunteer, you will help us mount an effective response in meeting the needs of our target communities.

Your HIV/Aids volunteer service will include homecare visits to the slums bringing vital supplies of food, medicine, and providing basic medical care. HIV/Aids volunteers help decrease the spread of HIV by raising awareness and promoting access to medical care.

Volunteers also provide emotional support and foster compassion for people living with HIV/Aids in the community. Volunteers educate and counsel the community, schools and individuals.

AIDS orphans are often neglected in Africa. As a volunteer in this program, you will visit HIV/Aids clinics, and help meet the needs of AIDS orphans.

Volunteer in Kenya Program Locations
Kenya volunteer jobs are available in the cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu. We also have volunteer work in Nyeri, Nanyuki, Matunda, Migori and Kakamega. More volunteer destinations are available with special arrangements.

Kenya Volunteer Program Schedule
You can volunteer for any duration and stay as long as you wish. You can arrive at any time during the month and the volunteer work starts the following day.

You will typically work between 9am - 4pm Monday to Friday. Your will spend your spare time shopping, eating out, cinemas, chatting with other volunteers or swimming.

You can also go scuba-diving and surfing if at the coast, skate on the ice-skating facility at the Panari Hotel, or simply take a day out to giraffe centre and ostrich farm in Nairobi.

Volunteering in Kenya Costs
Application Fee: USD $100.00. Application fee covers communication, airport pick up and local support.

Kenya Volunteer Fees in USD:
Cost for 2 weeks or less $400.00
Cost for 3 weeks $500.00
Cost for 1 month $600.00
Cost for 6 weeks $800.00
Cost for 2 months $1,100.00
Cost for 10 weeks $1,200.00
Cost for 3 months $1,500.00
Cost for 4 months $1,800.00
Cost for 5 months $2,200.00
Cost for 6 months $2,500.00

The volunteer in Kenya program fee covers in-country orientation, training, meals and accommodation, and supervision.

The volunteer in Kenya costs you need to meet are: Your flight to and from the country, visa fees, work permits, vaccinations, and travel insurance, return trip to the airport and airport taxes.

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