 HIV/AIDS Awareness
Trip code: KEN4
Every years AIDS claims the lives of thousands of Kenyan children and adults. It is estimated that about 900,000 Kenyans are infected with HIV/AIDS and that number is expanding rapidly. In collaboration with local groups, Rustic Volunteer Travel has established HIV/AIDS projects seeking to foster awareness among the local communities. Rustic volunteers/travelers and local experts will together engage in training, education, and demonstration activities to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in the local Kenyan population. This project is very challenging however volunteers get the opportunity to help save lives and prevent further human disaster in this country.
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| Project/Volunteer's Life: |
Job responsibilities of Rustic volunteers/travelers joining as an AIDS volunteer vary with education, skills, experience, and qualifications. Most of the time volunteers help in counseling, feeding program (if the centre has one), visiting patients and their families, participating in public awareness. Provide tips to patients on health, nutrition and sanitation and keeping patient records will be part of your task. |
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| Skills and Qualification |
There is no specific education, experience, skills and/or qualifications needed to join the HIV/AIDS project. However, Rustic volunteers/travelers are expected to be flexible and patient as well as possess a passion and love for the poor and HIV-infected people. |
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| Meals/Accommodations: |
Rustic Volunteer Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family/hostel and we manage a separate/shared, simple, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in Kenya and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival |
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| Project Locations: |
 HIV/AIDS projects are available in the towns of Nairobi (featuring Nairobi National Park, Safari park and National Museum of Kenya) and Mombasa (home to Fort Jesus, Mombasa Tusks, and Gedi Ruins). Kenya's multicultural metropolitan cities are renowned for its deep rooted cultural atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city. Volunteers can organize several combinations of potential excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place that the volunteers can use during weekends. For example: national parks, ice rinks, markets, museums, restaurants, nightclubs, tourist villages, mausoleums, art galleries, golf courses, crocodile farms, nature trails, hotels, Bombolulu workshops and many more.
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| TRIP Upgrade: |
Rustic Volunteer and Travels offers a variety of volunteer projects and travel packages in Kenya . You can customize or upgrade this travel itinerary to meet your specific interests. Please contact our travel advisor for more details |
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