STREET MINISTRY INTERNSHIP
LOCATION
Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya |
TIMEFRAME
3 months |
DESCRIPTION:
There are an estimated 60,000 children under the age of 18 living and working on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. A large concentration of this population is in Eastleigh, a district of Nairobi that is close to the Mathare Valley slum. This is where our Eastleigh Centre is located, on 5th Street, and where we carry out most of our street outreach. Our street ministry staff spends their days visiting bases (where most of the children can be found), running programs, and offering love and support to all who visit the doors of the centre. Our street ministry team is the first point of contact for young people who are are living on the streets.
As a street ministry intern, you will spend 3 months volunteering your time with our outreach team in Eastleigh. Daily and hourly responsibilities will vary, based on the day of the week.
Street Ministry interns live at our facility in Kamulu and commute to Eastleigh during the day.
There are an estimated 60,000 children under the age of 18 living and working on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. A large concentration of this population is in Eastleigh, a district of Nairobi that is close to the Mathare Valley slum. This is where our Eastleigh Centre is located, on 5th Street, and where we carry out most of our street outreach. Our street ministry staff spends their days visiting bases (where most of the children can be found), running programs, and offering love and support to all who visit the doors of the centre. Our street ministry team is the first point of contact for young people who are are living on the streets.
As a street ministry intern, you will spend 3 months volunteering your time with our outreach team in Eastleigh. Daily and hourly responsibilities will vary, based on the day of the week.
Street Ministry interns live at our facility in Kamulu and commute to Eastleigh during the day.
FUNDRAISING:
We provide you with fundraising tools and coaching to help you raise funds for your trip and recruit a team of supporters to be a part of this experience with you.
Amount: $2,900
What's covered:
We provide you with fundraising tools and coaching to help you raise funds for your trip and recruit a team of supporters to be a part of this experience with you.
Amount: $2,900
What's covered:
- Training
- Room & board
- Round trip airfare to Kenya
- Kenyan visa
- Travel Insurance
- Meal stipend
- All ground transportation in Kenya
- A life-changing experience
- Passport
- Travel vaccinations and medications
- Personal spending money