Harambee Volunteering Project 2026

Are you looking for a challenge?

Our Harambee volunteering project 2026 could be for you! Be part of creating better futures with communities in Kenya.

This is your chance to travel, learn, and help make a positive impact with communities in Kenya.

Join us

Volunteer roles include –

  • Facilitating programmes on Lifeskills, Business, Sexual & Reproductive health, Remote Emergency Care
  • Installing Smokeless Stoves
  • School workshops within our Healthy Schools Programme
  • Professional skills sharing – e.g. medical, IT, Media
  • Student volunteers – e.g. nursing

Fundraising

We ask each volunteer to commit to raising €1,000 to support our community development work in Kenya. We provide as much help as we can to support you to do this with advice, ideas, and resources.

2026 dates and costs

This year we’re running two volunteering opportunities:

JUNE – 2, 3 & 4 week options

30/05/2026 to 27/06/2026

Closing Date: January 31st 2026

NOVEMBER – 2 week option

31/10/2026 – 14/11/2026

Closing Date: March 31st 2026

  • 1 week – €2,300
  • 2 weeks – €2,650
  • 3 weeks – €3,000
  • 4 weeks – €3,350

Costs include pre-departure training, flights, food, accommodation, and transport in Kenya. Flights will depart from Dublin. The additional cost you will need to cover are travel insurance, vaccinations, travel visa, and any optional tourist visits at the end of the project. Single room supplement is an additional cost.

Harambee is a Swahili word that means ‘working together’ and this is what our volunteer projects are all about – working together with a team of local staff and volunteers in Kenya to help create brighter futures.

As a volunteer, you’ll bring with you a powerful means of helping to achieve this. We look forward to hearing from you!

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