The Kindness of Kenya

Help build a home for a family in need

Many families live in huts made of mud (soil) walls and have grass thatched roofs. These weak structures can wear out easily with time, get blown away by winds and leak during the rainy season. Grass thatched huts are also generally single roomed and shared with children as well as a cooking area. Even the privileged families with houses have rusted corrugated iron sheets which often leak.

Globe Aware works with such families to upgrade them from a grass thatched shelter to iron roofed homes with 3 large rooms comfortable enough to provide a family with a simple privacy. Those with already worn out and eroded iron roofs are also upgraded to the modern type which does not rust nor corrode, even in rainy seasons.

‘Water for Life’

Clean and safe water is nearly impossible to find. Mothers search for it in vain and children gather dirty water when nothing else is available. As they do, hope is lost when inevitable sickness and poverty follow. Working closely with these communities, listening to their needs and providing much-needed water solutions will be a fulfilling experience to a volunteer. Borehole drilling is quite scientific, but volunteers are welcome to help with building water ways and lay pipes with concrete to families who need water. They will do this with the help of local plumbers.

School Refurbishing

Many schools in the community are in deplorable conditions and they have long been neglected. Children must learn in classrooms with crumbling walls, floors with cracks and stone seats due to lack of desks. Be part of this community and help refurbish such schools and help keep the children safe while in school to enhance their learning atmosphere and chance for a better future.

Projects vary depending on the number of volunteers, which projects were finished (or not) with the prior group, what priorities have changed, weather conditions, which supplies are available, and often the interest and fitness level of the volunteers. For these reasons, specific projects are often not fixed until the week prior to your arrival and can even change upon arrival.

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Leisure and activities

You can enjoy a boat ride around Lake Victoria where you can see hippos swimming, visit the Equator Line, Kisumu Museum, and Impala Sanctuary. Our coordinator will introduce you to the local culture of the Luo tribe as well as invite volunteers to participate in an optional church service. Many volunteers chose to participate in a 2-3-day safari to the expansive Masai Mara Game Reserve known for its famous Wildebeest Migration after the program (paid for separately and at additional cost to a for-profit separate venture). Volunteers are encouraged to take this time off, cool off, and experience what Kenyan nature can provide!