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Food and Accommodation - Africa and Asia Venture

Food and Accommodation

Photograph of an AV Volunteer in her African accommodation - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in KenyaAV houses with fellow volunteers

In Kenya you will live in designated AV houses with fellow volunteers, just a short walk from school. An important part of the AV experience is living in local accommodation, shopping at the local markets, being invited to fellow teachers’ houses as well as entertaining the teachers or fellow AVs in the evenings. Depending on the size of the house you may be living in groups of 2-6 AVs. Other AVs from your group will be in houses nearby and there will often be a chance to meet up in evenings or at weekends.  The house itself will probably have a bedroom(s), a communal/cooking area and somewhere to wash. Electricity is intermittent at best, you may not have running water or flushing toilets. Instead there will be an outside pit latrine or ‘long drop’. Whatever house you get, you will grow to love it and soon feel very much at home!

Photograph of AV accommodation - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in KenyaWe encourage independence and so you won’t have someone cooking for you and looking after you – it’s a chance to step up and take responsibility for yourself. You will be given a food allowance and will be expected to shop at the local markets and cook for yourself. Again, this is the best way of getting to know people, being involved in the community and gaining the best possible understanding of living there – you are not a bystander watching from afar.

24/7 AV representative support

Whilst not living with you full time the AV representative is never far away and there whenever you need them. They can be contacted by phone 24/7 and will visit you during your project.

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