Administration for Mobile-Clinic, Kenya

  Kenya

• Other Cities in Kenya: 
Rural

Term: Throughout the year 
Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: throughout the year

Description: With 4x4 vehicle or camels for transport, join the Mobile Clinics of the Nomadic Communities Trust as they venture out to remote areas of the Kenyan wilderness. The clinics in operation in these areas serve over 70,000 people a year by travelling to remote Maasai and Samburu villages.

This project has it's base in the Laikipia wildlife area. First settlers arrived in the area in 1907 to find a few Maasai manyattas and a great deal of game. The nearby town of Nanyuki was established as a trading centre and continues to have a country atmosphere.

Laikipia is home to fascinating and ethnically diverse communities, including the Maasai, who live side-by-side wit Europeans, Turkana and Samburu. Despite being a non protected area, wildlife in Laikipia is abundant and total numbers are higher than any of Kenyas protected areas, except the Maasai Mara. It has the highest diversity of large mammals in Kenya, including significant populations of all major predators and the infamous 'Big 5'.

This is the enthralling scene that is the backdrop to the Nomadic Communities Trust (mobile clinics using Camels for transport) and the Mpala Communities Trust (mobile clinics using 4x4 vehicles for transport).

Highlights: Highlights of this Kenya volunteer project:
* Experience raw Africa and the phenomenon that is the wildlife-filled plains of Kenya as you travel periodically with the clinics through remote areas.
* Visit Maasai and Samburu villages and see their lives as they are - unchanged for centuries, and unmarred by many of the world's complications.
* Assist in the development of administrative systems and documentation, as well as the funding proposals that are vital to the sustainability of the Nomadic Communities Trust.
* Learn some of the fascinating intricacies of the Maasai, Samburu and other rural Kenyan cultures.

Kenya Travel highlights:
* Travel with the Mobile Clinics either by vehicle or on camel to visit rural communities
* Offer choices to communities lacking access to health resources through family planning, HIV/AIDS awareness, curative health care and immunization
* Gain experience in the medical field by working closely with nurses out in the field
* Experience the phenomenon that is the wildlife-filled plains of Kenya whilst you travel
* Learn some of the fascinating intricacies of the Maasai, Samburu and other rural Kenyan cultures

Qualifications: For Administrative/Fundraising role: Experience in administrative areas, computer skills and previous fundraising or proposal writing a bonus.
For Medical Assistants: Medical qualification.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: From USD 3,790 for 3 month placement (minimum)

Project Fee Excludes
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement, which should include cover for repatriation
- All transport by air to Nairobi and by bus to Nanyuki (you will be met by one of our representatives in Nairobi and assisted with arrangements for your transfer to Nanyuki)
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- Email/Internet and telephone calls
- Soft drinks, wines and spirits
- All visas for border crossings
- Any pre or post placement excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Kenya e.g. visit to the Maasai Mara, etc.

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Age Range: Older candidates are preferable for this placement.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

African Impact's Mission Statement: African Impact facilitates cultural exchange programmes through volunteer work. We awards you the opportunity to immerse yourselves in local schools, health institutions, communities and wildlife conservation programmes. In this way as a volunteer you are able to leave your mark on a corner of Africa whilst at the same time experiencing a lifestyle that will shift your perspectives and allow you to see our world in a different light. We invite you to join us on a journey to Africa to explore, to inspire and to impact. We invite you to be more than a tourist, but to be a traveller, a conservationist and a humanitarian.

Year Founded: 1999