Is there a maximum stay for Volunteer Kenya volunteers?
Yes. We allow maximum stays of 3 months for a volunteer’s first trip.Volunteer Kenya does not have external funding and therefore, the running of the programs depends on the program fees provided by volunteers, as do the salary fees. The extension rates listed above have been established to help those volunteers who wish to stay a bit longer, to ease the financial burden. However, these fees are not necessarily enough to allow the programs to run for long-term stays. Life in Kenya is difficult and very different from what most of our volunteers have ever experienced. Kenya is a developing country and most of the people we interact with are living in extreme poverty. Volunteers will need to adjust to living in conditions that can be very foreign to them. No running water. No electricity. Lizards, mice, rats, cockroaches, and even snakes for roommates. This can be a tough change for many people. A visiting mzungu (non-Kenyan/”white”) can be seen as an opportunity by some. This means that
Yes. We allow maximum stays of 3 months for a volunteer’s first trip.Volunteer Kenya does not have external funding and therefore, the running of the programs depends on the program fees provided by volunteers, as do the salary fees. The extension rates listed above have been established to help those volunteers who wish to stay a bit longer, to ease the financial burden. However, these fees are not necessarily enough to allow the programs to run for long-term stays. Life in Kenya is difficult and very different from what most of our volunteers have ever experienced. Kenya is a developing country and most of the people we interact with are living in extreme poverty. Volunteers will need to adjust to living in conditions that can be very foreign to them. No running water. No electricity. Lizards, mice, rats, cockroaches, and even snakes for roommates. This can be a tough change for many people. A visiting mzungu (non-Kenyan/”white”) can be seen as an opportunity by some. This means that
