Gucha Family and Friends Team
Overview
The Gucha Family and Friends team helped build a new classroom for the students at Gucha Adventist Preparatory School in Kisii, Kenya.
ScopeBlock Work
Interactive Health Outreach
Volunteers will purchase their own plane tickets to Nairobi, Kenya. The dates posted are the arrival and departure dates from the project, but due to travel time, you may need to leave a day or two before the arrival date. Maranatha representatives will meet volunteers upon arrival. Please wait for confirmation from the group leader before purchasing your airfare. Booking outside the arrival and departure windows could result in additional fees and missed portions of the project.
Travel ResourcesCI Azumano Travel:
800-454-4099 or by email with Erle or Azumano Team at corporatetravel@ciazumano.com
Butler Travel:
503-879-5005 or by email with Nathanael at nathan@butlertravel.com
Kayak:
www.kayak.com
When contacting the Azumano or Butler travel agencies, make sure you mention Maranatha for discounted booking fees.
At the end of the project, volunteers will experience some of the wildlife of Kenya at the Masai Mara. On Thursday morning, the group will travel to the Masai Mara, one of the largest national parks in Kenya. Within a few hours of being at the reserve, it is possible to see the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, water buffalo, rhinoceros, and elephant) as well as many other wild animals including zebras, giraffes, hippopotamuses, wildebeests, cheetahs, antelope, vultures, hyenas, and much more! The group will arrive in the afternoon and enjoy an afternoon and evening safari drive. They will spend the night at the beautiful Sopa Lodge in the game park. The following day, the group will have an all-day safari with a sack lunch.
CAPITAL
Nairobi
POPULATION
57,052,004 (2023)
LANGUAGE
Kiswahili, English, and indigenous languages
CLIMATE
Tropical along coast; arid in the interior
RELIGION
Christian 83%, Muslim 11%
CURRENCY
Kenyan Shilling