African Impact Kenya Expedition

  Kenya

• Nairobi: 
Nairobi

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks

Description: Join 15 other intrepid travellers as you venture out on a Camel Trek through the Districts of Laikipia and Samburuland, the vast plateau North West of Mt. Kenya, straddling the equator at the heart of Kenya's Rift Valley Province. Along with our African Impact team you will then be involved in the refurbishment of a local Maasai village school, and base for the Nomadic Communities Trust Mobile Camel Clinic near the village of Londongokwe. After this building project in Samburuland on the banks of a local river, take in the sights of Lake Nakuru's famous cloud of flamingos, and wildlife population, and follow on the the Maasai Mara for the start of the Great Migration.

Highlights: Expedition Highlights:
* Visit Maasai and Samburu villages and see their lives as they are unchanged for centuries, and unmarred by many of the world's complications.
* Refurbish a local Maasai village school.
* Assist in the development of a new base for the Nomadic Communities Trust Camel Clinics. This will serve as the base for the nurses who venture out to remote communities to provide HIV/AIDS awareness; family planning and vital immunizations.
* Learn some of the fascinating intricacies of the Maasai, Samburu and other rural Kenyan cultures.

Qualifications: No qualifications are necessary, just the desire to join our team of travellers in absorbing Africa and making a difference in the local Maasai community where we will be working for part of the expedition.

Cost in US$: US$3180 per person (Enquire now for early booking discount)

Project Fee Excludes
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your expedition, which should include cover for repatriation.
- All transport by air to Nairobi (you will be met by one of our representatives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi).
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other).
- Email/Internet and telephone calls.
- Soft drinks, wines and spirits.
- Meals taken in restaurants.
- All visas for border crossings.
- Any pre or post expedition travels over and above your planned itinerary in Kenya e.g. visit to the Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Mount Kilimanjaro etc.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: An intrepid traveller. Someone who would like to explore the fascinating continent that is Africa, as well as make a difference. We invite you to be more than a tourist, to be a traveller, a conservationist and a humanitarian.

Age Range: 18-60

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Kenya Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

African Impact's Mission Statement: African Impact facilitates cultural exchange programmes through volunteer work. We awards you the opportunity to immerse yourselves in local schools, health institutions, communities and wildlife conservation programmes. In this way as a volunteer you are able to leave your mark on a corner of Africa whilst at the same time experiencing a lifestyle that will shift your perspectives and allow you to see our world in a different light. We invite you to join us on a journey to Africa to explore, to inspire and to impact. We invite you to be more than a tourist, but to be a traveller, a conservationist and a humanitarian.

Year Founded: 1999