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Description
I am Jonathan, I am 25 years old, married to my awesome wife Eunice and have a one year old son named Moses! I am an orphan myself who was helped to clear his education by an American family. I founded the project to help my community overcome the challenges that are facing the youth in Kajiado. The youth in our community face many difficult challenges from Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage to access to clean water and a good education. We help by connecting volunteers to projects on the ground here in the Kajiado community. We offer volunteers the unique ability to choose which projects they would like to get involved with when they arrive.
We are constantly looking to expand our network of volunteers and raise awareness of the issues that face the Maasai community. If you would like to learn more and "meet" me you can watch my interview on Arise News during my last trip to London to raise money and awareness for us in the UK!
I hope you come to stay with us!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Help
By utilizing the rich cultural heritage the Organization will create events that benefit the entire community and especially the most in need. The Organization will cooperate with local and International NGOs which will supply the community with Volunteers that will motivate the community in achieving their goals as well to provide the necessary knowledge.
The volunteers can teach arrange of subjects including English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Religious education, Science and more. Volunteers are to chose the subjects they teach as they can teach the subject they like but usually specialize in one or two subject. Volunteers are also free to coordinate sports and learn Maasai culture and arts at the end of the day. We build a rescue center for the girls who are facing Female Genital Mutilation FGM and early marriages and some of the volunteers who wish will be working over there. We have forty ( 40 ) girls in the rescue center. Many volunteers are also opt to tutor some students during the period.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Maasai: Fluent
Swahili (Kiswahili): Fluent
Accommodation
The houses are well made with enough security and shower. We shall give the Volunteers food, and nice beds.
What else ...
Volunteers will have fun with families they stay with and accompany them to our town to check their emails and communicate with their homes or families.
The volunteers will be is a maasai community. In Maasai community people keep animals like cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys, etc . We do plant Maize, Beans, Potatoes and others. The food which is available is Ungali and sukuma, Chapati and potatoes, Rice and meat and other foods which I experience volunteers like. In town you can get anything needed.
Volunteers will have many activities but it depends on what they like. Volunteers will teach pupils various subjects. The volunteers can teach arrange of subjects including English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Religious education, Science and more. Volunteers are to chose the subjects they teach as they can teach the subject they like but usually specialize in one or two subject. Volunteers are also free to coordinate sports and arts at the end of the day. The Maasai Moran will also have time to teach the volunteers about Maasai culture by performing Maasai dances, tell legends and stories to them. Many volunteers are also opt to tutor some students during the period.
The Volunteers will benefit from our cultural exchange because they will take photos of the Moran which many like, they will be given Maasai Jewelries free and can buy more to sell when they are back home, they will write notes and can get to show in their countries. The volunteers can visit Maasai Manyattas and go and see Moran graduating, Meet to see Maasai traditional wedding etc.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
I have a big space one acre where you can pack your vans and motorcycles. My home and house is big. You can too come with your tens and make your own house if you want and have food with our family.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
2 hours
Feedback (8)
There is always solar electricity and tanks with water, but you have to be really ready to immerse yourself in a very difficult context lacking every comfort.
The kids are great and will… read more
I stayed for one month with Jonathan's family. I could have… read more
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There is always solar electricity and tanks with water, but you have to be really ready to immerse yourself in a very difficult context lacking every comfort.
The kids are great and will… read more
I stayed for one month with Jonathan's family. I could have… read more
Living with the Massai was a great experience I don't regret at all and… read more
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