Familia Ya Ufariji Children's Home
Kenya, Kahawa West.
Let's tackle the big problem of street children.
Specific requests:
Knowledge of English (basic level)
Yellow fever vaccine and COVID.
Mode: face-to-face
Period: all year round
Minimum time: 3 months
Maximum time: 6 months
Context of the community in which he works
In Kenya there are hundreds of thousands of children living and working on the street, due to neglect, mistreatment, lack of parental care or the violation of their rights by the adults who are supposed to protect them.
Some of these children are saved by the Familia Ya Ufariji Children's Home, which helps street children and provides them with a place to call home, feel loved, where they can laugh, play, sleep and go to school, thus restoring their lost dignity.
Its goals
It is a structure in which abandoned children are welcomed, fed and educated. At the same time, an intense research activity is carried out in order to trace the relatives of the minors and prepare their future reintegration into society.
Main activities carried out
The volunteer will be involved in agricultural, social and educational / recreational work (help with homework, moments of play with children); moreover, the service foresees a contribution from the volunteer in the care / cleaning of the environments and in small maintenance works.
Finally, if the director of the orphanage deems it possible, a moment of coaching can be established during the field work carried out by the social worker.
Volunteers profile
Young people brought to be with children and teenagers
Tasks to be done
The volunteer will be involved in agricultural, social and educational-recreational work: support in school homework, moments of play with children
In addition, the service provides for a contribution from the volunteer in the care and cleaning of the environments and activities in small maintenance works
In the event that the director of the orphanage deems it possible, a moment of coaching can also be established during the accompaniment carried out by the social worker.
The volunteer will stay at the orphanage and his service is also required on weekends