Description:
Imani Children’s Home
Description
Imani is a children’s orphanage that was started to help and educate the children neighbouring the orphanage. In the home there are children as young as one month old who have been abandoned by their families either because they are HIV positive or their families are too poor to afford to feed them. The people living around the orphanage are poor rely on the sporadic rainfall for some crops to carry them through the year. The amount of rain has decreased and food provided to the community comes in from other towns in the country making the standard of living very high. Imani (which is the Swahili word for faith) has therefore been a source of help for many families and children. There are an average of 20 infants and 50 grown children in the orphanage.
Location
Imani is located in Malindi which is in the Coast province of Kenya. The main headquarters is in Nairobi and has thus expanded to Malindi. Malindi is about 550km Form Nairobi which is the Capital of Kenya and a major tourist town with various historical sites.
Languages
English, Swahili
Qualifications:
The volunteers should have:
Experience in child care and should be willing to help and interact with children, having a positive influence on them.
Costs
USD 100- Registration fee and USD 300 Monthly
Costs include:
In country orientation and training
In country staff support
Written materials pre departure
Communication
Food
Accommodation
Accommodation/Food
The volunteer will be accommodated in a home stay where he or she shall have a chance to interact with the African family and have a cultural exchange experience. The food provided shall be what is locally available and if the volunteers want anything outside of these they shall have to provide for themselves.
Duration:
The volunteers have a chance to be in the placement for 3, 6 or 12 months
No. of Vols – One place available at a time
