Welcome to the Africa Volunteer Integration Network [AVIN]! We thank you for stopping by and reviewing our volunteer program. Should you have any further inquiries or interests in AVIN, please feel free to contact us at info@avinets.org.
AVIN is a non-profit organization designed to link interested individuals, families, and professionals to volunteer in East Africa. We facilitate placements for one or more volunteers, for a maximum of six months and you can secure the placement within a week of receiving your application. Our program will either utilize skills you hold already or give opportunity to learn more. We will match your skills and expectations with those of your host program so that your participation will be of rewarding experience. We currently have a number of programs running and invite you to go through them and Contact Us for any clarifications.
Aims/Goals
Africa volunteer integration network 'AVIN' is focused on reducing poverty, providing health and education services, promoting human rights and gender equality, and conserving the environment.
Our purpose is to maintain a genuine sustained service partnership, with the host community and provide volunteers a genuine opportunity to serve.
Just imagine making a significant difference in the lives of others, at the same time discovering and finding out about amazing cultures, people and places!
Volunteering with AVIN you get to discover things that will change your life forever
- Provide you with quality placements that are authentic and affordable in Africa.
- Connect and integrate you with local communities so you can work towards a common goal.
- Enhance your understanding of issues faced by local communities when working in a developing country.
- Encourage and foster innovative thinking and creative activities through technology and skills exchange for both you and the locals.
- To provide safe, quality and affordable international volunteer placement possible to every willing participant.
- To increase awareness of issues pertaining country development through first hand volunteer experiences.
- To improve the quality of living for the marginalized communities through volunteer participation and enlightening people on their rights.
- To link-up the aspiring volunteers to place of dire volunteer need and assist to actualize their participation.
- To connect and integrate volunteers with local people in communities so to work for the common goal
- To authenticate international volunteer travel experiences, achieved in living and working with local people, families and communities.
- To offer assistance to grassroots development projects and organizations by providing short term (one week to six months) regional and international volunteers who offer service and exchange skills.
- Provide an opportunity for participating volunteers to experience different cultures and international travel affordably making a difference to those who need it the most.
- Ensuring marginalized communities are economically, financially and socially empowered in meeting their personal and communal goals.
- Culture exchange; interaction and exchange of cultural believe in both the volunteer and the local people for better understanding.
- Promote innovative thinking and creative activities through technology and skills exchange from both the volunteers and the locals.
Health care is one of the worst hit areas of social welfare in Africa due to number of challenges facing the health sector in developing countries. Partnering with local organisations, hospitals and clinics we offer a number of volunteer opportunities to participate and contribute to the well-being of people. We have a variety of medical placements available in Kenya. ...
