Volunteer in Kenya

This expedition takes its volunteers to Kenya in East Africa to combine marine, primate and forest research, and become involved in local community development projects, including teaching English and sustainable tourism programmes. Living and working in the beautiful Shimoni Archipelago, off the coast of the Indian Ocean on the border with Tanzania, volunteers can experience the amazing white sand beaches and biodiversity of the area. You will conduct dolphin research with visiting seasonal hum...

This volunteer project will bring you to the remote and beautiful Shimoni peninsula on the Indian Ocean, and the globally important coastal forests. You will assit projects on one of Kenya's most critical populations of Angolan black and white colobus monkeys, including behavioural studies, and survey the unique biodiversity including the rare Zanj elephant shrew, birds and butterflies. Living within a traditional Swahili village you will directly support community-based conservation initiative...

GVI Volunteers will live and work in the beautiful Shimoni Archipelago, off the coast of the Indian Ocean on the border with Tanzania, Africa, a world class location for dolphins as well as other wildlife. Volunteers will have the opportunity to become involved in local community development projects, including teaching English as a foreign language and sustainable tourism programmes. Full training is provided by GVI's full time education staff allowing volunteers a hands on and invaluable contr...

This project brings you to the vibrant city of Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean, East Africa and the Bombolulu slum where urban migrant and impoverished communities live next to the upmarket residences of Nyali. Work alongside volunteer teachers a children's centre providing education to the most vulnerable children, improving literacy, supporting counselling, environmental and social awareness. Out of school arts and sports programmes help combat social pressures that lead to substance abuse and cr...

Journey to the edge of Kenya's Tsavo West National Park, in the shadow of Kilimanjaro, where Africa's big game meets rural communities, human-wildlife conflict is a daily reality. You will live and volunteer alongside villagers that have given up poaching and charcoal burning to conserve their natural heritage, developing community infrastructure, educating farmers on ways to prevent elephant damage to crops and developing alternative livelihoods including tourism. Assist in the construction of ...

Over 9 or 12 months, become part of a community in the vibrant city of Mombasa on the Indian Ocean, working with children from Bombolulu slum where hunger and dysfunctional homes mean many fail to attend school and attain basic literacy. HIV / AIDS also takes its toll leaving young children orphaned or abandoned. You will work alongside volunteer teachers at a children’s centre and staff at an orphanage for HIV / AIDS orphans, providing education to the most vulnerable children, counseling, and ...

Journey to the edge of Tsavo West National Park, in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, to live alongside villagers who have given up poaching and charcoal burning to conserve their natural heritage and wildlife. Harsh environmental conditions, unreliable rainfall and limited opportunities create significant challenges for communities of ex-poachers endeavouring to generate sustainable incomes in place of the bush meat trade. As a volunteer you will assist with the construction of infrastructure es...

GVI Volunteers will live and work in the beautiful Shimoni Archipelago, off the coast of the Indian Ocean on the border with Tanzania, Africa, a world class location for dolphins as well as other wildlife. Volunteers will conduct dolphin research from a surface vessel and have the opportunity to snorkel coral reefs to survey turtles. Full training is provided by GVI's full time research staff allowing volunteers a hands on and invaluable contribution to the preservation of these majestic animals...

These 6, 9 and 12 month Internships start with a 10 week expedition in Kenya, East Africa to develop your skills in the classroom and community relations as well as gaining a thorough understanding of conservation and natural resource use issues. You will learn how to live and work with a research team in a remote environment and attain experience essential for your work placement. During this phase you will undertake GVI’s Introduction to TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language), and Emergenc...

This six, nine or twelve month Internship starts with a 10 week expedition to develop your understanding of coastal habitat conservation and wide-ranging tropical habitat survey techniques. You will learn how to live and work with a research team in a remote environment and attain experience essential for your work placement for the following 10 weeks. During this phase you can undertake a BTEC qualification in Supervision of Biological Surveys, PADI scuba diving courses, Emergency First Respons...

GVI gives you the chance to complete Level 3 BTEC Advanced Certificate whilst on a five or ten week expedition in East Africa. The BTEC teaches you to supervise biological surveys, and during the course you will complete five core units: Target Species Identification, Survey Techniques, Managing Risk, Expedition Logistics and Community Relations. Based on the beautiful island of Wasini in Southern Kenya, expedition members work extensively with the local community on sustainable development prog...

As part of this internship you will make a real difference to the lives of the children most in need in Mombasa’s Bombolulu area, at a children’s centre and an HIV/ AIDS orphanage. You will be working alongside a dedicated staff supervisor and local volunteer teachers, typically with children aged between 3 and 13 on a project that offers basic education and meals to the most vulnerable children. This internship allows you to experience the challenges faced by urban communities in Kenya, contrib...