There are thousands of children in Kenya who have lost either both or one of their parents due to HIV AIDS. Many orphans are taken by their extended family members and foster parents but some families find it difficult to take care of kids for financial reasons and due to this reason place them in the children’s office who the refer them to the centre. In many of the orphanage project placements, the school going children are in the school during the school term in morning hours. During these hours, only the smaller children are at the centre and the volunteers are expected to assist in daily chores such as cooking, cleaning and washing during these hours. After the children come back from school during afternoons, volunteers play with them and help them in their studies.

If a volunteer is a trained professional, then obviously the centre would like to avail of these special skills, be it in medical, nursing, counselling or teaching.

CARA Projects provides volunteers with accommodation of their own while they are working at the centre.                 

CARA can also organise a unique opportunity to teach in Masai Community Schools in the rift valley. Teaching in the Masai Areas is a unique experience in itself. Volunteers work in community schools and teach subjects such as English, Maths, General knowledge, Geography and Sciences. The schools in Kenya are open for the following months/terms – January –March, May-July and Sep – Nov. During the breaks in between volunteers teach children in the extra classes and tutorials.