A career break in Kenya is a superb opportunity to explore one of the classic African destinations in-depth. One of the main reasons a career break in Kenya is so exciting is that it’s undoubtedly one of the best places in Africa for viewing wildlife (and in many peoples’ opinion the best). An absolute ‘must visit’ on a career break in Kenya is the world renowned Maasai Mara game reserve – a vast and idyllic savannah dotted with acacia trees and teeming with a diverse range of incredible wildlife. On a career break in Kenya you’re pretty much guaranteed to see all of Africa’s ‘Big Five’ animals (rhino, elephant, buffalo, lion and leopard) as well as countless others too numerous to mention here.
Kenya career break
If you’d like to ‘give something back’ and volunteer on a Kenya career break there are some extremely rewarding Kenya voluntary work programmes to choose from – working either to help endangered wildlife or to provide support to disadvantaged people or communities. Take a look at our range of Kenya travel programmes below.
Get involved with successful projects that aim to give children and families the means to sustain themselves. You can help provide food, shelter, clean water, training and health care – and most valuable of all, emotional support.
Orphans in Kimilili get very little love and attention because there simply isn’t enough staff. This is where you come in. You’ll divide your time between teaching and caring for the children – both equally worthwhile tasks.
Make a small but meaningful difference to people in Nairobi. Work in a hospital or orphanage, reaching out to people who live in poverty. You can teach and care for the children, help repair infrastructure and learn Swahili too.
Immerse yourself in Kenyan life and become part of a three-year plan to improve life in a rural village. Live and work with the community, helping with tasks such as construction, teaching, landscaping and painting.
Teach English and computer skills in the morning and organise sports sessions in the afternoons. The lessons will greatly improve the children’s prospects, while sport will keep them fit and give them a chance to enjoy themselves.
After redundancy, Sally decided to see the world. She enjoyed our South Africa Wildlife Course so much that within 48 hours of arriving back in the UK she booked onto the Malaysia Orangutan Experience and the Thai Adventure! Read more..
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Gap Year for Grown Ups have many Career Break Voluntary Projects in Africa for grown up gappers. Because Gap Year for Grown Ups is the leading authority and only specialist source of ideas and options for grown up gap years, it has the widest range of volunteering programmes in Africa. These include animal/wildlife conservation, teaching English in Africa, community volunteering in Africa and Voluntary work with children in Africa.
