The Maywood Rotary Kenya Project

"""" I went on the '08 volunteer trip looking forward to helping these poor children. I did help them. But I came home from the trip surprised that they helped me more than I ever helped them. Because after this wonderful trip, I will never look at my life in the same way again, I really appreciate every single day of my life so much more than I did before. It really IS a trip of a lifetime."

Maureen Timony, '08 & '11 Kenya Project Trip Volunteer,

Rochelle Park, NJ. USA

Watch a short video from a recent trip to get a sense of the experience.

Please ask yourself:

*Have you ever wanted to teach your children to be grateful for all the things they have (like clean water, food and a home) by showing them how so many children on the other side of the world don't have any of basic things they have?

*Do you belong to a profession, church, temple, or community group that believes in the importance of helping people in the world who have so much less than we have?

*Would you like to make a much needed donation to an organization where 100% of your donation goes to the people needing help, without any of your money going to administrative or overhead expenses?

*Have you ever dreamed of going on a volunteer trip of a lifetime to help children and yet also have time to go on safaris to see the amazing wildlife in Africa?

If so, the Maywood Rotary Kenya Project is perfect for you!

Latest News

On September 1st, we returned from a very productive volunteer trip at Nkenijii school in Kenya. Thanks to donors like you, we built a nursery and kindergarten classroom, treated over 400 children for ringworm, fungus and intestinal parasites, and taught the children. Read all about it and see our pictures by pressing the Trip Volunteer Blog (the bottom button on the navigation bar to the left).

We just got home but spaces for our 2012 volunteer trip are filling up fast! Read about trip information and download an application today! Deadline for applications is November 1st, 2011.

Nkenijii Students in front of the classrooms in need of repair.

Maywood Rotary Kenya Project's Mission Statement

The Maywood Rotary Kenya Project's goal is to help just one Maasai elementary school at a time with urgently needed help. Our priority is to offer help as a partner to the school while respecting Maasai culture and fostering financial independence wherever possible.

We also provide a valuable low cost Volunteer Trip experience for Americans to do "hands on" work with the Kenyan children each year.

Changing the world,

one Maasai child at a time.