Average Daily Cost:   $64.00 Cost Breakdown:

For an example - a 6 week internship current fee is $26750 (not including airfare).  This will cover all of your expenses for transportation while in Kenya, food, housing, supervision, and basic communication via mobile phone.

Accommodation Info

Accommodation for interns and volunteers in Kenya will be provided through SOTENI. Any interns or volunteers working in the Cincinnati office will be expected to provide their own lodging.

Travel Logistics

Volunteers must apply for a position with SOTENI.  SOTENI manages logistics of food, housing, and transportation.

SOTENI Villages of Hope:
The four SOTENI Villages of Hope (SVH) draw on indigenous resources and leadership to break the cycle of disease and poverty by focusing on community development. SOTENI Kenya programs occur through our network of rural Villages. These villages have touched the lives of more than 10,000 AIDS orphans and their
(read more)The four SOTENI Villages of Hope (SVH) draw on indigenous resources and leadership to break the cycle of disease and poverty by focusing on community development. SOTENI Kenya programs occur through our network of rural Villages. These villages have touched the lives of more than 10,000 AIDS orphans and their families through programs such as access to clean water, improved health services, women's empowerment training, home-based care for AIDS patients, and community education.The SOTENI Bridge Program has trained over 50 volunteers to work in rural and urban settings in Kenya. SOTENI's goal is to enable interns to be AIDS prevention advocates both in Kenya and their home countries. Interns work side-by-side with Kenyans to achieve the goals set by the four Villages and regularly conduct research and complete reports on SOTENI Kenya programs.SOTENI AIDS Barefoot Doctors (ABDs) provide home based care, support, and disease-prevention messages to persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA),members of their households and the communities in SVH-Mituntu, SVH-Mbakalo, SVH-Ugenya and SVH-Kuria. ABDs receive training in first aid, basic care, household hygiene, community public health, HIV prevention, programmatic reporting, and business practices. The SOTENI Speakers Tour, through speeches at academic institutions, community organizations, churches and NGOs, educates, raises awareness and engages diverse audiences to join SOTENI to achieve its vision and mission.SOTENI Student Clubs work to raise awareness and funds while educating their peers on the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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