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Kenya
World's best wildlife
For wildlife, Kenya is one of the best places in Africa and the world! This has brought tourists flocking to game reserve safaris for decades. But to escape the crowds and experience the real Kenya, there are a number of projects where you could make a difference to local communities and ecosystems.
Linda's Kenya!
LINDA WOODLAND TEACHING VOLUNTEER
1. Why did you decide to volunteer? My husband and I want to visit every country in the world, so when he retired we saw a great opportunity to get out in the world and make a difference. 2. Describe a typical day on your project. At a street children's project run by Danish missionaries, I worked with a group of 16-20year-old girls in the dressmaking class and we immediately started to knit and crochet squares to make a blanket. There was a real community spirit amongst the girls, and at the end of my month there, the knitted blanket was raffled and the patchwork quilt was the first item in a small co-operative that I suggested was started to help raise more money for the school. 3. What was your most memorable experience? On one of the weekends I was there, I walked with the girls to the top of the Menegai Crater, and the girls loved pointing out where everywhere was. 4. Would you do it again/recommend it to others? Volunteering is a positive and rewarding way to get out into the world and see places and people as they really are. A two-week tourist doesn't get the opportunity to see and experience what volunteers do!
Soaking up the Masai culture
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SUDAN ETHIOPIA
Why Kenya needs you
Though a naturally stunning country, Kenya has only recently been able to start tackling some of its problems, including deforestation, high birth rates, abandoned children and high education costs that prohibit most kids from going to school. Initiatives launched by a new government in early 2003 are tackling some of these issues, and i-to-i volunteers are there to help.
UGANDA
SOMALIA
KENYA
EQUATOR
Mt Kenya Menengai Lake 5199m Nakuru Victoria Karuri
i-to-i destinations
> Kitengela: Near Nairobi, with a host of modern amenities and rich Masai culture on your doorstep.
Nairobi
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kitengela
Mt Kilimanjaro 5892m
INDIAN OCEAN
TANZANIA
Mombasa
> Nakuru: Kenya's fourth largest town, just half an hour from the tranquility of Nakuru National Park. > Mombasa: A bustling coastal town in the South.
Local knowledge
When you arrive: Your i-to-i representative meets you at Nairobi or Mombasa airport and takes you straight to your orientation in Nairobi or Mombasa centre. Orientation: You'll have an orientation about life in Kenya, including travel, health and safety tips for your stay. Support: During your project, you get expert 24-hour support and backup.
> Nairobi: Kenya's frenetic capital is a truly modern African city with all the amenities of the West. > Mt Kenya: Kenya's frenetic capital is a truly modern African city with all the amenities of the West.
Jambo (hello).
Surprises
Western-style skyscrapers and suburban sprawl.
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Quilting work
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Arrival Dates
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2006
05-AUG 10-AUG 12-AUG 17-AUG 19-AUG 02-SEP 16-NOV 18-NOV 02-DEC 09-DEC 14-DEC 10-FEB 16-DEC 17-FEB
09-SEP
14-SEP
16-SEP
21-SEP
07-OCT
12-OCT
14-OCT
19-OCT
21-OCT
04-NOV 9-NOV
11-NOV
2007* 06-JAN 13-JAN 20-JAN 03-FEB
07-JUL 14-JUL 21-JUL 4-AUG
03-MAR 10-MAR 17-MAR 07-APR 08-SEP 15-SEP 06-OCT
14-APR 13-OCT
21-APR 20-OCT
05-MAY 12-MAY 19-MAY 02-JUN 03-NOV 10-NOV 17-NOV 01-DEC
09-JUN 08-DEC
16-JUN 15-DEC
11-AUG 18-AUG 01-SEP
*More dates available in 2007. Not all projects available on all arrival dates. Please call 0870 333 2332 or visit www.i-to-i.com for details.
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