About Touch a soul through volunteering in teaching and Medical areas

Teaching program
Volunteers are placed in community schools, public schools or orphanage schools. Many of the schools we work with are constantly understaffed and are always in need of new volunteers. In this program, volunteers can work by themselves or alongside other teachers and volunteers. Typical subjects taught include – English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art and Physical Education. School in Kenya runs for three terms a year (Term One – January to March, Term Two – May to July, Term Three – September to November). There are short breaks between these terms (months of April, August and December) during which time volunteers can take a break, travel, engage in tourist activities such as safari, take tutorials for senior students, or participate in another placement. N.B. Volunteers DO NOT need to be a qualified or experienced teacher
Medical program
The medical program can be a very challenging for a nurse or doctor coming from a developed country. You will however be working alongside a professional who will be there to guide you. In Kenya today healthcare is neither easily accessible nor affordable for many Kenyans living in the rural villages and slums. Poverty creates a large barrier to the acquisition of healthcare in general, but in rural areas in particular. The Kenyan Government has authorized our program to place medical students and professionals in their clinics and hospitals. These dispensaries and hospitals have very basic equipment and facilities. Volunteers are placed in a hospital or dispensary based on previous medical training and experience. For the medical placement, volunteers need to be trained or qualified in a relevant medical field. Therefore, volunteers are required to present a copy of their qualifications and certificates to our staff before arrival in Kenya.

Volunteer's responsibilities.
-Attending to out-patients and in-patients
-Changing bandages and monitoring recovery.
-Conducting simple medical checkups
-Distributing meals to the in-patients
-Helping with first aid treatment.
-Observing the expert in diagnosing a patient.
-Recommending treatment.
-Performing minor, major or specialized surgeries, etc.
-Provide education on sanitation, food and nutrition
who can volunteer in Medical/Health Program?
Medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medical and sciences students and pre-med students. You can volunteer as a group or an individual.

Program Objectives.
-To improve healthcare services to the rural communities.
-To offer health care education to the underprivileged communities.
-To offer support to the understaffed rural healthcare centers.
-To improve the health delivery services of the traditional healthcare providers
-To offer volunteers an opportunity to discover practical and innovative healthcare practice and first aid application with little or no resources at the health care centers.
-To create a link between the volunteer and the local rural communities for future health assistance
-To promote cross cultural understanding

Application Process

Volunteers minimum age is 18 years and above. Anyone below the age of 18 and above 10 should be accompanied by a guardian or a parent or must have the recommendation letter from the teacher, parent or guardian before arrival.

DO I NEED ANY QUALIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER?

Open to anyone. However, (Specialized skills and expertise such as medical knowledge and health sciences, teachers and any field that requires professionalism will be used accordingly). Otherwise all you need is patience, sense of perspective, resourcefulness, creativity,

Family-Friendly

Parents and children are invited and encouraged to get involved.