2 – Accomodation

  1. Africa Network for Animal Welfare office and Campsite: The ANAW office is located on 1st floor, at Westend Place Bldg, Maimahiu Rd. Off Langata Rd. (Near Family Health Plaza). It is situated 6 Kilometers from the Nairobi City Center. The Campsite is located about 350km from Nairobi in Kisigau area (near the breath-taking Mt. Kasigau) in Taita Taveta District which is a dispersal area for wildlife that seasonally migrate between Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks. Most of the volunteers’ work will be done in these two places.
  2. Travel: The volunteers coming to ANAW will be picked up from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, on arrival and taken to the Kifaru House – Swahili for ‘Rhino House’ (approximately 15 kilometres away from the office) where they can settle in and freshen up. They will begin volunteer work the following day. After this they will use public transport most of the time except for when carrying out official duties, traveling to the campsite and back to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on departure.

  3. Accommodation and Meals: The volunteers will be accommodated at the Kifaru House located in Karen, a serene surburb on the South Western end of Nairobi – on Milima Rd, Gate No’s 133 & 137 and close to the Hardy Shopping Center. The volunteers will share rooms and bathrooms. So independent and sociable, people are essential!

    Efforts will however be made to secure rooms for two, but this cannot be guaranteed as it depends on the availability. Facilities available include: electricity (though not reliable especially during the rainy season), showers (both cold and warm), telephone that can use calling cards, and a cyber café offering internet and telephone services are available at the Hardy Shopping Centre close by. You can click on this link to download Kifaru House’s Brochure

  4. Volunteers would be expected to pay for their own food. The hostel has a kitchen, self catering facilities and a resident cook who can prepare meals on arrangement. Meals are of good quality and not expensive. Vegetarian foods can be arranged. One can budget approximately US $10 per day for this purpose.
  5. Volunteer hours 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Working times may be flexible depending on the project. Field days may begin at 6am. Volunteers are expected to work full days like all other employees of the organization.