Volunteering
Mombasa Volunteer Orphanages and in communities: HPM works with a number of orphanages around Mombasa Town.
Our volunteers travel a short distance to various projects, including orphanages, schools and communities.
You will work in one of the 8 orphanages and schools in the area
we have orphanage projects in Mombasa, Nairobi, Machakos, Kilifi and other small towns. Orphans in Kenya Orphanages and Children’s Homes are extremely disadvantaged and encounter a lot of hardships in their life.
They are deprived of many opportunities necessary for their development. The children in our Kenya orphanage projects have never experienced loving, caring and stable relationships.
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Condition of Orphanages in Mombasa
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Orphanages in Kenya have severe funding problems, lack basic facilities and proper sanitation. Orphanage volunteering is one way in which they are able to get help in labour and donations such as clothing, shoes and other essentials.
As an orphanage volunteer in Mombasa, you will help vulnerable children. The children will receive much needed attention, compassion, hope, encouragement, support and love from you. Through the education and compassion they receive from you, the children are empowered to challenge life, poverty and exploitation
HPM placements or voluntary work with disadvantaged children is very fulfilling. Volunteering in orphanages in Mombasa will be one of the most challenging, positive, life-changing, and rewarding experiences of your life.
Typical Orphanage Volunteering Work in Mombasa
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Working abroad in orphanages is not difficult. Volunteer orphanage work typically involves:
· Teaching the school going children and helping them to do their homework after school Help in keeping the children busy and organizing educational and recreational activities for them (games, art, music, crafts etc.)
· Helping to keep the children’s home clean.
· Helping with and monitoring the cleanliness of the children.
Kenya Volunteer Orphanage Work is suitable for
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We invite individuals, couples, families, students, researchers, and groups (churches, colleges, and student associations) for our Mombasa voluntary orphanage and teaching work
Our orphanage and school volunteer programs are flexible and volunteers can arrive and depart on any day all year round.
The children’s home projects make for perfect volunteering work for college students and youth volunteering.
By volunteering at an orphanage in Mombasa, you have the unique opportunity to make a real contribution to the community, while experiencing the rich Kenyan culture and different aspects of life in Kenya.
Accommodation and Meals for Orphanage Volunteers in Kenya
You will stay in the orphanage or with a host family near the orphanage. 2 - 7 volunteers will typically be based in the same orphanage and 7 - 15 volunteers in bigger orphanages with more than 100 orphans.
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Volunteer Responsibilities
As a volunteer in the orphanage project, you will help tutor the children in the orphanage where the orphans are home-schooled. You will also help kids to stay clean by helping them in brushing teeth, shower and personal hygiene. During the evening, you organize games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extracurricular activities. You will help kids to do homework, monitor academic progress and make sure kids complete next day's homework.
In the orphanage where the children go to school, during the day administrative work helping in cleaning, cooking, garden work will constitute most of your work.
Volunteers work from 9 am - 4 pm from Monday- Friday with weekends off. There are tea and lunch breaks provided during the day as well.
​What our Volunteers Say
Marsha Robison
Nationality UK , Age 50 Project Teaching English
Feb - March 2020The most unforgettable memories were made spending time with the locals and building new friendships and connections for life.HPM has changed my life in terms of giving back to the world. It provided a platform to implement what I love doing and make a difference in children's lives.
Belinda Ranasinghe
Nationality
Australian -Australian Age 26
Project
Teaching
Date
January 2020 - 4 weeks
Volunteering abroad in Ecuador with HPM was unforgettable. You feel you make a difference by being present and showing up to volunteer during the week, yet still have time to get to travel and explore the country. Being together with other volunteers from around the world from different walks of life is enlightening and honoring to build connections together.
Seth Mata
Nationality Age 45
American
Project
Community Development
Date
Nov 2019 - 2 weeks
The two weeks I spent in Mombasa were easily the Two best weeks of my life. I got home months ago and still talk often to many of the volunteers I grew close with; I think they have truly become life-long friends. The people that volunteer through HPM are some of the most incredible people you will ever meet. There are no words to describe how grateful I am for my experience, and what I would give to do it all over again. Volunteering with HPM was certainly one of the best decisions I have ever made.
Jonah Madrian
Nationality
American
Age29
Project
Kindergarten
Date
April 2018 - 7 weeks
HPM Mombasa was honestly such an incredible experience. The people you meet really make the entire experience worthwhile and then the added scenery and environment are just an awesome bonus! The experience is what you make it, and therefore going in with an open mind and heart will undoubtedly lead to a great overall experience.
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Paul ken
Nationality
American
Age
21
Project
orphanage
Date
Sept 2018 - 12 weeks
Be open minded and open hearted. You will meet some amazing people, and see amazing places! I went to Mombasa and on top of my clinical volunteering, I was able to do various hikes and explore the beautiful cities of Mombasa and Nairobi. I hope your experiences are as amazing as mine were.
