Location: Vipingo (eastern coastline)

While volunteering on this program, you will work closely with local communities and help to educate them and discourage poaching of large marine species such as the whale shark. With proper education and support, the goal is to have local communities participate in beach clean ups and educate them about the importance of Marine Conservation. As a volunteer on this program, the activities that you will participate will include: Dolphin and Whale shark eco-tourism projects. Sustainable eco-tourism to eliminate poverty. Environmental welfare through advocacy. Teaching in Schools or local community centres. Dolphin and Whale shark Surveys i.e. population distribution and identifying hot spots (GPS), Fin identification. Educating tour boat operators on observation policies and behavioural ecology.

Location: Nairobi area and coastline

This program was created for continued research on the Colobus Monkey populations in Kenya. As a volunteer working on this program, you will be required to participate in studies on Colobus feeding ecology, primate censuses, feeding and behavioural monitoring, forest disturbance surveys and hotel pest assessments. Volunteer activities may also include; cleaning cages, feeding the Colobus Monkeys, snaring projects, behavioural research, electrical work, maintenance and cleaning of environment, or carpentry work.

Location: various locations within Nairobi or surrounding rural areas

The primary focus of this program are mobile clinics, community health care centres, and clinics. As a volunteer on this program, you will have opportunities to work alongside health care workers in both rural or city hospitals, as well as in clinics. There are also volunteer programs available to assist with teaching individuals within rural communities the importance of general health and hygiene, assisting with educating locals about HIV/AIDS, prenatal care, and joining efforts with community outreach teams by visiting HIV infected areas to assess whether soon to be mothers are taking their prescribed medication. Throughout Kenya, there are HIV/Aids centres where volunteers can work with other community health care workers with monitoring the infected population, offering counselling to those that are open to it and visiting schools to educate youth of the implications HIV/Aids has on the community.

Another opportunity that is possible as a volunteer is to get involved with counselling or providing entrepreneurial skills to empower and equip single mothers with the necessary skills and mindset to eventually become self-reliant and be able to generate revenue to assist with providing their family or future family.

Depending on your education and background, volunteers with nursing certificates can work in clinics specific to their employment, qualifications or expertise. For those with specialized skills, there are additional opportunities to volunteer at health care centres that offer psychological services as well as opportunities to work alongside doctors and nurses within different communities across Kenya. Volunteers without any qualifications; but are interested in getting involved, are still able to by assisting in institutions that handle drug addicted people and other health care programs in the rural areas.

Location: various locations in Nairobi and surrounding area

The primary focus of this program is improved community wellness through health education, reproductive health services, targeted mentorship, psycho-social support and nutrition counselling as well as entrepreneurial skills building. Maternal and child health (MCH) care is the health service provided to mothers (women in their child bearing age) and children. The targets for MCH are all women in their reproductive age groups, i.e., 15 - 49 years of age, children, school age population and adolescents. Mothers and children make up over two thirds of the entire population. Women in reproductive age (15 – 49 years old) constitute 21%, pregnant women, 4.5%, children under 1 5, 47%, children under 5, 18%, under 3, 12% and infants: 4%. (This working estimate is very important in developing countries for project planning and implementation). 

The reality is, maternal mortality is an adverse outcome of many pregnancies. Miscarriage, induced abortion, and other factors, are causes for over forty percent of the pregnancies in developing countries which result in complications, illnesses, or permanent disability for the mother or child. About 80% of maternal deaths are directed obstetric deaths. They result "from obstetric complications of the pregnant state (pregnancy, labour, and puerperium), from intervention, omissions, incorrect treatment, or from a chain of events resulting from any of the above. Most pregnant women in the developing world receive insufficient or no prenatal care and deliver without help from appropriately trained health care providers. More than seven million newborn deaths are believed to result from maternal health problems and their mismanagement. Poorly timed unwanted pregnancies carry high risks of morbidity and mortality, as well as social and economic costs, particularly to the adolescent and many unwanted pregnancies end in unsafe abortion. 

Poor maternal health hurts women's productivity, their families' welfare, and socio-economic development.  A Large number of women suffer severe chronic illnesses that can be exacerbated by pregnancy and the mother's weakened immune system and levels of these illnesses are extremely high. Infectious diseases like malaria are more prevalent in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women and are most common in the first pregnancy. Given the magnitude of these problems and the interventions available, there is a lot that needs to be done. Most of the problems occurring all too often remain silent. They remain, to a large extent, uncounted and unreported.

This program focuses on addressing the ongoing problems, clarifying policy and program alternatives and identifying cost-effective health-related issues with like minded individuals or organizations. As an Intern or Volunteer on this program, you will get an opportunity to assist with training and mentoring young women on their sexual reproductive health, educating communities on the dangers of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) as well as teaching communities on the importance of girl children in the society.