In Summary, the fee includes:

• Accommodation 
• Wifi costs
• Water and Electricity 
• Airport Pick up
  
• Program Orientation
  
• Security 
• Administration and on-site/in-country staff support
• Personalized project
  
• Pre-departure information and any services you need such as an invitation letter for your visa application
  
• Background check fees
• Meals (Breakfast and Dinner)
• Letter of recommendation / Certificate of completion 

Not included in the fee:

• Drop off 
  
• Laundry
  
•  Local SIM card you need to purchase
  
• Tour / Safaris
  
•  Volunteer T-shirt
  
• Visas
  
• Airfare
  
• Personal expenses on soft drinks and foods
  
• Daily transportation to the project site
  
• Airport return transfer

UCESCO-Kenya a staff member will be there to welcome you when you arrive at Nairobi Airport (NBO). From the airport, you will travel in our private car to your accommodation. Depending on traffic, this will be a 15-minute drive. Once you are done with the booking process, we share our whatsup number to keep in touch, especially during airport pick-up, it's easy and quick to communicate because there is always a wifi at the airport. 

• All volunteer houses have running water. Volunteers should not drink tap water – instead, drink only bottled water
• UCESCO- Kenya arranges accommodation for volunteers in a volunteer house or in homestays. Both our homestays and volunteer house are executive, spacious, beautiful, Well-finished apartment that is fully furnished with en-suite room features and en-suite bathroom. It's a place you can call home away from home. your stay is guaranteed to be comfortable, and memorable and a comeback is certain. The unit has a furnished living room fitted with armchairs, a flat-screen TV, Free Wifi, and a fully equipped kitchen in case you want to cook your own fast food apart from what we provide. Parking facilities are available and the premises are guarded by security personnel 24/7. 
• Both Homestays and volunteer houses are located at Lower Kabete Road and Westlands, Nairobi, in a serene environment with friendly people, and proximity to major Shopping Malls such as Westgate Mall, Sarit Centre Mall, Springs Valley Mall, Ibis Hotel, KFC, GYM, Pizza Inn, Coffe cafes, Supermarkets, and Educational Centers such as the University of Nairobi and Kenya School of Government. Just a short drive from Westlands and is a great choice for volunteers to rest after hard work in the slums. They are also in a Great location…convenient for public transport to the city and many bars and restaurants nearby. 
• Housekeeping is offered weekly (every Saturday) and change of beddings.  
• Homestay volunteers can accommodate up to 3 volunteers same time, You will be living in a host family house and become a member of that family, which gives you the opportunity to learn their culture, learn a new language, and virtually do everything with them.

• Cuisine

  Kenyans generally have three meals in a day—breakfast (kiamsha kinywa), lunch (chakula cha mchana), and supper (chakula cha jioni or simply chajio). In between, they have the 10 o'clock tea (chai ya saa nne) and 4 p.m. tea (chai ya saa kumi).

  Breakfast is usually tea or porridge with bread, chapati, mahamri, boiled sweet potatoes, or yams.

   Githeri is a common lunchtime dish in many households, while Ugali with vegetables, sour milk (mursik), meat, fish, or any other stew is generally eaten by much of the population for lunch or supper.

  Regional variations and dishes also exist.

  In western Kenya, among the Luo fish is a common dish; among the Kalenjin, who dominate much of the Rift Valley Region, mursik—sour milk—is a common drink.

  In cities such as Nairobi, there are fast-food restaurants, including Steers, KFC, and Subway. There are also many fish-and-chips shops.

  Cheese is becoming more popular in Kenya, with consumption increasing particularly among the middle class

  
  

• We provide 2 meals per day because most of the lunchtime will always find you on the project site. You only need to buy some snacks or affordable food near your project site. Sometimes like in school you can share with the students but might not be good for your stomach because mostly we use Githeri ( Cooked Maize corn and beans together) which I guess might be difficult for your stomach to digest if you are not used to it. If you have any special dietary requirements e.g. vegetarian or vegan, please let us know so we can make arrangements for you. We will do our best to see that you are well taken care of, but, as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible so you can adapt easily.