Who should consider volunteering with the Light of Maasai:
* If you are willing to step outside your comfort zone
* If you are willing to make a difference to the lives of others
* If you want the chance to give something back and in return find a great sense of accomplishment
* If you would like to face new challenges, enhance your expertise and develop your creativity
* If you would like to gain new experiences, do meaningful work and learn new skills,then you should consider volunteering with us

By immersing yourself into a different culture, you will have the opportunity to experience personal development, improved self-esteem, self-confidence and life satisfaction, you are likely to feel a sense of empowerment and develop a sense of global citizenship
Volunteering is very different to being a tourist because you will spend a significant amount of time in the Rombo region and you will be working on a daily basis with local people. This is an invaluable opportunity to learn about a different culture and develop an understanding of the issues facing those who are less fortunate than yourself.

Paying to Volunteer
Volunteers pay a fee which covers their food and accommodation and the balance
goes to the local community Light of Maasai projects.
​Many people do not have the money to feed their families properly, afford health care,
or send their children to school. The communities in our region are in need of
infrastructure, support and education. Communities are therefore are unable to pay
or provide financial support to foreign volunteers who come and assist.

Volunteer Projects​
Education                                                                                                         Health Care
school visiting                                                                                                     assist in local clinic
teach classes in – art, music, environment issues                                             provide medical expertise
cultural exchanges, your experiences in countries you have visited                 assist with the care of patients                                     
build a classroom, toilet block, teachers house                                                 clean/refurbish clinics
water well or other building                                                                                provide basic first aid classes to remote villages
manufacture desks
refurbish/paint classrooms

Agriculture                                                                                                          Water
farm Visits                                                                                                           dig a well
work on a local farm                                                                                           provide and instruct on irrigation
provide information on new farming techniques

FGM/early marraiges
Assist with our seminars on the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation

Volunteer and Project Information
Project Duration: Min 1 week – please stay as long as possible
Volunteer Costs: please see Fees section
Location of project: Rombo , Loitokitok, Kenya
Arrival Airport: Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport code: NBO
Working Hours: Between 5-8 hours per day
Getting to the project: walking, pillion passenger on motorcycle or by safari jeep
Age requirements: please see Age section.

What's Included
Accommodation : please see Accommodation section
Food: Breakfast , packed lunch and dinner
Support: support names and mobile numbers will be furnished in the orientation pack.

What's not included
Flights
Medical requirements before travelling to Africa
Visas
The cost of transfer to/from Nairobi to Rombo please see Transport section
Local transport
It is a condition of booking that all Participants have a valid travel insurance policy to cover the entire duration of their trip which extends to include manual, conservation and volunteer work (www.worldnomads.co.uk)

HEALTH & PERSONAL SAFETY
Ultimately you are responsible for your own health and safety Please visit www.tmb.ie for information on immunization.
Remember you are volunteering in the bush of Kenya and precautions need to be taken

* It is important that all LOM volunteers understand and accept the levels of risk that working in the Kenyan bush involve and that they follow the advice and procedures provided by LOM.