Volunteer in Kenya: Transform a Life, Transform Your Own
Your Adventure Starts Here: Join Our Annual Overseas Awareness Trip!
Are you a young person (or young at heart!) looking for a way to use your energy, skills, and passion to make a tangible, lasting difference in the world? Forget the ordinary gap year! Our annual Short-Term Overseas Awareness Trips to Kitale, Kenya, offer an immersive, life-changing experience where you’ll be integrated into the heart of our mission.
This isn’t a passive tour—it’s an opportunity to gain team-work, faith-building, and life skills while actively contributing to every facet of our Kenyan programs.
When you volunteer with us, you join a supportive, faith-based community where you can witness the direct impact of your efforts. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with our local team, engaging in projects that create sustainable change and break the cycle of poverty.
What You’ll Be Involved In:
Our trip is designed to give you a holistic understanding of our work in Kitale, allowing you to contribute to all three core pillars of our ministry:
- Community Based Care (CBC): See firsthand how we strengthen families. You may assist with distributing essential resources like food and educational supplies to children who live with relatives, helping to keep families together.
- Kitale Prison Admin and IT Training: Be part of the team offering hope for prisoners. You’ll assist with our unique vocational training program, helping to equip male inmates with the computer and administration skills they need for successful re-entry into society and future employment.
Why Volunteer with Access Hope?
More than a trip, this is a life-transforming mission. Our short-term volunteer teams are integral to supporting our long-term goals in Africa. We invite you to step out in faith, serve with purpose, and return home forever changed.
- See the Impact: Our work focuses on providing comprehensive care: shelter, food, clothing, medical assistance, and education. You will see how your efforts directly contribute to a child’s bright future at our Children’s home.
- Deep Cultural Immersion & Adventure: Experience life, wildlife, and the rich culture of rural Kenya, immersing yourself in the local community. You’ll interact closely with the Kenyan people, helping to create a caring ecosystem where children can discover their unique potential. Many trips also include the incredible opportunity to visit the world-renowned Maasai Mara safari park for a profound look at Africa’s magnificent wildlife.
- Grow Your Faith and Skills: This is a chance to live out your faith by serving others, encouraging teamwork, faith-building, and life skills. As past volunteers have shared, the experience is profound and life-changing, deepening your commitment to service and transforming your perspective.
If you’re passionate about humanitarian action, ready for a life-changing and rewarding experience, and eager to make a concrete difference in a community, we want you!
The Trip is a crucial component of our annual work. Fill out the form below to register your interest and find out more information about dates, costs, and the application process for the next trip.
“Going to Kenya with Access Hope was, in a word, incredible! I came back transformed, with opened eyes and an eager heart to get back as soon as I could!” – Sophie, volunteer March 2025
To view our awareness trip flyer, click ‘news and events’ under our ‘get involved’ tab