Help out at our junior school in Budalangi, Kenya

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    We are kenya family living in Germany but the rest of the family members live in our village in Western part of kenya .budalangi a village along the lake victoria which is known for its fishing art and boat racing,we call ourself the Land of lions.

    we are Christian and we accept anyboby regardless of religion and culture.we love to learn other pple culture as we Show them our culture and life style. you will be welcomed with our Family as part of the Family member. come and enjoy our afrikan,language and hospitality of my family and my village.
    Integration is one way of life that is very important and i want to share with other peaple what it is to be aware from your culture, family, language and home.
    This is a self help intiative that i have start with my kids to make a change to my family and my village.
    This is a small family project where i try with my kids to help other children in my village and society on how to live with others away and home .
    Education ,Food, shelter, sports, are the most important things that a society needs.
    we have build a very nice junior school in our village where we want to try and share our education background with other people from all over the world.
    Exchange of language and culture is very important.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Gardening
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Interests

    Interests

    Pets
    Cooking & food
    Hiking
    Sailing / Boating
    Mountain
    Beach
    Charity work
    Plant care
    Performing arts
    Books
    Animals
    Dancing
    Nature
    Adventure sports
    Sustainability
    Farming
    Culture
    Music
    Languages
    Gardening
    Drawing & painting
    Team sports
    Outdoor activities
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    the travellers will benefit by culture exchange and language exchange
    1. Intergration.This is a key fact in my project how to intergrat in a society away from home
    2.learning our education system and teaching methods
    3. learn how we do our farming and also fish farming in lake victoria
    4. do sports with our youths and also mountain hiking in our hills around our area
    5.learn our culture by doing it with them as we are near lake victoria it will be a nice experience of there lifetime

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We have a new Junior school from daycare to grade three
    1. fish farming in lake victoria with our dad on how to feed fish.
    2. farming in planting or cultiviting in the farm for those who love farming
    3. for sports we have our school sports team train them in different sports or just to play with them or just giving advice on sports .eg football, tennis, athletic,
    4. being with our kids in the kindergaten for sports and creativity
    Any kind of your support will be appreciated
    5.fundraising for the school eg feed programme
    6.media updating our Instagram ,fb account,web
    7,teaching languages, drawing, painting
    8,serving meals to the kids and helping teachers in classes
    9. We request volunteers to bring things like painting pens,story book for kids, games ,pens ,colours or can contribute anything to the school for the kids

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    German: Beginner
    French: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    I would be very happy if a volunteer will be willing to teach her or his language as the same time they also learn my language. We are trying to introduce our children to german or French language in school so it will be advantage to the children

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    the volunteer will live with my Family in a Family home , village life and some animals to take care like chickens goats and other small farmers
    accomadation. you will be given a room to sleep in with you own bed and a kitchen where you can cook your food. If u don't mind sometimes you can be eating what we have in the family but it's better you do your food budget as it's easy for guest who are not used to our food.
    we have ,electricity, water, and basic needs in the family home .for the cost of electricity and water we request our volunteers to give out a small amount BTW ksh 1000 per week (10euro) depending on your wish so that it will help for the payment of the bills

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    in my village the volunteer has a Chance of going for Swimming in lake Victoria.visit the rusinga Islands see where river nzoia pour ist water in lake Victoria. some City visit like Kisumu Mombasa, Kampala . during your free time you can join other youth in the village to play Football go swimming do some mountain hiking and aslo visit historic sites, my village is on the kenya Uganda boarder and .we also have a very nice motel called homepark in the near where you can enjoy a nite there with a very affordable price per night with nice african and international food. we aslo have nice places to visit like mulukoba resort in port victoria. Chesbay resort at the shore of Lake victoria, paradise resort,
    You can easily excess our village by flying to Nairobi then get inland flights to kisumu and from kisumu you can either get a bus or a tax to our village. It’s about 2n half hour drive fro the Airport to our village .
    From Nairobi to port victoria by bus.( ino coach bus,guardian Angel Bus, etc are direct fron Nairobi to port victoria which is our home town

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We accept digital nomad what they need to do is buy the airtime as we have wifi in the school where they csn use by buying data. We need them as they can help in updating and making the school platform on media

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have enough space where volunteer can park there vans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Yes we do accept pets we have enough space

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    This host charges a fee

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    10 euro per week to help host with utility costs
Host ref number: 933342637958

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