Incredibly humbling experience

I volunteered with UCESCO in January 2023 for 4 weeks. What a humbling experience it was. If I could write a full sized book about it I would.

I had Hands on, intense volunteering experience in Kibera doing mental health and trauma based service for adolescent girls. Honestly speaking it was an extreme culture shock that I had to go through but spending more and more time in Kibera with the girls made me realise how much there is to be grateful for.

The UCESCO program offers all sorts of different fields to help out; teaching, sports, psychology based, farming, etc. They have a very nice home stay location or can help you with other accommodation.

The actual organisation is a little bit unorganised with respect to structure, however with more hands on experience for the organisation it can only get better. Also it’s more in the volunteers hands to make use of their time there, however I believe that this is more of a positive than a negative as it really encourages you to take initiative and truly make your own personalised difference.

I will remember my time with UCESCO forever and it really was an experience that one can only feel once in a lifetime.