Programs

Since 1998, we have been implementing community development programs in the rural villages of Western Kenya, where large international aid programs rarely venture.

Our on-the-ground operations are all run by local Kenyans who are trained in development, education, HIV/AIDS counseling and home-based care. All of our program activities are coordinated through the local Kenyan staff and then run on a day-to-day basis by volunteers from abroad. We have had over 250 volunteers from all over the world with various educational and professional backgrounds.
As of 2011, we have had volunteers from 24 different countries travel to Kenya to work on our programs. We have had undergraduate student volunteers, medical students, doctors, business professionals seeking a “vacation” from work, families seeking to experience a different world and get a once in a lifetime experience, and world travelers looking to take an adventurous trip that has a social purpose and impact.

Please click on one of the links listed below for individual program details:

• Education
• Healthcare
• HIV/AIDS Education
• Microenterprise
• Women’s Health

As Volunteer Kenya continues to grow, we strive to improve upon our existing programs and are always looking for new ideas and input. All of our programs are volunteer initiated, funded, and run. We have had past volunteers interested in starting small projects such as women’s reproductive health education courses, clean water access research, cow rearing/breeding and donation projects, etc. Each volunteer has unique ideas and insights which they use to develop and test new types of programs during their time in Kenya. Therefore, while our main programs are described above, volunteers are always free to do research and discuss the possibility of organizing their own small-scale projects and programs during their trip.

For further reading on the programs please visit our blog section: Volunteer Kenya Programs

Note: The name Volunteer Kenya is used as the international name for our organization, but we are known as ICODEI (Inter-Community Development Involvement) within Kenya