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Betty lazarus
Nationality
American
Age
30
Project
teaching
Date
Feb - March 2019
Volunteering in Mombasa has been one of the most amazing experiences in my life. The part that I treasure the most was the cultural exchange. Living with a local Kenyans, family, exchanging points of view with other volunteers, learning about the local lifestyle and language from my students...these were all very enriching experiences which have made this volunteer trip so memorable and unique for me.
Anne Collins
Nationality
British
Age
25
Project
orphanage
Date
Feb 2021 - 3 weeks
If you want to learn more about local life, if you want to help people in need in your way, if you want to make a difference in your life, join HPM.
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Featured Volunteer Testimonials
My name is Paul Jacob from US
and I am a graduate student at Oxford University studying the the effects of radiation therapy in neuro- oncology.
After having completed medical internships across the United States and Israel, I was privileged to spend quality time among the people of Mombasa.
I was given the opportunity to be involved with patients in a hands-on manner, which was very educational, and I surely did learn an authentic amount of medical knowledge from my time there.
There is absolutely nothing as great as volunteering with HPM in Kenya. I was touched by the warm hearts and kindness of the Mombasa people, and I was given a chance to give back to the world in a meaningful way.
Humanitarian Project in Mombasa gave me the chance to volunteer in an orphanage, and schools teach science courses.
The friends I made on this trip will surely last me a life time, and the experience has truly changed my life for the better. Any medical or premedical student looking to make a difference in the world, help out a needy neighbor, and make some great memories with awesome people on the way, should definitely join Humanitarian Project in Mombasa
It is a memory that will forever remain engraved in your heart. In addition to this I must include that Dr. Robert Mueke helped tremendously at making this experience successful, manageable, and educational.
Robert provided us with good meals, housing, transportation, and medical opportunities. The living conditions were suitable for any US or European student, and the ability to have a real effect on the people of Kenya is unimaginable.
HPM, provided me with medical exposure that can be matched by no other internship or medical elective in the world, and I highly recommend any student interested in medicine to join this program. -- Best Paul
Christine from UK
i was extremely thankful for all the information Robert provided to me before I arrived, I emailed most weeks with hundreds of little questions and always received a decent response promptly! It reassured me knowing that I could always send an email when I had any worries!
Robert was there when I arrived and waited for me despite me spending hours trying to find my bag! There was a clear sign with my name so he was easy to identify
I loved working at Faith Orphanage and all the kids and staff were lovely! It was nice just to spend time with the children talking and playing with them. Really enjoyed it all! All the workers at the orphanage (children and staff) were really welcoming!
I enjoyed the visit to Mombasa and giving the children presents (toys, sweets, clothes etc) and seeing their faces when they received them
I've only been home a week and already miss it loads!! It's an amazing experience that you won't anywhere else!! Mombasa Kenya is a lovely country and everyone is very friendly!! It's also great value for money!
The very informative booklet inside my accommodation was packed with stuff to do during time off …this was a great volunteering experience! Thank you!!!
Volunteering
Volunteer Placement
A volunteer placement program is established and is running. The program allows persons from our global community
to experience HPM and the Kenyan lifestyle. Volunteers stay at the children’s home, but have their own area in the community centre.
They are involved with the day to day running of our projects, helping the house mum with household chores, preparing the children for school, teaching/educating, counselling, playing and of course provide some much needed love and care.
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Simply being there for the children is one of the best things you can offer, as it brings the biggest smile to their little faces.
There will be an opportunity for the volunteers to see the beauty that Kenya has to offer.
Having a well-rounded approach to volunteering in Kenya enhance the quality of the lives that participate on the program,
the children and the Kenyan tourism industry.
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Any volunteer wishing to be placed at HPM undergo an application process before placement and be approved.
This is a safety measure to protect all parties involved. Volunteers are also asked to pay a fee to HPM which will provide them with housing,
meals, cultural sensitivity and diversity training. A caretaker will ease them through their time spent in Kenya.
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We are so grateful for all those over the years who have given of their time and energies
and joined our team for periods of time.
We still need people who accept the call of God and are willing to join us on the ground in doing the
work of saving children’s lives and bringing them home to a forever family.
There are two ways you can consider joining us:
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INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS
Our international and local volunteers have played an important role in the success of caring for our children.
We are looking for teams to come and assist us in teaching, orphanages and in the community
Join us today
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Humanitarian Project in Mombasa
P.O.BOX 1097-80100 Tel +254,722,360,827/+254,735,862,154
https://humanitarianprojec.wixsite.com/Mysite
Email- humanitarianprojectinmombasa@yahoo.com
Mombasa Kenya HQS Office
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