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Why choose Encounter Local?

Encounter Local is a volunteer and travel organization based in Nairobi, Kenya. We are focused into providing safe, responsible, and affordable volunteer and travel experiences in Africa.

We strive to facilitate social development and impact through volunteering placements, and hope to see the negative perceptions about Africa are challenged through relationships and experiences. We give volunteers opportunities to learn, empower, experience, enjoy and work towards 'setting up structures' all of which have the potential to make a sustainable impact in the community.

At Encounter Local we work with existing Community and Teaching projects. We aim to achieve both short term as well long term goals through empowering local projects to attain long lasting solutions that are appropriate to them, and we assist and encourage volunteers based on their skill sets and interests to work with these projects to realize their objectives.

Founded
2015

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Ric
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program
Program:
Community and Teaching in Kenya with Encounter Local

Teaching and Vulnerable Children Project

Mar 24, 2019

The experience was definitely worth. EL organisers went to a far extent to made us feel welcome and secure. Also the accommodation in the local family was a very pleasant experience.

I honestly never had so much contradicting feelings in my entire life in such a small amount of time. I felt joy to be able to bring some happiness to the children just by sharing my culture or some sweets. I felt sadness for the conditions in which most of them live. I felt anger in seeing people throwing trash everywhere and not respect their own environment. I felt hope in being told and seeing how things are evolving and progressing with respect to some years ago. I think these programs are very important to raise awareness for both sides, locals and volunteers.

Might be trivial to say but I really understood how privileged I was growing up with my education and school system as well as my health system. Never taking for granted what we have!

Strongly recommended to anyone who wants to make such an experience. A bit of adaption skills and open minded are needed.

What would you improve about this program?
Our travel was perfectly organized, in my opinion. However, we were mixing volunteering program with vacations/relax. For a full volunteering program, I feel a better use of time and resources might be needed.

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