What to Expect

You’ll work alongside a friendly and experienced local team taking part in daily activities that respond to real community needs. From helping run training sessions to assisting with housing and food security projects, your efforts will support the growth and resilience of the local community, while offering you a deeper understanding of rural life in western Kenya.

Trip Highlights:

  • Peer Education: Support workshops for young people focused on life skills, health awareness, and HIV prevention.
  • House Building: Help construct safe, lasting homes for families through community-driven building projects.
  • Agricultural Support: Work with local farmers to implement sustainable techniques that boost food and income security.
  • Porridge Kitchen: Assist in preparing and serving nutritious meals to children to support their health and school attendance.
  • Women’s Empowerment: Support training sessions that help women build confidence, skills, and income.

Ready to Empower Communities?

This trip is open to individuals from all backgrounds. Whether you’re travelling solo or with others, you’ll be joining a locally led effort that  creates real and sustainable impact!

Contact us to learn more and book your 10-day Community Development Volunteering Trip today!

Example Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome & Orientation

  • Morning: Orientation session with an overview of our projects and introductions to the Kenyan team.
  • Afternoon: Join our social work team on a home visit. Meet families we support, hear their stories, assess needs, and even help prepare a meal together.

  • Morning: Help prepare breakfast, then assist teachers with lessons, reading, and playful classroom activities.
  • Afternoon: Serve lunch, play outdoor games, and help teachers prepare resources.
  • Later: Attend an adult education class to see how lifelong learning empowers parents and guardians.

Spend the day building a safe home for a vulnerable family. From framing to traditional mudding, you’ll work side by side with

Every Friday, young mothers gather for support and skills training. Join sessions on positive parenting, child health, and community savings groups (“table banking”) that help women build brighter futures.

  • Morning: Take part in jigger smearing, plastering mud huts with a natural mix to prevent painful jigger infestations.
  • Evening: Walk to Bukakha Rock and enjoy the breathtaking Kenyan sunset with fellow volunteers.

  • Morning: Serve breakfast at St Irene’s, then walk with the children to attend a local church service.
  • Afternoon: Explore the vibrant Mumias Market, immersing yourself in local culture.

  • Morning: Work on our community farm, then prepare spirulina porridge at the Porridge Kitchen, feeding and supporting malnourished babies.
  • Afternoon: Take part in a peer education session on sexual health and empowerment, then join the Greenblades youth football team for a lively match.

  • Morning: Join our sustainable livelihoods team and learn about income-generating projects that help families achieve financial independence.
  • Afternoon: Work alongside our community health promoters, visiting households and seeing how grassroots healthcare changes lives.

  • Morning: Accompany our social work team on home visits, assessing urgent needs and supporting vulnerable families.
  • Afternoon: Shadow staff at the GMK Medical Centre, weighing babies, attending clinics, and learning how rural healthcare operates.

  • Morning: Visit our Spirulina Farm to see how this nutrient-rich algae is grown and processed to fight malnutrition.
  • Afternoon: Take part in a house handover ceremony for the family you helped build a home for. A moving and unforgettable way to close your volunteering journey.

What to Expect

You’ll work alongside a friendly and experienced local team taking part in daily activities that respond to real community needs. From helping run training sessions to assisting with housing and food security projects, your efforts will support the growth and resilience of the local community, while offering you a deeper understanding of rural life in western Kenya.

Trip Highlights:

  • Peer Education: Support workshops for young people focused on life skills, health awareness, and HIV prevention.
  • House Building: Help construct safe, lasting homes for families through community-driven building projects.
  • Agricultural Support: Work with local farmers to implement sustainable techniques that boost food and income security.
  • Porridge Kitchen: Assist in preparing and serving nutritious meals to children to support their health and school attendance.
  • Women’s Empowerment: Support training sessions that help women build confidence, skills, and income.

Ready to Empower Communities?

This trip is open to individuals from all backgrounds. Whether you’re travelling solo or with others, you’ll be joining a locally led effort that  creates real and sustainable impact!

Contact us to learn more and book your 10-day Community Development Volunteering Trip today!

Example Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome & Orientation

  • Morning: Orientation session with an overview of our projects and introductions to the Kenyan team.
  • Afternoon: Join our social work team on a home visit. Meet families we support, hear their stories, assess needs, and even help prepare a meal together.

  • Morning: Help prepare breakfast, then assist teachers with lessons, reading, and playful classroom activities.
  • Afternoon: Serve lunch, play outdoor games, and help teachers prepare resources.
  • Later: Attend an adult education class to see how lifelong learning empowers parents and guardians.

Spend the day building a safe home for a vulnerable family. From framing to traditional mudding, you’ll work side by side with

Every Friday, young mothers gather for support and skills training. Join sessions on positive parenting, child health, and community savings groups (“table banking”) that help women build brighter futures.

  • Morning: Take part in jigger smearing, plastering mud huts with a natural mix to prevent painful jigger infestations.
  • Evening: Walk to Bukakha Rock and enjoy the breathtaking Kenyan sunset with fellow volunteers.

  • Morning: Serve breakfast at St Irene’s, then walk with the children to attend a local church service.
  • Afternoon: Explore the vibrant Mumias Market, immersing yourself in local culture.

  • Morning: Work on our community farm, then prepare spirulina porridge at the Porridge Kitchen, feeding and supporting malnourished babies.
  • Afternoon: Take part in a peer education session on sexual health and empowerment, then join the Greenblades youth football team for a lively match.

  • Morning: Join our sustainable livelihoods team and learn about income-generating projects that help families achieve financial independence.
  • Afternoon: Work alongside our community health promoters, visiting households and seeing how grassroots healthcare changes lives.

  • Morning: Accompany our social work team on home visits, assessing urgent needs and supporting vulnerable families.
  • Afternoon: Shadow staff at the GMK Medical Centre, weighing babies, attending clinics, and learning how rural healthcare operates.

  • Morning: Visit our Spirulina Farm to see how this nutrient-rich algae is grown and processed to fight malnutrition.
  • Afternoon: Take part in a house handover ceremony for the family you helped build a home for. A moving and unforgettable way to close your volunteering journey.

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