Volunteering in a school in Kenya can be one of the most rewarding experiences that you will ever encounter! Whether you’re from a teaching background or just have an interest in teaching in Africa, we have the volunteer placement for you!

Prepare to teach some of Kenya’s poorest children living in rural surroundings, from a variety of age groups. Educate, inspire and enlighten them about what is beyond their village. Combine interactive with text book education, giving you the opportunity to teach school children in Kenya and improve the level of education.

What will I be doing?
As a volunteer teacher in Kenya, you are expected to not only provide interesting and exciting lessons for the children, but guaranteed to return to your home country having learnt a variety of skills and memories that you will treasure for a lifetime.

After being assigned to a school that fits your skillset and requirements, volunteers will be given an orientation on Kenya and the education system. After shadowing the local staff for a few days, you will assist the local staff with the teaching of the national syllabus as well as any additional extracurricular activities you would like to provide for that class. Your level of involvement with the lesson plans is entirely up to you. The amount of energy you put into your school teaching volunteer placement is also up to you! The more you put in, the more you’ll get out of your experience! Guaranteed!

Where will I volunteer?
Our teaching volunteer placements take place in a variety of primary and secondary schools around Migori county. Migori county is known for its diverse landscape; bordering the Masaai Mara game reserve, Tanzania and the 2nd largest lake in the World, your school volunteer program location my either surrounded by sugar cane fields, overlooking the fishermen on Lake Victoria or completely interior surrounded by agriculture as their source of income. You can choose to work with orphans, children with disabilities, or a faith-based school, an international school, or where you’re guaranteed to learn Kiswahili during your placement. Depending on your particular interests and experience, will determine to which school/s you are sent to volunteer at. We can guarantee that wherever you volunteer, you will have an unforgettable experience! Contact our team today to discuss which location would suit you best!

How long will the placement take?
Rieko’s school volunteer in Kenya programs are normally done in term time and for up to 3 months at a time. Feel free to visit all year round, however to get the best out of your teaching placement, prepare yourself to start in either January, May or September. Some of our schools offer 1 year placements, giving you the opportunity to travel around Kenya out of term time. Other schools are more suitable for short-term volunteers offering placements for as short as 3 weeks. Contact our team today to discuss your school volunteer program needs.

Where will I stay?
Rieko teaching volunteers have a number of options when it comes to accommodation in Kenya. Choose between 1) host family, 2) shared volunteer house, or 3) hotel/B&B accommodation. Accommodation with a host family or in a shared volunteer house is most likely to provide you with an authentic Kenyan experience, however hotels are a good option if looking to venture into the bigger towns for larger teaching programs. Our Rieko team will discuss these with you after choosing the best school volunteer program for you.

Who can apply?
With Rieko, anyone can become a school teaching volunteer in Kenya. No teaching or TEFL qualifications are required, just a good command of the English language. All we require is that you have a passion for teaching children, and the ability to inspire others.

Whether its teaching 5 year olds how to sing a song, or 16 year olds how to do a PowerPoint presentation, prepare yourself for no two days ever to be the same! You will go to Kenya as a teaching in school’s volunteer, however will be the one returning home with a greater fountain of knowledge.

What’s next?
Fill in our online contact form with the details of the dates and program you wish to do, and we’re reply with the rest. We’re looking forward to having you volunteer as a teacher in Africa on one of our programs!