Country Welcome for Kenya

In the pursuit of world peace and friendship, how we manage our connections to each other across the globe will make the difference. We are connected through the environment, the push and pull of the global economy, and the impacts of social change. Through our individual actions, we can improve the impacts of these interconnected systems on others. How we meet this challenge and tip the balance is the question of our time.

For me, part of the answer is service. Service is a way to turn our focus outward even as we build inner skills and acquire knowledge needed to responsibly build our shared future.

As Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”

A successful Peace Corps Volunteer will rise above individual concerns. During service, a Volunteer will learn firsthand how we are all connected and how everyone can contribute to larger goals. Volunteers have an opportunity to give of themselves while they partner with local communities to make needed improvements. Volunteers learn to value local knowledge, lived experience, and practice the culture of respect they find in host communities.

As a people-to-people development agency, understanding and respecting other cultures is crucial to Peace Corps Kenya’s success. Volunteers assist Kenyan communities by sharing their skills and experience. They build understanding by living in local communities and working alongside local people. This day-to-day interaction gives Volunteers a unique perspective and the opportunity to address development challenges while strengthening mutual understanding.

Do you want to make a contribution and serve? Are you adaptable, resourceful, innovative, and resilient? Are you dedicated to making the world a better place even when it may be difficult or uncomfortable? Are you interested in working with Kenyan partners to facilitate development in underserved communities? If your answer is yes, please join us at Peace Corps Kenya.

Karibu Kenya!