Kenya Project

Dates

June 14 - 28, 2023

Location

Kenya

Participation Fee

$1,960

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* Maps may indicate region where project will take place, not a specific site location.

Overview

Join Maranatha in the fascinating country of Kenya! There is a great need for churches and school in this eastern African country, and local church leadership has requested Maranatha’s assistance.

Volunteers on this project will be working at the Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center. This school started in 2000 with the mission to empower the Maasai girls and to give them a safe place to escape the culture that encourages child marriages and female genital mutilation. Once the girls move in, they basically become orphans since their families do not want them to come back. Since it began, the school has helped more than 2000 students. Currently they have 180 students and university aged girls who return on break. And there are many more girls on the waiting list!

This group will be building one of the final buildings on campus. Depending on the skills of the volunteers who join the team, there may also be opportunities to conduct local community outreach, children’s programs, and health education.

This project will also include two safari excursions at Amboseli National Park and the world-famous Masai Mara National Park!

Scope

School Construction – Staff Housing

Community Outreach

Wednesday, June 14

Arrival in Nairobi, Kenya

Thursday, June 15

Work Days

Saturday, June 17

Worship with the Local Congregation

Sunday, June 18

Work Days with Midweek Excursion

Saturday, June 24

Worship with the Local Congregation

Sunday, June 25

Local activities in Nairobi

Monday, June 26

Travel to the Masai Mara

Tuesday, June 27

Masai Mara Safari

Wednesday, June 28

Return to Nairobi, Evening Departures

ARRIVALVolunteers will arrive in Nairobi, Kenya (airport code NBO) between 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 and 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 15.Please wait for confirmation from Maranatha before purchasing your airfare to ensure there is still space on the project and to ensure you book the right flight.

DEPARTUREVolunteers will depart for home between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28 and 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 29.

Tumaini Gardens Hotel

VIEW ACCOMMODATION DETAILS

During the project, the group will stay at the Tumaini Gardens Hotel in Kajiado. It is approximately 90 minutes from Nairobi and about 15 minutes to the job site at the Kajiado School.

The hotel is quite nice with clean rooms, comfortably furnished with either two twin beds or one queen, with corresponding mosquito nets. Each room has a private bathroom with hot water. Linens are provided, but plan on bringing your own washcloths. The rooms do not have AC. A pool is located on the hotel grounds.

Volunteers should plan on staying in double occupancy rooms with a roommate. If you would like to room with someone in particular, please let us know before the final deadline for the project.

Travel Information

Volunteers will purchase their own plane tickets to and from Nairobi Kenya. The dates posted are the arrival and departure dates from the project. You may need to leave home a day or two before the advertised start date to arrive on the correct date. Maranatha representatives will meet volunteers upon arrival in Nairobi.

More information including specific flight arrival and departure windows and more information on the excursion will be available in the information packet, available for download soon.

Please wait for confirmation before purchasing your airfare. Booking outside the advertised flight windows could result in additional fees and missed portions of the project.

Travel Resources

CI 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

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park is located on the Kenya-Tanzania border, about an hour from Kajiado. Amboseli is one of the top ten national reserves in Kenya and boasts amazing views of Mount Kilimanjaro. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants, and it’s possible to see the “Big Five” as well as many other animals, including cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, crocodiles, etc. The group will take a day off during the work week to visit this park.

Masai Mara National Park

Masai Mara National Park is one of the largest national parks in Kenya and known for “The Great Migration” of herds between the Serengeti and the Masai Mara each year. 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 enjoy a full day safari in the park.

All hotels, food, transportation, activities, and park entrances during the excursion days are covered by the excursion fee paid to Maranatha.

Contact Us Want to speak with someone at Maranatha directly? Please call our office at 916.774.7700 to speak with a volunteer specialist. Alternatively, you can send us an email.

Thank you for your interest in one of our mission projects. You have been added to the interest list, and you will be notified via e-mail as soon as more information is available and registration has been opened. Typically registration is open three to six months in advance of the project dates; although, sometimes it can be delayed as we lock in accommodations and budgets. Thank you for your patience.

Please note that putting your name on the interest list ensures that you will be notified when registration is available, but does not guarantee you a place on the project. You will still need to complete the online registration form to reserve your spot on the trip.

Feel free to contact us at anytime to find out the current status of this project.