Location Athi River, Nairobi, Kenya
- Teaching and observing in primary school all subjects possible, depending on the possibility and after consultation of the internship
- Tuition and homework help
- Participation in the children’s home with 100 children (childcare, housework, organization and implementation of child-friendly leisure activities; computer room available)
- health care
- Working in the garden / agriculture (cows, goats, chickens, ducks)
Minimum duration 4 weeks
Maximum duration 6 months
Accommodation and meals around € 190 per month
- There are currently around 150 children in the children’s home
- Free pick up from Nairobi Airport
- School holidays in April, August and mid-November – end of December (then only limited school hours)
K2 children’s home and kindergarten
activities
- Support for teachers
- Assistance with all household chores such as Serving food, washing children, washing clothes, etc.
- Organization of child-friendly activities in their free time
- Accompanying the children on excursions, medical visits and other matters
- Cooperation in the vegetable garden and chicken house
courts 2
minimum duration 2 months
maximum duration 6 months
Accommodation and catering
190 € per month – accommodation in a separate house for interns approx. 20 m from the children’s home with 3 bedrooms (1 double room, 2 single rooms), equipped kitchen, living room, garden, bathroom (Kenyan standard, partly without running water)
or
with a host family
All meals can be taken with the children in the children’s home (Kenyan meals!) Or prepared yourself in the internship.
Others
- Pick-up from Mombasa airport for around € 35. Internet cafes and shops just a few minutes away.
- Mombasa and the beaches of the Indian Ocean are around 40 minutes away by bus.
- Holidays in April, August and mid November – late December
A social worker is available on request.
Assessment of this position: 3
K7 Catholic parish
activities
- Visiting and teaching in primary school, grades 1-8 (6-14 years)
(Observation and teaching must be agreed with the position and may only be possible to a limited extent on a case-by-case basis)
- Homework support, tuition and tutoring
- Participation in the different groups of the community: youth groups, women groups, church choir. Experience African spirituality
- Cooperation in kindergarten
- After consultation also care and care for the elderly
- Cooperation in a children’s home (Support in childcare, organization of child-friendly leisure activities, help in the household.)
courts 4
minimum duration 2 weeks
maximum duration 6 months
Accommodation and catering for families in the community, 160 – 190 € per month
Others
- Pick-up from Mombasa airport for around € 30.
- Markets, supermarkets, shops, internet cafes, etc. by bus about 5 – 20 minutes away. About 15 minutes by bus to the beach on the Indian Ocean (for about 20 cents).
- School and children’s home are external bodies.
- School holidays in April, August and mid-November – end of December (then only limited school hours)
Interns are required to provide proof of pedagogical (basic) knowledge of working in a children’s home or primary school. In addition, a high degree of flexibility and willingness to try out other areas besides what is desired is required.
A social worker is available on request
Assessment of this position 2
K8 Pentecostal Church and children’s home
activities
- Working in the Boys Home children’s home
- Working in a hospital
- Teach German
courts 2
minimum duration 4 weeks
Maximum duration 6 months
Accommodation and catering for families in the community, € 150 per month
Others
- Pick-up from Nairobi airport for around € 35;
- Markets and shops, as well as internet cafes approx. 5 – 15 min. walk away.
- School holidays in April, August and mid-November – end of December (then only limited school hours)
Assessment of this position 2
K9 children’s home
activities
- Help with childcare,
- food Distribution,
- Organization of child-friendly activities,
- Leisure activities (excursions, Sport and Games),
- Tuition (tuition),
- Help in snow >courts 2
minimum duration 2 weeks
maximum duration 6 months
Accommodation and catering € 215 per person per month, 5 minutes from the city center and about 15 minutes from the location.
Others
- Pick up from Nairobi airport for around 20 €.
- This home is a Muslim children’s home (very interesting and recommended).
- There are approximately 85 children, 0-19 years old. Markets and shops abound. Nairobi is a great city, but being loud, chaotic and alone at night can also be dangerous.
A social worker is available on request
Assessment of this position 2
K10 Christian children’s home
activities
- Help with childcare
- Teaching in primary school
- Organization of child-friendly activities
- Private tutoring
- workshops
- health education
- Homework help
courts 2
minimum duration 4 weeks
maximum duration 6 months
Accommodation and catering € 200 per month in a room with a simple, Kenyan, rural standard
Others
- Pick-up from Nairobi airport (twice 210 km) for around 90 € each way,
- Accommodation in the guest area of the children’s home
- School holidays in April, August and mid-November – end of December (then only limited school hours)
- The children’s home is part of an order whose life and everyday life are strongly influenced by faith
Assessment of this position 3
K11 orphanage and Child Day Care Center
activities
- Help with childcare
- Organization of child-friendly activities
- Teaching
- food Distribution
- Play
- Private tutoring
- Homework help
- workshops
- health education
minimum duration 2 weeks
maximum duration 6 months
Accommodation and meals In the family of the orphanage manager (see photos), or in an apartment with breakfast and dinner, around € 190 per month per person.
Others
- Pick-up from Mombasa airport for around € 30.
- Internet, markets and shops, etc. by bus about 5-10 minutes away.
- The beaches of the Indian Ocean are also just a few minutes away.
- School holidays in April, August and mid-November – end of December (then only limited school hours)
It is also possible to carry out professional social work with a social worker. Although she is not in the orphanage, the contact can be made.
The site is located in a poorer part of the city, in which slum-like conditions prevail.
Assessment of this position 2
K12 Children’s home and school for disabled children
place Mtwapa, Mombasa, Kenya
- Teaching and observing in different subjects
- Help with break supervision
- Private tutoring
- Organization and implementation of child-friendly leisure activities
- Support with childcare and care
- Help with all household tasks, such as Cooking, washing, etc.
- physical therapy
- occupational Therapy
- water aerobics
- Learning sign language for deaf children
- Janitorial work
- It is also possible to work in a kindergarten, elementary school, secondary school and vocational school for agriculture, mechanics and electrical engineering
minimum duration 2 weeks
maximum duration 6 months
In an apartment in a beautifully designed and protected complex, directly on Mtwapa Creek (approx. 30 minutes from the location, easy and cheap to reach by public transport in 10 minutes), in a double room, with a fully equipped kitchen or cheap meals in the surrounding area Restaurants, for 200 euros per month (180 euros for 2 interns, 160 euros for 3 interns). Or with a Kenyan for 180 euros in a single or double room.
- There is also a small primary care hospital on the premises.
- To school: It is a boarding school with 600-800 pupils with different disabilities like pupils with intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, down syndrome, microcephaly and deaf and dumb, and different ages 6/7 years upwards. The oldest is just over 60 years old.
- The school is divided into elementary school and high school.
- Pick-up from Mombasa airport for around 30 euros
- Help possible in the children’s home on request
- School holidays in April, August and mid-November – end of December (then only limited school hours)
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